Molly Wiliams Award Winner
 

Congratulations go to Molly Williams of this forum for winning a Certificate of Excellence Award at this year's International Portrait Competition.

This is the second year in a row that Molly has won an Excellence Award at the show.

I'm thrilled to see your career take off and hope it will lead to her soon being able to buy a car with two operating doors!

I've attached a shot of her painting. Molly specializes in children's portraits - a subject I simply don't have the talent to handle.

Here's a close up.

A painted portrait should be a good likeness.

It should be lively.

And it should have feeling.

Otherwise, you might as well take a photograph.

Remember folks, continually practice your life drawing and painting. Make it part of your program, like pushups.

Bill

Molly -- Congratulations! What a beautiful painting!
(I hope you'll post more of your work soon?)

Bill, Thanks for sharing this :sunnysmil

Molly,
Congratulations! You have worked hard for this award. She has such a sweet expression!!

Another one!
 

Dear Molly,

This is excellent news for a lovely portrait. Yay; another Forum certificate of excellence recipient! Linda Brandon and I join with you in this category. I wish I could see this in life.

Thanks Bill, Molly is quite deserving of this recognition.

Garth

Molly, this is fantastic news and I am thrilled for you!

And what a painting - I keep coming back to look at that fresh brushwork. What color! That girl just sings to us, I love it.

Congratulations, Molly! There's a really appealing expression in her eyes. I find myself staring into them trying to figure out exactly what she's telling me.

Alex

Congratulations with the award, Molly.

This is a fine portrait and I especially like how the brush strokes and colors are echoed in the background.

Allan

Molly,

Congratulations!! It's a beautiful portrait. I only wish we could see in person this, and all the paintings recieving the Excellent/Exceptional awards, along with the finalists. Very deserving.

David

What a beautiful portrait. No surprize it's an award winner. Congrats.

Lovely... Congrats Molly.

Many congratulations, Molly!

Wish I could be in Dallas
 

Thank you everyone for being so nice, and congratulations to Linda Brandon and Garth Herrick for winning awards in this years competition also. It is so nice to have a group of artists that can all support each other and lift each other up.

I wish I could be in Dallas with you all. Unfortunately, (although the business is great) I don't have enough saved up to make the trip. Ha ha, and my unstable little car has broken down twice this week. I guess being a young struggling artist isn't as exotic as many may think. Or, I guess being poverty-stricken is why it is so exotic and strangely sought after. . . You just wait, one of these days I stop eating oatmeal and rolled wheat bought in bulk (50 lb bags.) Just kidding. I will eat that stuff always because it is so healthy. (You know, people don

It's hard to picture you with a feedbag strapped to your face. Maybe you meant something else.

Financial security is an interesting thing. Most of the daily communters who hate their jobs have financial security. Often people who love their work don't have it. It's a trade off. Apparently your skills will bring a reward, and soon.

Your portrait is lovely. I feel like I can see the girl's personality come through. Congratulations.

[QUOTE=Molly Williams]You just wait, one of these days I stop eating oatmeal and rolled wheat bought in bulk (50 lb bags.) Just kidding. I will eat that stuff always because it is so healthy. (You know, people don

Congratulations Molly. Beautiful portrait.

I don't log on too often, But I had to Congratulate Molly!! Great job, and nice painting. In a few years I can say that I knew you when, and got to take you to the Met for the first time. Congrats

The Met
 

Oh, David! It

Molly,

Just beautiful, beautifully painted and sensitive. Congratulations! Gee, you must have had a great teacher!

Can you recommend your oat diet for weight loss?