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Linda Nelson · 11-25-2005, 10:48 PM

Thanks for your support Alexandra. On the discussion of portraiture in it's place in art, I think it's also that much more intriguing when you consider that it is by nature a collaborative process between client and artist - more that I think any other general facet of art. We have to meld the artist's personality with the subjects. How we choose to include ourselves in the painting in up to us. A commission is the honor to being the medium by which someone else reveals themselves, AND being asked to exert an artistic voice in harmony with that. I know that's an obvious thing to say but to me it is the heart of the daily fun of this career.

11-25-2005, 10:48 PM	#12
Linda Nelson Juried Member Joined: Sep 2001 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 386	Thanks for your support Alexandra. On the discussion of portraiture in it's place in art, I think it's also that much more intriguing when you consider that it is by nature a collaborative process between client and artist - more that I think any other general facet of art. We have to meld the artist's personality with the subjects. How we choose to include ourselves in the painting in up to us. A commission is the honor to being the medium by which someone else reveals themselves, AND being asked to exert an artistic voice in harmony with that. I know that's an obvious thing to say but to me it is the heart of the daily fun of this career.