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Thank you Garth for you generous comments... I must confess, I am not usually described as humble, but it made me feel warm and fuzzy to think I might be giving you that impression!
I did visit "Apotheoun" today and was impressed with the concept and composition, nice palette and execution of technique (and the response from other forum members!) then my heart skipped a beat when I read that you had made it into National Portrait Gallery finals!...(so many mixed emotions and a flood of recent memories)
...you see...I'm still sad that my suggestions during the planning of that event were not heeded, having gone to great lengths to submit a proposal detailing how at least one part of the competition should include painting from life on location. Such competitons existed in the past and I assume the National Sculpture Society still conducts their annual sculpting competition in that manner, in fact....I actually served as photographer of that amazing sculpting competiton in 1994.
The proposal explained that the public would be educated and pulled into the passion of the process if at least some of the finalists were to take part in a "painting from life" competition, perhaps it could be in addition to the overall competition...there was some discussion of the idea, but ultimately they seemed to think the whole notion was old-fashioned. Alas, after they published the requirements, I entered and -- you guessed it---my painting was rejected...sniff!
So my sincere congratulations, to you my new artist friend, Garth....you do seem so very bright, talented and...nice.
Now that you're in, I really do hope you win!
(...but deep in my heart , I wish it had been me...does that make me bad?)
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