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06-25-2007, 09:17 PM
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'06 Artists Mag Finalist, '07 Artists Mag Finalist, ArtKudos Merit Award Winner '08
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Boy and birthday cake
I thought I would take a break from the weird and the over-emotional and do a straight portrait of my son with his birthday cake. Perhaps I'll finally get round to making the children's books for him I've been meaning to do since he was very small.
It's watercolour, and about 10(w) x 8 inches.
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06-26-2007, 01:14 AM
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That is really gorgeous I love its loose unfinished quality
Very sensitive, shows the other side of little boys!
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06-26-2007, 11:24 AM
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'06 Artists Mag Finalist, '07 Artists Mag Finalist, ArtKudos Merit Award Winner '08
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Thank-you Margaret. I suppose it is a mother's habit to see the angelic side of her (almost always) rambunctious child.
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07-31-2007, 08:24 AM
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Your stuff is not weird and over emotional.
You handle watercolors beautifully.
Yes he is angelic looking, unlike those screaming tots at the checkout lane in the supermarket.
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07-31-2007, 12:22 PM
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'06 Artists Mag Finalist, '07 Artists Mag Finalist, ArtKudos Merit Award Winner '08
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Thank-you Sharon. I handle watercolours beautifully on occasion. After making a great many clumsy, ham-fisted attempts, luck, pitying me, comes to my rescue and puts my brush marks where they should be put.
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07-31-2007, 09:55 PM
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I love your watercolor as well as your other paintings, Thomasin. This one is great - one can almost feel the heat from the candle, and he has that mesmerized look people get looking into a flame. But the action is just below the surface - you just know this little guy is about to burst forth - possibly to blow out the candle?
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06-26-2007, 04:51 PM
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Children such lovely subjects but at times they can be a handful and in more ways than one. Many artists use children in their art to make a living but it is rare that an artist can honestly represent a child in simplicity. Your work here reminds me of Cassatt and her quest to paint a child in the hands of a mother. Well done.
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06-26-2007, 11:19 PM
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So beautiful. I love it. Really captures the precious light on your child.
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06-27-2007, 08:13 AM
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Juried Member FT professional, '06 finalist Portrait Society of Canada, '07 finalist Artist's Mag,'07 finalist Int'al Artist Mag.
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Lovely, Thomasin.
You caught the sparkling eyes of this special moment. I like how you suggested the candles and their light.
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06-27-2007, 12:05 PM
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'06 Artists Mag Finalist, '07 Artists Mag Finalist, ArtKudos Merit Award Winner '08
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Thank-you Mischa, Lisa and Marina. Your comments are really appreciated.
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