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Thank you, Chris. I am so flattered by these comments and it makes me wonder about several things. When I was taking life drawing there was little time to think much about anything more than getting it down, just like this painting. And I learned that happy accidents happened often. My gestural drawings or 5 min drawings were almost always better than the long poses.
Perhaps this comes with experience, but how does one learn to let the creative juices flow, the spontanaety, while reigning in for control over likeness, proportion, etc. I suppose this is a naive question but I am always mystified and delighted when a piece I have done with more instinct/emotion, than critical thought is somewhat successful. Hmmm...maybe this is a subject for Cafe Guerbois...
Thank you again John, Sharon, and Chris, for your encouraging support.
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