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BigmanPigman

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7. I like both the painted and unpainted equally.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 09:00 PM

Feb 2020

I feel the same about black and white and color photography.

It's cool and interesting to see the original colors, decorations, fashions, etc as they really were for historical records. I also enjoy the colorless beauty of the forms. The eye is forced to focus on the statue itself.

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I like both the painted and unpainted equally. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #7

You make good point BP, esp. as an artist. I like both too appalachiablue Feb 2020 #8