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Old 03-16-2007, 09:02 AM   #1
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Just finished this yesterday, minutes before my client came to review it.

It's 28" x 40" oil on linen.

p.s. I'm going to have to take this off and re-square my stretchers, and re-stretch! Yikes! Any tips on that before I start would be much appreciated.
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Old 03-16-2007, 11:21 AM   #2
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Sorry to hear about having to restretch the canvas. I will be watching for replies to this one myself. I ordered 4 giclees and I will have to restretch one of them as well.

I love the natural, outdoor setting. You handled portrait and landscape beautifully.
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Old 03-16-2007, 07:15 PM   #3
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Cindy, excellent job on the painting. I am sure they will love it! You should not have any major issues stretching. Normal stretching procedure but use tacks first then when you are satisfied staples.
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Old 03-16-2007, 07:41 PM   #4
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That's very beautiful Cindy, I loved the background.
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Old 03-16-2007, 08:04 PM   #5
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Very nice feel to this, Cindy. Nicely done!
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Old 03-16-2007, 08:55 PM   #6
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Hi Cindy, you've done a really nice job with the ever-tricky backlit sunshine setup and those subtle temperature shifts to model the forms. Your color handling is light and fresh, I like it. I also really like the assymetrical pyramid form of the children and the way the negative space of the legs echos the outline of the boys.

The facial expressions are relaxed and happy - kids the viewer wouldn't mind getting to know.
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Old 03-17-2007, 10:27 AM   #7
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Cindy,

Your clients should be really happy with this. I especially like the way you've shown the relationship between the two brothers, and the distance in the garden (green/violet color and less detail--very atmospheric).
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Old 03-17-2007, 12:51 PM   #8
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That it is technically very good goes without saying, Cindy, but I especially like the sensitivity and honesty with which you have done the faces.
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Old 03-17-2007, 02:18 PM   #9
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Thank you all for your nice comments on my picture. I struggled over this background for quite a while - when I took the photos the black-eyed susans were all dead, so I had to cobble together references. The difficulty then became making it all into a cohesive whole. It gave me many sleepless nights.

Anyway - here's a couple of details of their faces.
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Old 03-17-2007, 02:19 PM   #10
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