My goal is to send some samples of my work for consideration by the end of May. I would love to participate in the forum -- it is rather strange to get so much information from such generous people and not communicate my gratitude. Warmest regards.

Hello All:

I've been visiting the website for over a year now, and would love to participate eventually. But I wonder if this site allows people to register under a pseudonym or "nom de plume" (would that be "nom de pinceau" for painters?).

I'm not a full-time painter but a hobbyist, yet for professional and just general privacy reasons I'm not keen on participating under my real name. I admire everyone here who does, yet I'm sure there are other visitors who like me have qualms about putting their identity on the WWW. Perhaps for professional artists, especially those seeking additional commissions, this might not be an issue. Just wondering...

That was a big help! Thanks.

If you are painting over photographs or digital images that came from photos, that is outside the realm of this Forum. I wasn't really clear. Also, if you do a digital creation or alteration (other than for reference), that is also outside the realm of this Forum.

Your photography is beautiful!

san
 

I am registered and would love to post and be more involved but I have the darndest time logging in. When I request that the system send along my log in information it says I have entered an invalid email addy -- but that is the one I used to sign up with originally (i think). someday, I'll take the time to sort it out -- for now, I'll just view.

(Although I think it might be a good idea if the forum requested people to log in to read anything).

I'm unregistered but I don't agree it would be better if the forum requested that people log in to read posts. I've looked less at the critiques ever since the password was added, though I do understand the reason why that section has a special log in. But for anything else, I don't recommend a change. This would diminish traffic on the site considerably and I believe the purpose of this and other threads is precisely to get more people involved.

If you'll click the Contact Us link at the bottom of this page and send me your name and email address, I'll lookup and see what it is.

Since it seems more of our readers are not registered than those who are, I think requiring log-in, which also requires being approved in the jury process, would cause an uproar of disappointment.

Will do. Thank you!

Coming back to portraiture
 

I am coming back to portraiture after taking several years off due to health problems of my son and then developing work in plein air and still life. I hope to register/apply soon.

You refused me for being non-traditional in aesthetic approach, despite the fact I use traditional materials.