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Alexandra Tyng · 03-06-2007, 10:46 PM

Thank you ALL! I'm starting to feel inflated, as if I am rising off the ground. . .

Seriously, this was fun to paint. David and Enzie, to answer your question about the arm hair--I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but I knew to leave well enough alone when I stood back and realized I had painted the hair. I think I was using a wide flat-tipped brush, which I use a lot with hair on the head.

The dimensions are 30" x 24".

Thomasin, I appreciate your enthusiasm more than I can say! Are you really talking about my work? Of course I could say loads of good things about yours, too. I will take a look at that shoulder.

Mischa, thank you for your compliments and your suggestion, too. To tell you the truth, the catch lights don't really bother me but I'll watch for that kind of detail in future work. I noticed that when I'm painting from life, the light strikes me as so much more brilliant than it does in a photo, so I might have gotten a little overenthusiastic.

Julie, yes, we see that slump often. It's funny how, when I asked him to pose that way, it was so uncomfortable.

Thanks again, all of you.

03-06-2007, 10:46 PM	#7
Alexandra Tyng UNVEILINGS MODERATOR Juried Member Joined: May 2005 Location: Narberth, PA Posts: 2,485	Thank you ALL! I'm starting to feel inflated, as if I am rising off the ground. . . Seriously, this was fun to paint. David and Enzie, to answer your question about the arm hair--I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but I knew to leave well enough alone when I stood back and realized I had painted the hair. I think I was using a wide flat-tipped brush, which I use a lot with hair on the head. The dimensions are 30" x 24". Thomasin, I appreciate your enthusiasm more than I can say! Are you really talking about my work? Of course I could say loads of good things about yours, too. I will take a look at that shoulder. Mischa, thank you for your compliments and your suggestion, too. To tell you the truth, the catch lights don't really bother me but I'll watch for that kind of detail in future work. I noticed that when I'm painting from life, the light strikes me as so much more brilliant than it does in a photo, so I might have gotten a little overenthusiastic. Julie, yes, we see that slump often. It's funny how, when I asked him to pose that way, it was so uncomfortable. Thanks again, all of you.