Susan's wooded trail with walkers

Susan's painting captures a really nice moment. I like the loose painting and the fact that nothing is over rendered. It has the feel of a memory that we all might have. The set up of the light is really nicely done to highlight the walkers. Notice that the side light illuminates them and the shadow behind them and the very dark shape of the foliage in front of them sets the stage really, really well.

I did a very rough bit in Photoshop to reinforce the set up that Susan has created.  Explained below.

1. I knocked the value down a little further in just a few areas, including the thin tree trunk at the bottom left edge.

2. Here, the light parts of the shadow have been knocked down just a bit to unify the shadow on the path,  which in turn makes the lighted area around the walkers more prominent.

I think that Susan's painting works super well as it is. My few suggestions are only to reinforce what Susan has already.