Family Portrait Gallery

So many things in every portrait make me want to try to paint them....firstly a smile saying happiness....the most familiar and yet astonishing and profound thing....it is said that a smile can be infectious and maybe if a person is smiling in a portrait showing happiness that portrait may act as a reminder of happiness and may promote happiness just by looking at it be it to the person painted or a relative a friend or simply an onlooker....then eyes that twinkle with happiness....it is said that eyes light up when a person smiles and that appears to be true when twinkling highlights are seen in the eyes of a smiling person....then remarkable even features typical of children....then amazing smooth skin that is almost translucent and typical of children....or beauty in a lined face which speaks of great character....