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femmedem

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24. Thank you so much! I love your work so that makes my day.

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 03:22 PM

Feb 2022

Your work is gorgeous so I have no doubt you can do this. Animals are at least as complex as people--maybe more so because you have to discern the form underneath the fur.

I would try drawing portraits, or maybe painting in monochrome, at first so that you can focus on the form and values without having to figure out the color at the same time.

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A new self-portrait painting. [View all] femmedem Feb 2022 OP

Very nice. K&R. BTW, you are quite pretty! tblue37 Feb 2022 #1

Thanks, Tblue37. femmedem Feb 2022 #5

Nice work... orwell Feb 2022 #2

Thank you! femmedem Feb 2022 #6

I don't paint... orwell Feb 2022 #47

Just outstanding! You're very talented! Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #3

Thanks. I worked from a mirror. femmedem Feb 2022 #8

Farsightedness ... the curse of being over 50 Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #15

Ha, yes indeed. And I did have to keep taking my glasses on and off! femmedem Feb 2022 #16

Beautiful. Joinfortmill Feb 2022 #4

Thanks so much. n/t femmedem Feb 2022 #9

Beautiful self capture Budi Feb 2022 #7

Thank you, budi. femmedem Feb 2022 #10

Lol. Well that is the skillset of your artistry. Budi Feb 2022 #11

A pensive moment Generic Other Feb 2022 #12

Thank you! And I apologize for being slow to get back to you. femmedem Feb 2022 #51

Nicely done! bif Feb 2022 #13

Thanks, bif. femmedem Feb 2022 #14

Absolutely beautiful. The person and the painting. LoisB Feb 2022 #17

Thank you, Lois! I probably made myself prettier than I am, or at least younger femmedem Feb 2022 #20

Sometimes I catch a glimpse of myself in a glass door and say "who the heck is that old woman?" LoisB Feb 2022 #44

Wow! stage left Feb 2022 #18

Thank you! n/t femmedem Feb 2022 #21

OMG, a beautifully done portrait. MLAA Feb 2022 #19

Thank you so much! I love your work so that makes my day. femmedem Feb 2022 #24

Oh, I hadn't thought of trying monochrome. Will do! ❤️ MLAA Feb 2022 #32

That's awesome! LymphocyteLover Feb 2022 #22

Thank you! n/t femmedem Feb 2022 #27

This is amazing! Brava! secondwind Feb 2022 #23

Thank you, secondwind! femmedem Feb 2022 #28

Wow! n/t TeamProg Feb 2022 #25

Thank you! n/t femmedem Feb 2022 #37

Stunning! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2022 #26

Thank you! femmedem Feb 2022 #38

LOL! No! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2022 #48

Looks like it could hang in the multigraincracker Feb 2022 #29

That's incredible! lunatica Feb 2022 #30

Lunatica! Thank you! femmedem Feb 2022 #39

Very nice. sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #31

Thank you! femmedem Feb 2022 #40

That is wonderful PatSeg Feb 2022 #33

Thanks, Pat. femmedem Feb 2022 #41

I am intrigued by the technique PatSeg Feb 2022 #53

What a beautiful painting! lucca18 Feb 2022 #34

Thank you, Lucca. femmedem Feb 2022 #42

Great job. I like the style. Pepsidog Feb 2022 #35

Thanks, Pepsidog. femmedem Feb 2022 #43

Well done, lots of expression in the eyes. I also like the subtleness of the colors. Escurumbele Feb 2022 #36

I wish it was on Youtube! femmedem Feb 2022 #45

Nice! CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #46

Thank you! n/t femmedem Feb 2022 #49

Beautiful work. JudyM Feb 2022 #50

Thank you, Judy! femmedem Feb 2022 #52

I always check out your posts JudyM Feb 2022 #54

Thank you so much! femmedem Feb 2022 #55

Oh this is museum worthy! I am in awe of your abilities. Bravissima! And btw you are beautiful! LiberalLoner Mar 2022 #56

Thank you so much! femmedem Mar 2022 #57

Blushing in response 😊😊😊 LiberalLoner Mar 2022 #58