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Jamie, you certainly achieved the painterly quality you were looking for, so congratulations. As far as composition goes, however, Vermeer probably would not have placed the man smack in the center, he would have left out the back of the chair and would not have used so much white at the bottom of his painting. He also would not have denied a viewer to witness the interaction between the two subjects (hand on pregnant wife's belly?) In any case, good old Johannes would be honored to know he still is an inspiration to people in this day and age and unfortunaltely he is not around to ask for advice. So, still a nice shot and I really like all of your other work.