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Steven Sweeney · 10-20-2002, 05:28 AM

Michael,

I don't really recall what series of turns in the Forum maze I took to find this post, but I now see that it came in during a 4-month hiatus I took on another planet, so you've probably already painted this one and cashed the check, which ought to have been large.

These are beautiful subjects and I hope you have a practice of preserving and framing your preliminary charcoals. (How I used to hate the practice of calling those "cartoons".)

Anyway, what a treat to see this (as I type, I'm not aware of having seen the painting, but I'll go into your website anon). The single thing I would have commented on was the slightly skewed-to-our-left attitude of the older girl's nose. It seems to have a compass direction somewhat different from the plane of the face.

I admire your willingness to keep doing the preliminary work. Too many practitioners give that up after the studio instructors aren't around anymore, and then they post in-progress works that need substantial re-design.

Cheers

10-20-2002, 05:28 AM	#3
Steven Sweeney Juried Member PT 5+ years Joined: Nov 2001 Location: Stillwater, MN Posts: 1,801	Michael, I don't really recall what series of turns in the Forum maze I took to find this post, but I now see that it came in during a 4-month hiatus I took on another planet, so you've probably already painted this one and cashed the check, which ought to have been large. These are beautiful subjects and I hope you have a practice of preserving and framing your preliminary charcoals. (How I used to hate the practice of calling those "cartoons".) Anyway, what a treat to see this (as I type, I'm not aware of having seen the painting, but I'll go into your website anon). The single thing I would have commented on was the slightly skewed-to-our-left attitude of the older girl's nose. It seems to have a compass direction somewhat different from the plane of the face. I admire your willingness to keep doing the preliminary work. Too many practitioners give that up after the studio instructors aren't around anymore, and then they post in-progress works that need substantial re-design. Cheers __________________ Steven Sweeney [email protected] "You must be present to win."