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andres CT
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09/22/2007 10:39 PM	Alert
This is a painting I made not long ago. I don't like those paintings that look so constrained. I see a lot of paintings like that every day. I see also many paintings that look neaty and technically perfect but soullees. Thats why I try my paintings to look more crude, more loose. I don't want to hide the fact that somebody painted it, by the contrary I want to show that, I want people to be able to recognize brushstrokes and imperfections. I appreciate any comments about this. Let me know what you think. Thanks Andres www.tangledcolors.blogspot.com www.andresmontiel.blogspot.com

klippie

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09/23/2007 7:22 AM	Alert
nice, sort of abstracty Retha

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greg

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09/23/2007 8:42 AM	Alert
Andres, I very much like your loose style and your colors. I think that you could improve the composition, just a bit, by straightening the horizon line and breaking up the large bright green foliage shape in the lower left corner. My reason for saying this is that the picture seems to be sliding off to the left side. Overall this is nice work. I am looking forward to seeing more of your art. Regards, Greg.

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Larimar Osprey
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09/23/2007 11:45 AM	Alert
applaud Bravo. Though I don't doubt that photo-realism takes a lot of skill, it's not my cuppa tea, If I wanted a photograph, I'd look at a photograph. Color, movement, and expression take precedence over realism anyday. That said, you have very nice colors there. I really like the purple shadows on the church.

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andres CT
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09/28/2007 4:21 PM	Alert
Thanks for the comments. You're right Greg about the composition. What happens is that you are only seeing the left half of the painting, the right half was made in another canvas. The composition looks right when you put the two canvases together. I agree with what Larimar says about the skills you need to make a photo-realistic painting. But technique without soul is pointless. I prefer less technique and more passion, more expression. www.andresmontiel.blogspot.com www.tangledcolors.blogspot.com

connie
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10/03/2007 6:10 PM	Alert
I love your blog name tangledcolors and your Style reflects just that. I look forward to seeing more of your work

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