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Julie Gerleman · 07-23-2002, 08:11 AM

Dear Alicia,

Thanks for your feedback! I believe this painter worked mostly in pastels - but her work looks so smooth it could almost be oil. Which is one of the reasons that trying to copy her was so appealing to me. Here is a detail of her face/neck.

Cheers,
Willow

07-23-2002, 08:11 AM	#3
Julie Gerleman Juried Member Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 62	Yes, it is pastel... Dear Alicia, Thanks for your feedback! I believe this painter worked mostly in pastels - but her work looks so smooth it could almost be oil. Which is one of the reasons that trying to copy her was so appealing to me. Here is a detail of her face/neck. Cheers, Willow Attached Images