I wish I could do portraits successfully.  I spent about four hours yesterday trying to capture the image of my very sweet four year old granddaughter from a recent photo.  I was working in charcoal which I like to do occasionally, but the end result was an image that definitely bears a passing resemblance to her, but is really more like how I imagine she will look when she's about 25 years old!  Portraiture is definitely a skill I don't possess.  This is my third attempt at getting an image of Sarah on paper and each one looks different!

I guess it's a case of "If at first you don't succeed....try, try and try again!"