Paris, Acrylic & Brushes

Over a year ago, my sister requested that I paint a Paris themed picture for my niece Maggie's bedroom. It has been decades since I've picked up a paint brush and put it to canvas. All my old insecurities about my artistic abilities flooded my mind. Several months passed before I got the nerve up to begin sketching. After discussing in further detail, with my sister, what she was looking for, we both agreed a mixed media style piece would be well suited...and, I figured that would take away some of my self imposed pressure to make it so perfectly! 1 year and a few months and this is what I finally settled with:

Even looking at it completed I notice things I wish I had done differently. But, I just don't think I could have done it any better. It is what it is and I must get it to my niece before she no longer needs/wants it :)
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I enjoyed the process of designing and painting it. However, through it all I think I found out that I much prefer drawing with pencils rather than painting. However, I found the entire process to be quite therapeutic. Maybe it would have been easier to do if I had a better understanding of Paris or an emotional tie to what I was creating. All in all I am pleased and I hope my niece is too.