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Thank-you very much, Carlos, for your kind comments and continual encouragement. The three aspects you mentioned are the things that come without thinking for me - things that I take for granted. and which I do and put aside to work on the rest (the placement of eyes, the realism, the finish (which, in the end, I scrape off because it just doesn't hold any conviction for me). Your comments here have made me aware of the things that might be the essence of what I do, and which I certainly enjoy doing, and certainly where my strength lies. My current painting is very enjoyable with having your comments in my mind, and my focusing on what works rather than what is "finished".
Bob, thank-you for your very kind comments too. You also mentioned two things that recently I dismissed as unimportant as they come easily. Someone mentioned that my work might need to get to another level and I have always had the involuntary feeling that meant making it look like someone else who is more successful, so concentrated less on the things that were mine.
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