Portrait of Granddaughter Carson

This is a portrait of Carson Brooke Schafer, my granddaughter. Carson is the daughter of my son, Andrew, and his wife Lauren. The painting is pastel on Wallis paper and measures about 22" x 32." There is no one photo that was used to create this painting. Carson's head is from one photo; some of Carson's hair was made up or taken from different photos; Carson's body is from another photo; the chair is a neighbor's chair which was painted purple; the texture, color, and grain of the wood in the chair is from an old bridge; the flowers were found growing up someone's mailbox; and the cushion was invented. The color and texture of the chair was changed to "match" a chair at Carson's home. Carson has beautiful hair which changes color in different photos and in different light. I was unable to capture that color in the painting.