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femmedem

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13. Thank you! It's so hard to know what is genetic and what is having someone to teach you.

Reply to SnowCritter (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 07:19 AM

Mar 2020

I think it is mostly about getting some good instruction. I didn't draw well until I read "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" and then something clicked almost instantly. I still had more to learn, but in one afternoon I improved enough to know that if I persisted, I would draw passably well.

I do wonder if my inability to do auto repair is genetic, though.

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A nearly-finished painting of Mr. Femmedem staying home, staying safe. [View all] femmedem Mar 2020 OP

THAT is really wonderful... There has been a call for Americans to journal during this time hlthe2b Mar 2020 #1

Thank you. A number of my friends are playwrights femmedem Mar 2020 #2

Your portrait of him is a beautiful portrait of two people, him and you. NT enough Mar 2020 #3

Oh! Thank you. That is sweet. n/t femmedem Mar 2020 #5

You've done beautiful work in capturing the play of procon Mar 2020 #4

Thanks! It was sheer luck our cat joined him on the couch. I painted her in as fast as I could. n/t femmedem Mar 2020 #6

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #7

Thank you for the compliment--and for commenting and keeping us all a bit less alone. n/t femmedem Mar 2020 #21

Wonderful portrait, femmedem. gademocrat7 Mar 2020 #8

I'm glad, gademocrat7. And thank you. n/t femmedem Mar 2020 #20

Very nice! SnowCritter Mar 2020 #9

Thank you! It's so hard to know what is genetic and what is having someone to teach you. femmedem Mar 2020 #13

Beautiful brushwork, femmedem, capturing this quiet moment during a most tumultuous time. PWPippinesq Mar 2020 #10

Thank you. Your son is so lucky you have that space available for him. femmedem Mar 2020 #11

And, I am lucky that I can look out the kitchen window and wave to him. PWPippinesq Mar 2020 #14

LOVE!! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #12

Thank you, NurseJackie. femmedem Mar 2020 #17

Thank you... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #22

Wonderful light! A very soothing piece, and so special because that's the kind GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 #15

Lucky hubby, lucky cats! femmedem Mar 2020 #18

A masterpiece. I love this portrait OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #16

Thank you! I see areas where I am klutzy and don't understand the light femmedem Mar 2020 #19

Yes. OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #23

Wow! This is museum-worthy art! LiberalLoner Mar 2020 #24

Thank you! I have a lot to learn before I'd feel ready to teach femmedem Mar 2020 #32

This is a wonderful portrait. lunatica Mar 2020 #25

Thanks so much for such a thoughtful and encouraging critique. femmedem Mar 2020 #31

Wonderful. You are a very fine artist. OregonBlue Mar 2020 #26

What a charming piece. I get a much needed sense... 3catwoman3 Mar 2020 #27

I would love to be able to play the piano. femmedem Mar 2020 #34

Well done. eom guillaumeb Mar 2020 #28

You are so talented and skilled!!! Thanks. nt spooky3 Mar 2020 #29

Oh! How beautiful! I love the composition and the limited palette and how the back fierywoman Mar 2020 #30

Thank you! I love that you get a sense of him being held and protected by the light. femmedem Mar 2020 #33

Two life forms enjoying each other's company. Lord Ludd Mar 2020 #35

What book is he reading? Harker Mar 2020 #36

The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro. femmedem Mar 2020 #39

Thanks... Harker Mar 2020 #40

A lovely portrait of a man I'm sure I would enjoy meeting! MineralMan Mar 2020 #37

Very nice! bif Mar 2020 #38