Thanks John & John. As someone who worked as an illustrator for 30 years, I guess I'm somewhat immune to the ravages of reproduction but there is always a little sting from the falloff. As an illustrator I had the ability to compensate for printing, but when I do my portraits, it's only the original that I'm concerned with, which in this case looks light years better. But in the end, a bad reproduction is better than no reproduction at all. However, I am most grateful to the Artist's Magazine for giving me the opportunity to share some of my painting and philosophy with fellow artists.
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