mikec@pols
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| 03/14/2008 8:41 AM |
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Okay, here it is. I finally finished this commissioned portrait. Be kind, I haven't really worked in oils for a long while. I don't like the composition in this, but it was insisited that I use the photo provided because of sentimental reasons...let me know your thoughts? 16x20 on stretched canvas.
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Maggie429
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| 03/14/2008 9:03 AM |
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Mike - absolutely beautiful. The draping of the cloth and the shine on the horse is really well done. I have to say your trees in the back are well done - light and airy. The more I look at the painting, the more I like it. You have done alot of detail work.
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| 03/14/2008 10:46 AM |
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Terrific portrait Mike. the cloak is well done. I thnk all your work is A+
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klippie
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| 03/14/2008 3:36 PM |
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Actually I quite like the composition of this., you did very well.
as has been said A+
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Theriot
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| 03/15/2008 1:49 AM |
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Excellent work Mike. You have a good eye for painting what you see.
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billmahler
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| 03/15/2008 6:06 AM |
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This is outstanding, Mike.
That client must be very pleased!
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mikec@pols
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| 03/15/2008 9:24 AM |
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Thanks to all of you!
I appreciate your kind words and encouragement.
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River
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| 03/15/2008 9:44 PM |
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Wow Mike! Beautiful!! Truely wonderful...thanks for shareing with us!!
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Jim
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| 03/16/2008 6:33 PM |
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This is just great Mike!
Visually stunning. The red in the cloak is
beautiful.
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All the best,
Jim
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Anna
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| 03/16/2008 6:46 PM |
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This painting is very... very beautiful.
Thanks for posting this painting.
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mikec@pols
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| 03/17/2008 3:59 AM |
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Thank you to all, for your positive comments!
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Kim
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| 03/17/2008 1:21 PM |
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| Mike, quite impressive! I, too, like the composition. Nice job! |
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| 03/18/2008 5:18 AM |
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| I like this one very much. Nice Job! |
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mikec@pols
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| 03/18/2008 6:50 PM |
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Thank you both!
I'm very pleased that so many have commented on this piece, thank you all.
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eyecandy
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| 03/18/2008 8:44 PM |
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Hey Mike,
You can't ask for more than you can get from a picture and withou seeing the original, I'd say that you did a beautiful job. The horse and the fabric are wonderfully done. I' sure that your client will be very happy with your work. |
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mikec@pols
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| 03/20/2008 8:17 AM |
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Thanks Phil!
Good for me, he was happy.
I'm a little hesitant to put up the reference photo, that's just my insecurity showing through I guess...
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Rosie
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| 03/23/2008 1:26 PM |
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It is amazing that this is only a 16x20 it seems so large, not cramped...Just love it to pieces...This is truely a beautiful piece. Sometimes we paint and then sometimes we do more, we capture the spirit. Great job painter dude!
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mikec@pols
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| 03/24/2008 5:39 PM |
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Thank you, Rosie! I appreciate your comments....
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tearoses
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| 03/27/2008 11:30 AM |
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| I love the colors in the painting. The horse is absoloutly beautirul and very realistic. The only coment I would make, (without having seen the reference photo) is that the lady's face be a little softer, more feminine. She appears to be in a time period when laidies were very feminine and soft! |
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mikec@pols
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| 03/28/2008 4:50 AM |
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Thank you!
I've posted a close up of the reference photo so that you can see her face. Hope this helps you see what I had to work with...
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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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