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Thank you Linda. I appreciate your kind remarks. I was surprised how far I was actually able to take this painting, considering it was a class demonstration.
Thanks Alex. Jordana is indeed a very interesting and intriguing person and she and I magically clicked. She's has a lot of energy and is very creative in her own right. Her character is both external as well as internal. I believe that a strong connection to my sitter does indeed make a big difference.
John, thanks, as always, for your sentiments. I'm glad I'm exceeding someone's expectations. For me, each painting is a such a battle, trying to get the canvas to coincide with my vision and push further still. As I continue to refine the painting, I'm constantly making a myriad of adjustments, each getting smaller and smaller. Interestingly, sometimes the minutest of strokes can have the greatest effect. Whenever this happened in the workshop, my students would mockingly ooh and ah! It was this workshop's signature running gag. One of the things I try to get across to my students is that in the end, patience is our greatest weapon. The race goes not to the swiftest, but the surest.
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