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I might do a lot more to it, but I'm not sure.I thought I would record this stage anyway. It hasnt come out very well on the photograph.
Ref is a beautiful photograph by Narry
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This wonderful deviation is being featured in the current journal to celebrate Black History Month!
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You do it a great job.Looks great.sorry my English is bad ,a can't no express my feelings
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Your English is a lot better than my Macedonian!
Thanks very much
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i like the saturation in this photo better than the paleness in the other, even though it's a little blurry...and i sympathize- i know how difficult it can be to get a good shot, i can never seem to do justice to paintings with even an idiot proof camera.
all that said, the painting is coming along beautifully. Beautifully expressive and rich in tone.
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Thanks very much, Joseph, I appreciate the encouraging feedback.
This version is more popular I think, and I kind of miss the heavy background, also the 2nd pic was a little lighter than the real thing.
I think it may be finished now, but I broke my camera and am waiting for the replacement.
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Another "Artists Of Color" favorite!
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Um, if you still want to 
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Eeek! I swear, if my brain wasn't on my neck...what was I saying?
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lol - I appreciated the thought, anyway!
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That's very kind and much appreciated. Thank you.
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you are welcome Robbie 
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Well, I approached this wardsback, but glad that I did since seeing the more finished rendition I can appreciate the base foundation of the piece. It is a superb combination of color, lighting and composition that lend themselves to allowing you to move into any direction you choose with confidence.
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"wardsback" haha
I feel truly blessed to be so generously supported by you.
Thank you again, Denis. 
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Beautifully detailed and colored. I love the form and angle. Great composition.
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great to see so much beautiful work like this that you do. your really mastering your artistic gifts.
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What a lovely comment...thank you so much!
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Vivid, compelling, and dramatically rendered; as remarkable for its subject as for the coruscating energy comprising the background; beautiful!
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Ooh Sam, it would be worth painting for your comment alone.
Thank you so much.
I really do appreciate your lovely words and the thought behind them, especially knowing what a splendid artist wrote them
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This is looking very good, Robbie; just a bit more fine tuning to go. I had to smile, because Byron's comment about lack of confidence is spot on for myself as well.
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Thanks very much Kate.
Bryon is a gem, sweet and astute in equal measure!
I guess nobody would guess to look at out work, I think we probably both give an illusion of confidence, albeit in very different ways.
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"Never let 'em see you sweat!" Go get 'em, girl.
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This is very nice. Great flesh tones and expression. Looks great!
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Hey Alisa! Thanks very much for the kind words and encouragement.
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yo! This just blew me away! The realness of it and the background colours, AMAZING!! You are da champ!!!! Unbelievable!!! (Don't know what to say) I'M SPEECHLESS!
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ha ha ha! It's my continent, but it takes a person to just understand what another person is going through regardless of where you're from. There are people in this continent that wouldn't have captured or got what you had portrayed, either coz they haven't got the skills or they don't have that compassion. But you did a good job, really! And i can't do what you did visually but hopefully when I rhyme I can portray emotion like your painting did. WELL DONE FOR REAL!!
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You portray emotion beautifully and very powerfully in your rhymes, Martin.
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looking great Yamenja, again your use of colour to create realistic skin tones is apparent, you really can handle colour very well, this is similar to your last painting where you used warm reds which created a vibrant hue over the image, it helps push the figure forward against the background purplish / blue tones that are reciding colour.
What medium is it ? oil or acrylics ?
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Thanks so much, Simon. Your encouragement means a lot.
Medium wise this one is a bit of everything....started with acrylics, then a bit of pastel, light spray of varnish to fix it, then some oils on the face and a bit on the t-shirt and lots more acrylic on the background...haha. I'm now finishing it in oils, trying to keep them quite thin.
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The background lines radiating from him (or to him) make him look glorified. He has such a troubled expression relative to the original photo. It adds new possibilities to the story. I like it much. Each thing you do gets better.
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I cant tell you how grateful I am for that, Andrew, thank you so much.
It feels a very precarious process to me, so such an encouraging comment from such a discerning artist means a great deal to me.
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Hey - lovely use of colour again. You have made the portrait look almost like a Catholic icon, although I think the background and foreground could be tied together in some way so they have a connection... maybe by bringing through some more of those colour accents.
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Thanks Bryon.
Yes, I think I will tie them in a little more, I just wanted to submit at this point because I'm so nervous about losing what I have - I think maybe they do connect a little more that you can from the photograph, and I do want to keep them a bit divided, as I am trying to represent the earthly plane with the figure and the ethereal with the background, but yes, I agree they would benefit from more of a connection.
Can you see the influence of our discussions about rough edges?....thats another reason I submitted at this point.
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LOL - what are you like... I am beginning to get a better sense of your lack of confidence after meeting you last week.
I think it's almost more important as an artist to trust your instinct. If you think the piece is already at a good stage then I would sit on it before even thinking about working further on it...
Trust yourself because you know you have it in you - and I know from meeting you and from our wonderful time in the gallery that you understand what works so don't question your abilities sweetie!
x
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You are so fab...I'm a bigger fan than ever since meeting you!
I think I'm just going through a bit of a transition. I do have belief in myself as an artist deep down, but Ive messed up so many pics that in the short-term I need to learn to be more careful, haha.
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