Lingerie

Before I started painting seriously, I started copying an image given to me by a friend.  I never finished, but a few weeks ago, my friend saw what I had started and indicated that she liked it better than the original.  Though I am so against copying other's images, I feel this one is OK, since I was just practicing, as a student might copy an old master's work.  I still may change the background color, but we shall see.