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02-24-2005, 12:44 AM
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Jean it's funny to me you found it odd. I start each morning turning my work every which way and smoothing out the strokes I don't want yet.
Sometimes I go a bit too far and scratch, but I have become a painting plastic surgeon - practicing the art of botox on linen.
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02-24-2005, 09:20 AM
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I would have been a bit intimidated. Sometimes when I'm pushing paint around, struggling with a color or shape, I feel like I've applied paint with a hammer.
The critic probably couldn't comprehend the quality of your work and was checking for trap doors or mirrors.
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Que sort-il de la bouche est plus important que ce qu'entre dans lui.
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02-24-2005, 08:50 PM
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Beth, we're all plastic surgeons (but our patients suffer no pain)!
John, she declined to carry my work, so I don't think she was that blown away. But she will recommend me for portrait work and in particular my dogs! Said that she gets more call for dog portraiture than people (although very little of both). And I was intimidated.
Jean
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02-24-2005, 11:00 PM
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Gallery
Gallery folks can do some odd things. You have to remember that most of them no nothing about art history, design or method. This sounds like some parlor trick that she was taught at some seminar. I've shown in 37 galleries and numerous additional shows and I have never seen this done. I don't do it. I can read the surface without doing a side scan. If you can't see this stuff straight on then why look sidelong at it?
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02-24-2005, 11:36 PM
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Jean just from listening to others, I wouldn't feel bad if I was you about the gallery. From what I understand they rarely accept artist who do primarily portraits.
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02-25-2005, 12:13 AM
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I had a gallery owner sniff one of my paintings once. I was painting on watercolor paper using liquid acrylics and I have to admit - the paper had a small odor.... 
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02-25-2005, 12:46 PM
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Thanks all, I guess I can put this to rest now.
Tim, I appreciate your comments in particular, if 37 galleries have never used this technique with your work, it must be unique to her.
Beth, I'm not devastated by being turned down as I've read enough here to know that galleries rarely carry portraiture. I do feel good that she will refer any portait work my way though.
Kim, how awful, and a little funny!
Jean
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