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Old 01-17-2003, 12:17 PM   #19
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Rachel,

I understand your comments completely. It is a scary thing to venture outside the envelope.

In this regard I think it is important to work on non commissioned pieces as often as you can. The risk is only your effort spent. I am constantly gathering reference material which will allow me to experiment.

The benefit of a photograph is that it can offer wonderful composition and from this a point of departure. Easier said than done.
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