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Carlito,
As far as the chapeau, I've carried it around for many years. it's basically a cloth beret. I've taken untold numbers of photos of women with this hat. And, I've painted it more than a few times. Here's a few that have come and gone over the years, also the source for this painting.
I can't say that I prefer it, although, having gone through this exercise I don't fear it.
I once did a portrait on raw linen which I sized with clear gesso. It was handled much the same as this one. I do like the look of the vignette with this raw material.
I once started a thread about vignettes that that still exists in the "conceptualizing" section. It was quite entertaining. We talked also about corsets and z-coils. But that was over ten years ago and everyone has since gone on to other pastures.
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Mike McCarty
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