This painting immediately caught my eye when I saw it. It's vibrant, and the negative space really works to make it pop. I love all of the colour, and for me that's a really hard thing to balance, and I think =kangel has done it perfectly here. I love the shadows cast around her lower lip and right eye... the colours are so incredibly beautiful next to the red. She's used a really interesting technique, that gives each section of the face a different depth, shading, and colour, totally independent of the rest, which is also incredibly well balanced. I love the warmth in the girl's face, and how she seems to beam out at the viewer like a living part of the rainbow.

The only critique I can think of is that the edges are a little too sharp. It may be because of the scan, or maybe some photoshopping, but I think the edges are a bit too crisp.

Beautiful piece overall! I hope to see more like this!