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Suna
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| 07/29/2009 10:21 AM |
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| I made all three of them on pastel paper. The cat is my first animal pastel work. Horses are the last ones. Thanks for any comments given. |
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tami
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| 07/29/2009 7:30 PM |
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| personally, I am not a fan of animal portraits; however the one of the cat is very nice! I love the colours you used. |
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Suna
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| 07/30/2009 12:09 AM |
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| Thank you very much Tami. |
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hollyga
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| 08/03/2009 11:29 AM |
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| Suna - Welcome to the forum! I would like to say I have never tried animal portraits - but that's not true - what I can say is that I have made a huge mess of animal portraits! (And I have never tried again!) I love your horses and cat. When I was very young, I had a cat very much like yours. This picture brings back some warm childhood memories. I especially like the white horse - he looks very old and his expression says to me that someone has just scratched his ears. I can almost hear his sigh of pleasure as he waits for more! Look forward to seeing more of your work. Why don't you join in our Weekly Photo Challenge? |
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Holland (hollyga)
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Suna
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| 08/04/2009 1:46 AM |
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Thank you very much hollyga. I have a collection of horse photographs which I took in a horse riding club some years ago. This horse was having a nap and looks very relax. I agree with you, he waits for more scratchs  Why not try painting animals again? I paint them from photographs a take. I work slow, maybe I can't finish a work a week, but I'll like to join the Weekly Photo Challenge soon, thank you.( Is your name Holland?). |
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hollyga
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| 08/04/2009 9:54 AM |
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| Suna - I do have a really great picture of a friend's cat hiding in the grass that I really want to try but that will be an exercise for a little later. I have never been one to work fast either and the idea of finishing a painting in 1 week was frightening to me but I have just jumped in. I haven't finished my lilies (challenge # 5) yet, but that's OK - it's not like the "finish this police" are going to come and cart us off for not finishing in a week. They are just great exercises. And, yes, my middle name is Holland - or shortened to Holly. I use it in all of my art community stuff but I am Susan to the rest of the world. Too many Susans around - makes the world confusing! Holland or Holly on these art forums is less confusing to all. |
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Holland (hollyga)
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Suna
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| 08/04/2009 10:32 AM |
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Holland, I looked at your lillies! They are very nice. The composition is good; the color you have choosen is also good, warm and pleasing. I like it. Waiting to see it finished.
For the cat picture I want to say something; when my photograps are good in light, color and expression, I discovered that the painting is also easy to make. I don't have a strong memory, I can't make realistic paintings from memory only. I like taking photos and enjoy making paintings out of them. Light is very important in photography and also in paintings I think. If your reference photo is not good, maybe that's the reason you didn't like your previous animal paintings.
To enter The Weekly Challenge, first I must have my printer repaired  I need a copy of the photo in my hands to work with. Soon, I will try to complete a painting in one week. I work alone and get bored very often. Nice to have you around here |
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