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Old 09-13-2002, 05:37 PM   #1
Kevin Noonan Kevin Noonan is offline
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Steven,

If only I had a mentor while attending Art College. Because I was on an Advertising/Graphics course I was strongly discouraged from using oils or even emulating the "masters". It must have been a great inspiration for you in such an environment.

Chris,

I have decided upon adding a t-shirt to this painting and have already taken the necessary photos. It has horizontal pastel stripes similar to the colours used. I have just finished my second pastel and will be posting a new thread for comments. I hope it meets expectations.

Marvin,

Strange opening comment! Sorry, I'll rephrase that. Strange in that the book by Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is what rekindled my interest in drawing/painting. I walked into a discount bookshop just to have a look around, the previous edition was on sale and I was intrigued.

I couldn't agree more in that drawing is the most important skill but at times I feel as though I
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