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Originally Posted by Tom Edgerton
My explanation for this is that I think people are perfect as they are, and don't need me to make them more so. So when I'm working on a commission, I try to be as straightforward in my depiction as I can, but to stay out of the way. When you look at my commissioned work, you should be aware of the subject and not of me.-TE
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Yes, but, yes, but... (always love your comments...)
Tom, I can always tell which are your portraits and which are somebody else's. I don't think it's possible to remove the artist's point of view. Even your decision to be straightforward, an honorable attempt toward honest impartiality, is a point of view.