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David Dowbyhuz · 11-14-2001, 06:08 PM

Thanks for the input. It's sure what I'm asking for.

I fully appreciate the tradition of painting from life, and know the limitations placed on purely photo-sourced work, but I'm sure I'm not alone in the circumstances of struggling to make time to paint. I could not give fair attention to a live model, and no model would put up with my erratic schedule.

I'm sure my evolution as an artist will be the poorer for the lack!

11-14-2001, 06:08 PM	#4
David Dowbyhuz Associate Member Joined: Nov 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 123	Re: Paint from life Thanks for the input. It's sure what I'm asking for. I fully appreciate the tradition of painting from life, and know the limitations placed on purely photo-sourced work, but I'm sure I'm not alone in the circumstances of struggling to make time to paint. I could not give fair attention to a live model, and no model would put up with my erratic schedule. I'm sure my evolution as an artist will be the poorer for the lack!