Anastacia - Page 3

Mai Ly · 04-14-2003, 04:04 PM

What a beautiful painting! I especially like the colour and the way you did the background. The painting looks so elegant and the lady has great poise!

Mai

Linda Brandon · 04-14-2003, 09:27 PM

Dear Michael,

This is such an impressive painting. The halation around her hair suggests a spiritual quality to me. I love the pose, the fabric treatment, the hands - it all comes together so elegantly. Every woman would love to be painted so sensitively and well.

For my sake, I hope Bill Whitaker doesn't grade on a curve.

Best regards,
Linda

Michael Georges · 04-14-2003, 11:13 PM

Enzie, Marta, Mai, and Linda:

Thank you all for your kind words.

Marta: What a kick! I am flattered. I have done that with Bill Whitaker's works for about 6 months now.

Linda: I definitely appreciate the compliment, but I wouldn't worry too much - I will be lucky if I can get the eyes in the right place, let alone dance!

Valerie Gudorf · 04-15-2003, 12:06 AM

Michael,

It's mostly redundant to add my praise to that which you have already received about this painting, but here I go anyway: It's beautiful!

A very sensitive work which displays, in my opinion, what fine art portraiture ought to be about. Do you feel that you are entering a "growth phase" where your art is concerned? I ask this, because I believe that your work has shown a substantial leap forward in recent times. I'm a fairly new member here and often feel intimidated at the idea of expressing an opinion (mostly because I know very little about portraiture as an art). But I believe I have a good eye, and can spot a well-crafted work of art when I see one. Above, I see a well-crafted work of art!

Michael Georges · 04-15-2003, 01:03 AM

Valerie:

Thanks very much for your post. Welcome to the forum, BTW.

I had the opportunity to spend three weeks with William Whitaker (www.williamwhitaker.com) this past September. Without a doubt, it was a life changing experience that changed the whole way I paint. I have also been trying to draw from life as much as I can so yea, I think I have taken some strides over the past months.

But WOW do I have a long way to go yet...