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Thank you for adding that, Bill.
It must have been in a different place that I mentioned I found a wonderful young model only 15 minutes from my home who is willing to pose live (and nude) for me. I am very excited about this summer (she is in college at the moment) because I am in desperate need of the experience of painting from life.
I just came back from the PSOA conference and one thing that hit me hard (sometimes I am a slow learner because so many have said it so many times) was that I will never capture what I am looking for in my paintings if I don't do myself a favor and commit to painting from life on a regular basis. I have two commissions I am working on and I am going to ask that my subjects come sit for me.
If I could only say one thing about the conference (and I could say a lot) was that there was a "spirit" about the paintings from life that I can not find the words to explain. All I know, is I don't have it in mine........and I want it!
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Janel Maples
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