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Mike McCarty · 10-02-2006, 07:15 PM

I think that if someone were contemplating being a portrait artist, that someone could do worse than begin by painting still life's. There is much similarity in the meticulous set up of a still life that informs the portrait artist.

Here are a couple of the still life's for which Hovsep Pushman is better known. Both oil on panel.

1- Austere Solitude 29x26
2- Serenade to a dream 28x23

10-02-2006, 07:15 PM	#93
Mike McCarty PHOTOGRAPHY MODERATOR SOG Member '03 Finalist Taos SOPA '03 HonMen SoCal ASOPA '03 Finalist SoCal ASOPA '04 Finalist Taos SOPA Joined: Dec 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 2,674	I think that if someone were contemplating being a portrait artist, that someone could do worse than begin by painting still life's. There is much similarity in the meticulous set up of a still life that informs the portrait artist. Here are a couple of the still life's for which Hovsep Pushman is better known. Both oil on panel. 1- Austere Solitude 29x26 2- Serenade to a dream 28x23 Attached Images __________________ Mike McCarty