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View Poll Results: Do you like this portrait of Queen Elizabeth by Lucian Freud?
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Old 11-28-2003, 08:57 AM   #24
Celeste McCall Celeste McCall is offline
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After looking at this portrait again, I am struck by the amount of near parallel diagonal lines. The dog's back, the man's shoulders, the sofa back the lines on the wall the lines of the fabric, etc. This is what seems to be missing in many portraits that are otherwise very wonderful. Just basic art, yet many forget this when composing the portrait.

I'm going to start doing more and more of this as an "on purpose" process. However, being well aware that this could look very contrived if not done skillfully.
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