01-02-2002, 10:11 PM
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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
Posts: 1,114
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Portraits v. Landscape v. Still Life?
I have an unresearched theory about many of us realistic painters....and here it is....
It seems to me that there are three general categories of realism; Portraiture, Landscape and Still Life. Most of the artists that I have met are pretty good in two of these categories - seldom all three.
I do both portraits and still life, but can't produce a decent landscape painting no matter how hard I try unless it is in the background of a portrait or still life - no kidding. Every now and then I try a landscape but find it difficult at best...this past year I have only painted one that I am not ashamed of....ouch.
Has anyone else observed this seemingly odd phenomenon?
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