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Old 12-12-2006, 12:03 PM   #6
Marina Dieul Marina Dieul is offline
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Garth,
sorry for the delay, I was busy in Toronto
( http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...?t=7071&page=2 )

Yes you're right, the baby is real, but you're wrong, it's not a little guy ! It's my second daughter, who was 18 months at that time ( It will be her second birthday tomorrow : she doesn't no more consider herself like a baby !)
I would not have been able to create that from imagination, maybe in some years ( 20, 30 ?)
Even if it's a portrait of my daughter, I wanted the painting to be a sort of idealization of a baby, it could be any baby.
Thanks for the comment.

Linda, Cindy, Carlos,
Thank you. Yes I think this painting has a "strong visual impact " as you said, Carlos, because lots of people who saw it once, speak about it after...
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