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Patrick Taylor · 06-26-2002, 02:04 PM

John and Lon,

Thank you for your comments and sorry for the delay in responding.

John,

Having studied psychology, I must say that you were quite insightful in noticing the correlation between the outcome of the painting and my injury/physical state. Our mental state of mind as well as our physical, quite often shows in our work. I quess this was a lesson for me in "Not bringing my personal problems to the work place." Ha! Ha!

I look now at the sheriff's characteristics and see where changes could be made. Thank you for your critique, I will keep these things in mind as I continue to paint and live with my physical ailments. Painting has been a great source of therapy for me. I can get totally involved in a piece and forget, for awhile, the pain that I am in.

Lon,

I appreciate your comments. I've been named by several fellow artist friends as "The Finisher" because I get quite detailed in my final layers. I still try to have a painterly look to my work and not get photo-realistic. But, sometimes there are those important details that you can have alot of fun with...as long as it's not overworked. Such as the badge, stars etc.

Thanks again.

I'm attaching a painting I did several years ago in Acrylic. (White Face Dancer, 16 x 20) I wanted the face and eyes to stand out so I gave the background, feathers, and hair a surreal look, which contrasted to the realism of face & eyes. His blood shot eyes shows he either danced all day in the sun or...smoked some type of hallucinogic agriculture...or both.

06-26-2002, 02:04 PM	#8
Patrick Taylor Associate Member FT Professional Joined: Feb 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 17	John and Lon, Thank you for your comments and sorry for the delay in responding. John, Having studied psychology, I must say that you were quite insightful in noticing the correlation between the outcome of the painting and my injury/physical state. Our mental state of mind as well as our physical, quite often shows in our work. I quess this was a lesson for me in "Not bringing my personal problems to the work place." Ha! Ha! I look now at the sheriff's characteristics and see where changes could be made. Thank you for your critique, I will keep these things in mind as I continue to paint and live with my physical ailments. Painting has been a great source of therapy for me. I can get totally involved in a piece and forget, for awhile, the pain that I am in. Lon, I appreciate your comments. I've been named by several fellow artist friends as "The Finisher" because I get quite detailed in my final layers. I still try to have a painterly look to my work and not get photo-realistic. But, sometimes there are those important details that you can have alot of fun with...as long as it's not overworked. Such as the badge, stars etc. Thanks again. I'm attaching a painting I did several years ago in Acrylic. (White Face Dancer, 16 x 20) I wanted the face and eyes to stand out so I gave the background, feathers, and hair a surreal look, which contrasted to the realism of face & eyes. His blood shot eyes shows he either danced all day in the sun or...smoked some type of hallucinogic agriculture...or both. Attached Images __________________ Patrick Taylor [email protected]