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Reply to Lon Haverly
Dear Lon,
Thank you very much. I enjoyed your informative website and learned some pertinent stuff. I have tried doing what you are doing and respect it, knowing how difficult it is. In fact I may be doing some of it again soon (live charcoal in public)if I am up to it. You didn't say much about arm-shoulder-back-butt conditioning? There probably is no better way to sharpen up. I respect anyone who can make a living from it (and has the guts).
I almost forget, when I was waiting for my first semester at Art Center to begin, I did a few months of pastel portraits at the Farmers Market in LA. Whew, what a high pressure learning crucible with the ever present crowd. $7.95 for a 3/4, $10.00 for a front, the artist getting 1/2. Exhausting but my first kid, baby, orientals, blacks, etc. I learned so much, when I got to Head Painting a few semesters later it was a piece of cake.
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