One great feature about SF is the ability to replay every brushstroke that the artist took to achieve the finished result. Sometimes you come across pieces where the artist obviously made several if not more 'changes' to it. I think its really essential to producing art, or just about anything, to be able to recognize and correct things that do not particularly work to help make the finished product better. In this portrait, it was almost refreshing to have seen your 'struggles' in attempts to fix that which did not work...to wit, the many different shades of washes you applied to get the tones to work. I could see the learning curve reveal itself right before my eyes; in other words, I was priveleged to witness your personal growth as an artist, right before my eyes! It not only inspired me from the perspective that showed me your integrity as an artist but also helped me to realize that I should strive for higher standards when it comes to my own art. So, I feel I should THANK YOU for the enlightenment and again, I offer my heartfelt praise on another job VERY well done! On a lighter note: sometimes when I see the thumbnails, they appear to be one thing and but when you look at the actual drawing, its something completely different....this piece happened to be like that for me. This is what I saw in the thumbnail: It looks like a man in the right foreground (obviously)...but in the center of the canvas, there is (his hand in the actual pic) a girl walking away; she's wearing either a bathing suit or very short shorts....lol. I dunno, maybe I'm seeing something I WANT to see??? Look at the thumbnail and let me know if you see what I do. Anyway...gave you the big three cheers! Oh, one more comment: this picture does have a very different feel from all the rest of the pieces you've done. It actually looks to be an airbrush work, per those custom airbrushed T-shirts they sell at the mall. I think its the black lines around the figures that make it look that way. Just an observation. Keep 'em comin'!!!
starzshine
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