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Enzie, if the "bring it on" attitude is German, that explains Nan's no-nonsense attitude to some degree. She doesn't allow herself to wallow in the problems of old age. Thank you, I'm glad you like the light--I had a lot of fun painting it, and even thinking about how I was going to paint it.
Julie--just wondering because I was always interested in psychology and even considered a career in it (briefly), and I know that the way I look at people has a lot to do with my interest in what makes them tick.
Allan, thanks for appreciating the paint handling! You'll never guess what inspired this: Wyeth's painting of Siri standing on a rock in front of a very dark bank of evergreens. I wanted to see how little value contrast and detail I could put into the rosebush (especially the shadowy areas) and still have it read as having depth and interest and form. I'm posting a detail:
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