Carver Shivers
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| 10/20/2007 9:51 PM |
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| Decided to join in and offer my work for critiques and criticisms...
This is a portrait of a Judge that will hang in one the federal Court Houses here in town. |
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Carver
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Jim
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| 10/20/2007 11:40 PM |
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Incredible work! I've never seen better portrait work than this.
How is it possible to get that kind of detail? Sorry to show my ingnorance,
but these look like photographs there so good. I would need smoke and mirrors
to even come close to this skill level.
Great work,
Jim
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All the best,
Jim
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vikingwife
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| 10/21/2007 6:51 AM |
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WOW! Great portrait! As Jim said....I wouldn't know that it isn't a photo if you hadn't told us so! Beautiful detail work, gorgeous background, nice work on the folds in her robe and the flag.....I could go on and on!! No crits.....this is outstanding work!
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one who sees
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| 10/21/2007 8:08 AM |
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chirping in with the rest, i think its beautiful....a wonderfully sensitive and formal portrait..definetly deserving of being hung in a very public place as you mentioned....
normally? i try to find at least one tiny thing to suggest with each comment i make, so i looked dern hard to find something.......the only thing i might have done differently...is put a bit more of the flags stripe in...
a bit of bolder touch of red, to do that though, you would have had to include a bit more of the stripes and less of the stars, so maybe a bit more ripple in the fabric to show a stripe or two....
it would have made the flag, a bit more prouder, a bit more mmmmm patriotic presence, which would definetly go well with this proud womans portrait....
see? i told you i had to look hard...lolol.. |
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~I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it~
Vincent Van Gogh
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Rosie
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| 10/21/2007 8:45 AM |
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My first words were, "OH, my god that's beautiful."
I wish I could see this one in person. To study, such nice full rich color in her skin, the contrasts...auuuh nice, very, very nice.
A good feeling inside of me stirs as I look at her.
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Use the pointy end............ |
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Carver Shivers
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| 10/21/2007 11:07 AM |
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| Thank you all so much for your comments. This is based on a photograph I took of her in her chambers before I painted her. Here is a closeup of her face...
I really appreciate your words!! Thanks again! |
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Carver
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gene
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| 10/21/2007 12:49 PM |
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| Beautiful..................Gene |
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Kim
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| 10/21/2007 6:39 PM |
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| Carver, I visited your website after I emailed you and your paintings leave me speechless. I do not recall us ever taliking about painting back when we were in college. So what a suprise, twenty-plus years later, to find you here on the forum. I'm so excited for you! Congratulations on these exceptional accomplishments!!!! |
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"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." ~ Picasso |
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Carver Shivers
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| 10/22/2007 10:28 AM |
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| Thank you all for your words of encouragement! and Thank you Kim for bring back fond memories... I appreciate being here!! |
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Carver
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J RAMESH
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| 10/22/2007 11:20 AM |
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| Carever, after seeing this art I also visited your website. I speachless to tell any thing about your works. Nice to know you through this forum. |
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Carver Shivers
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| 10/23/2007 11:18 AM |
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| Thank you J... Glad to be her and look forward to seeing your work as well... Thanks again |
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Carver
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jbmerrill
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| 10/27/2007 10:22 AM |
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| WOW! Beautiful work! This and the paintings on your site, and welcome to the forum. I certainly look forward to seeing more of your work. |
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Jim Merrill
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If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. -van Gogh
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Carver Shivers
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| 10/29/2007 11:16 PM |
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| Thank you very much Jim. I appreciate that... |
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Carver
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halro
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| 10/29/2007 11:57 PM |
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Carver, I"ve got to agree with everything that has been said here. Amazing piece of art work. Look forward to seeing more from you.
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Alfredo Gomez Jr.
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| 10/30/2007 11:59 AM |
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| Damn nice work! Keep it up! www.Alfredogomezjr.com |
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Carver Shivers
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| 10/30/2007 3:10 PM |
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| Thanks so much! don't know what to say.... Thanks so very much!! |
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Carver
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Tolebyjane
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| 11/01/2007 7:18 PM |
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I think we don't do it justice when was say such a grand painting looks exactly like the photograph or that one cant tell it from one. The goal is to get it to resemble and to be "painterlly." I never realized that utnil a portrait artst at the Artworks in Ephrata PA one day asked me, "Is this painterly enough?" And I got a lesson in portraits.
That is just gorgeous!
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