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Very well written and great advise to pass on. Mike, where did you find this quote? Did it come from a book and if so would you share the title?
I find it curious though that when artists break the rules and create works that do not follow the "traditional way"of composition for example, it is met with an uproar of disapproval. Just the very fact that the work does not follow the old conventions, rattles the comfortable confines of the cocoon that the artist community has spun for itself.
Yet, if the same traditions are followed the work is viewed as a copy and the artist as one who lacks individuality .
In portraiture it seems that walking the thin line of being creative, having individualistic style, yet adhering to all the rules and regulations of what constitutes great portraiture seems even more of a challenge.
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