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03-25-2005, 10:37 PM
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Associate Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 1,567
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Thank you Mary.
I've been playing around with different techniques and styles now for a couple of years. My last painting "The Rose" was my first stab at a highly refined painting and I was so glad when it was done! This one is looser, with palette knife in the background and many different types of brushes to make the textures. I like this new medium very much, but it stnks so I'm on to something else. How does Maroger smell?
Jean
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03-27-2005, 12:43 AM
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Juried Member FT Professional
Joined: Feb 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 302
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I have watched this one develop and was so anxious to see the final result and for good reason. It's just incredible! It's so "alive." I also love the background. Really well done from top to bottom.
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03-27-2005, 01:25 AM
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Associate Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Madison, WI
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Lisa, thank you so much! After seeing your own excellent work, I feel pretty good getting a compliment from you. Welcome to the board, you'll find some wonderful teachers here. When I joined, the only thing I had going for me was an innate ability to draw. So I attribute the quality of this painting to all the teachers here.
Jean
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03-27-2005, 10:58 AM
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Juried Member
Joined: Jul 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 1,734
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Hi Jean,
I keep coming back to look at this painting, I think it's so fresh and engaging. You know, I was recently at a big museum and I tried to pay attention to which paintings "grabbed" people and which ones didn't. This one qualifies as a real "grabber". I love it.
Oh - "Eau de Maroger" is woodsy with soft floral notes. Just kidding. It's strong and people will say "you've been painting!" when they walk in the door. I happen to really like it and I think it helps get me going, just as the smell of fresh coffee gets me going in the morning. Painting is a process and a way of reacting to your world as much as it is a final product. Think of it as a verb and a noun.
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03-28-2005, 01:19 AM
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Associate Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 1,567
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Hi Lnda,
Thank you so much! A compliment from you means a lot to me. We had a houseful of people today, among them two fourteen year old girls. Believe me, his portrait grabbed them in a big way! My brother thought he was dark and mysterious, everyone else got it. My brother is kind of weird.
Thanks for the input on the Maroger's, now I'll be prepared for the aroma.
Jean
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03-28-2005, 10:05 AM
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Juried Member
Joined: Aug 2002
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 671
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This came out fantastic. I remember seeing the progress and it was impressive then, but now...
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"Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish"-Michelangelo
jimmie arroyo
www.jgarroyo.com
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03-28-2005, 01:55 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Feb 2004
Location: Perris, CA
Posts: 498
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Awesome!!
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03-28-2005, 03:21 PM
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Associate Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 1,567
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Hi Jimmie,
Thank you, thank you! You are the "master of sensual women", so I've decided to be the "master of sensuous men". Now to find some more. I'm surrounded by men and boys, sons, grandsons, etc. Neighbors have boys, I have to travel to find women!
Thank you David, I really appreciate your compliment. You know that I love your work.
Jean
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