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Thanks for the info Michael and Steven. I did a brief run through at the links you mentioned, Chris. Really great information and amazing images. I also found a couple in Tennessee who are miniature wildlife painters. They gave me their pricing and the amount of time that it takes them to complete a painting.
The New Orleans Museum of art has several miniatures from Russia that were painted on black laquered plaques and boxes. One of them illustrates an entire Italian opera on a 3" x 3" box!
My husband's ancestor painted using a brush with two to four hairs! You would have to really love it! I wouldn't be able to do it for long periods of time. The little painting I am doing strains my eyes after about an hour. She painted little portraits on ivory of ladies and children that gentlemen carried with them in their pockets. A really nice sentiment before photographs were available.
Artfully,
Rebecca
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