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bjohnson
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| 10/31/2008 9:34 AM |
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Maggie429
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| 11/10/2008 2:50 PM |
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| Hi Mike - love your work - beautiful - believe it to be one of my favorites. |
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mikec@pols
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| 11/11/2008 9:09 AM |
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Thank you, JM, Bruce and Maggie!
I had thought this post died a long time ago....
Bruce, I love what you've done with this. I prefer the sky lighter, but the rest is fantastic!!! Thanks for showing me what it could be....
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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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lorideb
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| 11/12/2008 5:55 AM |
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Mike, what can I say?? You work is utterly amazing, I paint in pastels, but have not done a full scene yet. I have just posted my Siberian Tiger in the contest yesterday. But ther will be no competition for you. The detail, light, color and reality is so awesome. I wish I could only be as good as this one day. I really need to get some thoughts together. Can I ask where you get your source images, or do you just kinda put a bunch of pictures together?
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mikec@pols
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| 11/12/2008 6:41 AM |
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Thank you, lorideb!
I went and looked at your Tiger and it is beautiful! I have to say that after viewing all of the fantastic work posted in the contest, the competition is fierce for everyone! Lots and lots of very talented artists here.
Most if not all of my images are from photos taken by me. I rarely work from any other photos because of copyright laws. Commission work is the exception to that rule. I use what ever the client supplies me and it's up to them as far as any infringment goes.
This piece is comprised of a bunch of old cars that my friend has on his property. I had shot a bunch of photos while visitng with him one day and he gave me permission to use them for my work The fox kits are from photos that I had taken where I used to work. The fox would den there every year, so I would go in the evenings, set up my cameras and take pictures in between all the laughing at their antics. It was a blast to watch them play! I got some really great shots of a black kit that I still have yet to use....someday. The background in this piece is just 'made up'.
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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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Art4Art
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| 11/14/2008 7:35 PM |
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| Excellent Mike...your a master at pastel. |
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mikec@pols
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| 11/15/2008 5:47 AM |
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| Art4Art, I'm hardly a master, but I thank you for your compliments on my 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..."
www.portraitsoflifestudio.com |
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raesmith
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| 01/07/2009 3:42 PM |
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| Very nice work , this is my first day on this site , hope to stast posting some of my paintings , I did an old fire truck ,in the woods and two old rusty jeeps ,that I found last year, keep up the nice work . |
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raesmith
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| 01/07/2009 4:44 PM |
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| I really like your work , can't find any thing wrong!! I'm new to this site and hope to start posting my paintings, also have some old vehicles I found last summer on Tancook Island , old fire truck , two old rusty jeeps, keep up the nice work , love it. |
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lynnemv
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| 01/20/2009 9:29 AM |
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| Hi Mike...i really love this!!I love the color s you chose to work with. They do have a wyeth feel to them.I love these kinds of colors and they suit your theme.Its a wonderfull painting and you should put it in shows!!!!lynne |
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Suna
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| 08/08/2009 12:28 PM |
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| This is a lovely, lovely painting. Just beautiful. I have to say one thing; the blue background feels like a wall, for me; it looks empty. I understand it's the sky and the blue is beautiful there, but, there's a feeling of- it needs some depth- maybe... Suna. |
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