[Jeanine Jackson]

Dear Chris:

This thread is so timely. Just today I decided to practice painting knife techniques on some old clonkers. I shall post any successfully recycled works in the forum. The rest will get torn from their stretchers and tossed.

Mike, try putting your open-air portrait up against a window. The effect is enlightening! It makes for a terrific photograph - especially in black and white. How do I know this? That's a story to tell over a glass of Gallo Nero Chianti.

Thanks for posting this, Chris!