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04-12-2006, 08:36 PM
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Juried Member FT professional, '06 finalist Portrait Society of Canada, '07 finalist Artist's Mag,'07 finalist Int'al Artist Mag.
Joined: Feb 2006
Location: Montreal,Canada
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Mischa,
thank you for beeing so supportive !
Allan,
When I joined this forum and discovered the WIP section, I thought that I should try: well, in the beginning I was a little stressed, but it became like a game, and I had much more fun than if I painted this alone in my studio...
So, should I regard it as finished this time? 
Alex,
I'm glad that you liked the WIP as much as I did. It was a very good experience, and as an extra gift, I learned a lot.
I'm impressed to impress a talented painter like you.
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04-13-2006, 07:54 AM
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Approved Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 1,730
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Formidable!
Marina, a beautiful first unveiling.
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04-13-2006, 10:20 AM
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'09 Third Place PSOA Ohio Chapter Competition
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 1,483
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Beautiful, Marina. I too enjoyd watching this develop. And really like how you finished the hands, glass and table with reflections. Perfect!!
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04-13-2006, 11:43 PM
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Joined: Jul 2003
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Posts: 1,713
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This came out beautiful - congratulations.
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04-17-2006, 07:50 PM
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SOG Member
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: Southboro, MA
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Marina-- Beautifully done! I also really enjoyed watching this progress over in WIP.
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04-18-2006, 01:19 PM
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Juried Member FT professional, '06 finalist Portrait Society of Canada, '07 finalist Artist's Mag,'07 finalist Int'al Artist Mag.
Joined: Feb 2006
Location: Montreal,Canada
Posts: 475
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Merci Sharon !
you helped me taking some decisions for this portrait, and also to have a reflection about what priorities should I consider about my carreer...
Pat, Kim, Terri : thank you !
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04-18-2006, 03:09 PM
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Approved Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 1,730
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Tres bien!
When I started out there was no internet, I could not find much on painting portraits, so I traced photos , matched the color etc.
Fortunately I live near the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. I saw the Sargents, the Copleys, the Stuarts and the Gainsboroughs to name a few. I knew my dull renderings had nothing in common with them.
Fortunately I had had a lot of figure drawing, so I hired models , went to portrait demonstrations and taught myself sight size painting. I have never regretted it. It I think has helped so much with skin-tones especially, the photo reference is so unreliable. As a matter of fact in my own work I rely on models almost exclusively.
With portrait painting and portrait artists becoming so ubiquitous, I think it is important somehow to distinguish yourself with as much craft and knowledge as you can.
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