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Old 08-03-2005, 08:16 PM   #1
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Hi Janet,

Very nice paint handling!

I could not see your second reference image in Internet Explorer, but for some reason it shows up on Safari (Mac).

Now that I can see your reference photo, and she really is a cutie, I see a number of proportional and drawing adjustments that could have been made. I would not change this painting though. I like it's fresh qualities. Sometime do another one.

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Old 08-03-2005, 08:39 PM   #2
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Hi guys. Thank you so much for your positive response! I was almost feeling cocky enough to put this in "unveilings" until the alien remark. Since I have less self-confidence than gravel, I stuck to this section, and I'm very glad I did. I would have missed some great advice. I actually reworked the head and background after Piety's comment and I'll post it to see if I went far enough. Great minds do seem to think alike.

I feel a bit silly about mis-communicating, though. The kid is not an adorable 5 year old wise beyond his years, but a hulking sardonic 20 year old. Oooops. But my kids have watched me draw and paint all their lives and really are astute critics. They don't let me get away with anything. Rude, too.

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Old 08-03-2005, 09:42 PM   #3
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I feel a bit silly about mis-communicating, though. The kid is not an adorable 5 year old wise beyond his years, but a hulking sardonic 20 year old. Oooops.
Okay, Janet, now after we all have uniformly addressed your subject above, I am really confused, except I am sure your kid is not yet twenty!

Anyway I really like this painting of your kid. It is so freshly and directly painted.

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Old 08-03-2005, 10:11 PM   #4
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Oh dear, now I feel completely silly. The kid to which I refer (my kid) is the one who said that my painting looked like an alien. The comments that followed regarding the alien remark seemed to refer to a small child, smaller at least than mine. The little girl in the painting is an altogether adorable third party child (not mine). I hope this is all now clear as mud.

It is just so hard to goof around in text only. Sorry for any confusement.

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Old 08-03-2005, 10:22 PM   #5
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Anyway I really like this painting of your kid. It is so freshly and directly painted.

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Oooppps! I could have read more carefully; my apologies.

Anyway I really like this painting of the little cutie. It is so freshly and directly painted!

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Old 08-03-2005, 10:59 PM   #6
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Hey Garth,

No harm done. This text stuff is tricky. By the way, your good opinion means a lot to me. Earlier today you mentioned to do another one. Well I did. I'll post it in a day or so. I took this week off work because I'd really rather be painting. So I am painting up a storm.

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Old 08-04-2005, 12:17 AM   #7
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Janet, what a colorful and lively portrait regardless of the age of the subject. I just love how the personality shines though the canvas.

I did a self portrait and my son asked me why I made myself thinner. LOL. He's 10. If my husband had said that it sure wouldn't be cute.

I realize you noted the comments on the head. I still feel like the tippy top could come down a tiny bit but I haven't seen the reference and I am no expert.

One other question. There is more than one image in your initial post? I only see one using Firefox (on PC). Now I feel like I am missing tons of great stuff but I am not happy using IE. Any thoughts?
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Old 08-04-2005, 07:48 AM   #8
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Hi Lisa,

Thanks for your thoughts, I will lop a little more off her head. Too bad you can't see the reference photo, though. I'm wondering if it's a Windows/Mac issue, in which case we all may be missing some info from time to time. It's funny, I'm using the most current Mac OS, which was supposed to make integration with the internet completely seamless. The reference shot did not originate on my computer, but it was another Mac (same OS), and I certainly resized and resaved on my machine exactly the same way as the picture you can see. In short, I'm as mystified as you are. It would be a shame if not everyone was getting the same information all the time.

PS. Add me to the legions of fans of your "Naive Elegance" portrait. I felt too intimidated to add my two cents at the time. Congratulations.
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