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View Poll Results: Are "celebrity" portraits from photos valid?
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Old 11-15-2001, 10:00 AM   #6
David Dowbyhuz David Dowbyhuz is offline
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Another nail hit squarely on the head, Brian. I went to your site and was surprised to see R.E. Lee, someone I had not so long ago thought to paint (along with a Lincoln).

You're right, the quality of celeb photos with regards to clarity & dimension are superior to most other sources. I did most of them purely to please myself. It's only in the last 3 months that I've exerted myself to see if I could sell, but commissions continue to avoid me in droves. (I'm working on a 50th anniversary, parents & 3 adult kids portrait now for a friend. And of course, you can never charge a friend a "real" price! Who do I think I am? An artist? So I'm basically doing it for the potential word-of-mouth turn around (as well as a token fee).)

A community thanks to Cynthia. Even on short acquaintance, a truly class lady!

Last edited by David Dowbyhuz; 11-27-2001 at 04:33 PM.
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