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Being Bold Gets Things Done
Sometimes you can plan your way out of doing anything. Do you ever do that? I have had “update website” as a recurring task in my calendar for months. And yes, I have done minor updates, but what I...
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The show is not the show
Emily Dickinson wrote: “The show is not the show, But they that go. Menagerie to me My neighbor be. Fair play– Both went to see.” This young man has the most beautiful eyes, as if the universe was...
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Persistence and Mistakes – Stuff of Genius, right?
This was a portrait study I worked on a few nights ago. I’m working hard on trying to see shapes and paint them accurately, without drawing first. (I am able to draw portraits accurately, but I’m...
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A Portrait Story – Where the fun is
Her email said: “I’m getting in touch because of an idea that Larissa and I had for a present for Mum’s 50th birthday in July – we want to give her something quite special and we wondered about...
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Seven years
It’s hard to believe, but I’ve been blogging now for seven years – I began on January 9, 2007. I started drawing copies of Sargent portraits. After a month of that, I did a portrait of one of my sons....
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