This is a portrait of a shy and quiet child. She was very keen to be modelling in clay during the sittings, drawing and or reading. So this is how I portrayed her. She produced many household items in clay including a dolls fried breakfast. She was patient and lovely.

She had an angelic quality in her character, and was so well behaved while she was with me, that a more classical approach in the modelling of her face seemed appropriate.

I wanted to contrast this with a faceted and slightly more abstracted treatment of the hair. Also the integral base indicates shoulders without being too literal.