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12-05-2005, 12:37 AM
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Joined: Nov 2005
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Posts: 39
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Hello from Chicago and Santa Fe!
Hello!
I am an artist and perpetual student living near Chicago, but about to leave for Santa Fe in January.
I have been painting people for about 8 years since I declared my art major in my first year of college. After I graduated, I continued to paint and draw the figure, finding fresh inspiration from the work and teaching of Anthony Ryder. I have exhibited in galleries in my area, and have done some portrait commissions.
This summer I spent three months at the Andreeva Portrait Academy in Santa Fe, New Mexico studying portrait painting with Tony Ryder. I had the chance to stay an extra month to take some classes with Geoffrey Laurence and Kevin Gorges. In January I plan to return to Santa Fe to continue studying at Andreeva.
Below I've attached a life study from the portrait class I took this summer. The face below the eyebrows is finished; the rest is a color underpainting. There is a close-up at my website www.annawakitsch.com
I look forward to getting involved in this forum and learning from you all!
Last edited by Anna Wakitsch; 12-05-2005 at 12:43 AM.
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12-05-2005, 12:44 AM
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Joined: Jul 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 1,734
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What a powerful and beautifully painted head! Awesome, Anna. Welcome to the Forum, and I hope you will post often. 
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12-05-2005, 12:48 AM
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Juried Member
Joined: Nov 2005
Location: Santa Fe, NM
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Thank you Linda! I was just admiring the beautiful paintings on your website earlier today.
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12-05-2005, 10:49 AM
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Joined: May 2005
Location: Narberth, PA
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Hi Anna, and welcome!
I'm really impressed with your portrait head, and I like the way you finished part and left the unfinished quality in the rest of it. Maybe it was due to a time limitation--but it works very well. I also enjoyed looking at your website. I hope you will post a lot of your work.
Alex
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12-05-2005, 05:45 PM
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Joined: Mar 2004
Location: 8543-dk Hornslet, Denmark
Posts: 1,642
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Welcome to the forum Anna,
Beautiful work. I am very excited to see more of it.
Allan
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12-05-2005, 10:18 PM
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Joined: May 2005
Location: Kansas City, KS
Posts: 327
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*Gasp!* Your work is gorgeous! I can't wait to learn from you.
Welcome to the forum. 
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12-05-2005, 11:13 PM
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Location: Arizona
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Please let me amplify the "gasp" factor! We are so thrilled to have you here!
Welcome.
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12-06-2005, 12:28 AM
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Juried Member
Joined: Nov 2005
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Posts: 39
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Alex, Allan, Lacey and Chris, thank you so much for the kind welcome! I'm enjoying browsing through the different topics here while I'm working up the courage to ask for a critique for a commission I have been working on.
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12-06-2005, 08:56 AM
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Joined: Aug 2003
Location: Southboro, MA
Posts: 1,028
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Welcome Anna!
That's some powerful painting-- Thanks for sharing it!
Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
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12-06-2005, 02:26 PM
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Joined: May 2004
Location: Americana, Brazil
Posts: 1,042
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Hi Anna and Welcome,
I visited your website and I liked your works very much. It seems to me you have enjoyed Tony's classes a lot.
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