mikec@pols
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| 12/05/2007 6:32 PM |
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| One more I wanted to share. Bruce mentioned it so I thought I would put it up for all to see... |
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"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..."
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mariart
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| 12/05/2007 9:54 PM |
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| great composition, love the use of contrasts, a powerful piece. |
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River
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| 12/08/2007 7:35 PM |
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| ...your passion for nature shows here!! |
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maggie may
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| 12/22/2007 12:53 PM |
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Fantastic Mike, love the light breaking through the aspens too. Beautiful work!
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Margaret
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Jim
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| 12/22/2007 3:47 PM |
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Wonderful piece Mike! I like the contrast of light and dark
and the steam coming out of the nostrils is great!
Jim
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All the best,
Jim
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mikec@pols
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| 12/22/2007 4:33 PM |
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Thanks to all of you for the positive comments!
They are as always, much appreciated...
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"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..."
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DaleSmith
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| 12/23/2007 4:51 AM |
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| very nice Mike. I hope everybody will go to your website to see the rest. Please paint some of the landscape around you. I have never been there. |
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mikec@pols
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| 12/23/2007 7:13 AM |
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Thanks, Dale!
I will paint the landscape here...as soon as I finish my studio. It is beautiful here, always something interesting to look at! I have been taking numerous reference photos every time I go to town and back. I see wild turkey, owls, hawks, deer, old barns, and all kinds of stuff just waiting to be painted I'm itching to get back to my artwork. I'm very close on finishing my studio and hope to be back at it by Janurary... |
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"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..."
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gene
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| 12/23/2007 8:49 AM |
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| This is outstanding. I love the pose you captured with his head up in the air. Thanks for sharing this. Gene |
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mikec@pols
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| 12/23/2007 11:50 AM |
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Thank you, Gene!
I bult this piece by painting the background from my imagination (as are most of my backgrounds) and then I had this reference photo of the elk (which I tweeked...the steam, turned head and the attitude) and placed him in there. I'm still not sure of his placement...I think I cropped too much of his legs. Oh well, it sold so on to more paintings...
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"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..."
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River
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| 12/24/2007 11:12 PM |
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It's actually nice up close and personal like that...maybe you'll do another with legs sometime.
What an imagination by the way...my daughter can work from her picture filled mind like that...I have to be looking at something...so struggled with the angel a bit (smile)...but the neighbor children like seeing it all lit up now...
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mikec@pols
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| 12/26/2007 8:56 AM |
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Thanks, Michele!
We all have our struggles with the work that we do, but we seem to pull through in the end...makes the struggles worth while!
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"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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jbmerrill
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| 01/03/2008 6:43 AM |
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| Strong and somehow delicate at the same time Mike! Very well done. |
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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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mikec@pols
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| 01/03/2008 8:01 AM |
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Thanks, Jim!
I really like the use of light in your work...
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"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..."
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