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mikec@pols

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11/21/2007 3:24 PM	Alert
This was done back when I was raising rabbits. This was one of my grand champion does and I wanted to paint her and her kits so I 'posed' them in the wheel barrow and snapped several photos. I had to piece the painting together because the little ones just weren't wanting to be where I wanted them to be! I donated this piece for a raffle to a foundation that I had belonged to and was very pleased to hear that it was well accepted. The piece was 24"x36"...Titled 'Un Piccolo Pranzo' meaning; 'A little lunch'.

"You either grow or regress...nothing stays the same...." (unknown) "A man may fall several times in life, but he is not a failure until he says that he was pushed..." www.portraitsoflifestudio.com

vikingwife

Posts:882

11/21/2007 9:37 PM	Alert
This is fantastic Mike! Those rabbits are just too cute!! I love the way you have painted the sunshine on the rabbits' fur and on the hay. Good stuff! Jess

mikec@pols

Posts:864

11/22/2007 7:06 AM	Alert
Thank you, Jess! It was a fun painting to do...

"You either grow or regress...nothing stays the same...." (unknown) "A man may fall several times in life, but he is not a failure until he says that he was pushed..." www.portraitsoflifestudio.com

River

Posts:360

12/04/2007 9:35 PM	Alert
I love this! We used to have bunnies too...we had one just like yours...my 17 year old daugher who is a really talented artist just came in and said 'yes' it looked just like our bunny did... really nice!

gene
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12/05/2007 7:45 AM	Alert
Mike, What a great painting. And what a nice donation to the group. I see you are as adept at Oils as you are at pastel.............Thanks for sharing this. Gene

Duende

Posts:83

12/05/2007 12:34 PM	Alert
This is really beautiful and touching. . . . I love the shapes in the comp. and the details are great which I love of course. Thanks for posting this. OIL! haven't done them in 20 years but this is inspiring me to rev up the linseen oil again! D~

Kim
Posts:435

12/05/2007 12:44 PM	Alert
I'm in awe! This is incredible. Great job!

mikec@pols

Posts:864

12/05/2007 6:18 PM	Alert
Thanks all... River, You had rabbits also, cool. Flemish Giants? Lots of fun , lots of learning and lots of 'other' stuff too, huh? Gene, I cut my teeth on oils. I love them, but my patience isn't what it used to be so I prefer pastels over the oils. Duende, get them oils fired up! I'd love to see some of your work in oils. Kim, you're too kind. Thank you.(I went searching for some of your work...I LIKE it all! Very nice in every aspect...)

"You either grow or regress...nothing stays the same...." (unknown) "A man may fall several times in life, but he is not a failure until he says that he was pushed..." www.portraitsoflifestudio.com

River

Posts:360

12/05/2007 11:59 PM	Alert
Yes Mike...we had two hutches for years when the kids were younger..with a series of pets in them. A man in our county bred them and we'd get a new one now and then...he had such bunch it was fun to go see them all! But only one was like the one in your painting...perhaps that was the breed...I've fogotten... her fur was so soft and thick we thought she felt like a beaver...if you watch the movie Amazing Grace that was out this year...you'll see one too...a great film that everyone should see. Beautiful work on your painting...wonderful composition.

Rosie

Posts:300

12/06/2007 6:55 AM	Alert
Mike, I seen this one on your site and was my immediate favorite. Love the lighting, composition and detail. Fantastic!! 24x36....that makes the bunnies life size? Do some more. Rosie

Use the pointy end............

mikec@pols

Posts:864

12/08/2007 7:28 AM	Alert
Thanks Rosie, I will do some more as soon as i get the studio finished...it's taking longer than I thought! Too many irons in the fire, as usual...

"You either grow or regress...nothing stays the same...." (unknown) "A man may fall several times in life, but he is not a failure until he says that he was pushed..." www.portraitsoflifestudio.com

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