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Sargent famously stated that "a portrait is a picture where the mouth is wrong", and I dare say that's more often true than not.  Also true- I have yet to make a portrait where it didn't pass through the "it can't be anybody else, but it isn't ________(fill in the blank) yet" stage.  I hold the faith these days, and trust that I'll be able to pull it out of there, but boy, I sure wish I could skip that part.  Here's a progress sequence for a little silver and gold point that's almost home.