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lunatica

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18. You did great!
Thu Sep 1, 2022, 03:41 PM
Sep 2022

You worked and highlights and shadows well. And you caught a mood, or maybe you created it. It’s not easy to paint a likeness from a photograph but I imagine you did a good job recreating the photograph.

Your colors are rich and luxurious as always and make your lady look lovely and dynamic. The cat is there to tell a story as you depict in the lady reaching out to pet it. So there’s a story there which always makes artwork more interesting.

Your lady and the cat are well done and can simply be something you added in an abstract way, out of your head rather than a model or real person.

I like it a lot.

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That's Very Nice, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2022 #1
Very nice! Bayard Aug 2022 #2
I agree. "The Shadow knows" WheelWalker Aug 2022 #6
I think it's incredible! Love it Docreed2003 Aug 2022 #3
I agree. Very nice. I am particularly drawn WheelWalker Aug 2022 #4
WOW!!!! Karadeniz Aug 2022 #5
My efforts on human painting - not so impressive ThoughtCriminal Aug 2022 #7
LOL! lunatica Oct 2022 #20
This is excellent (IMHO). The detail on the woman is fantastic (like the medial malleolus on the LoisB Aug 2022 #8
I like the perspective. sinkingfeeling Aug 2022 #9
Wow . you are really good. Srkdqltr Aug 2022 #10
That's really good! Both the human and the cat! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2022 #11
This is so beautiful! lucca18 Aug 2022 #12
I'm impressed dflprincess Aug 2022 #13
Beautiful! calimary Aug 2022 #14
Brava, truly gorgeous work! LiberalLoner Sep 2022 #15
I'd hang that on my wall. Haggard Celine Sep 2022 #16
Thanks for the kind comments, everyone. Ocelot II Sep 2022 #17
You did great! lunatica Sep 2022 #18
Success! bif Sep 2022 #19
This is extraordinary! MLAA Nov 2022 #21
That's fabulous! Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 #22
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