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Old 03-30-2005, 03:29 AM   #1
Nicola Scott Nicola Scott is offline
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Old 03-31-2005, 12:17 PM   #2
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Hi Nicola,

Welcome to the forum, I like your work. We have a couple of things in common.I'm originally from the UK and I also like to paint interesting looking people, I prefer the wrinkly type though. Do you think it's something to do with living in England?

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Old 03-31-2005, 12:46 PM   #3
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It must be! Thanks Lyn

I know this is going to sound like a stupid question, but do you find much difference in the general publics attitude to art in France than in the UK?

After reading through everything I could get my monitor on in here, from what I can gather, portrait painting isn't regarded the same way in the UK as it appears to be in the USA. It might be the old British reserve happening, and the general misunderstandings of what art is worth, and how it's practiced ( especially with the media jumping on conceptual art so much ).
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Old 04-01-2005, 07:58 AM   #4
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Hi Nic! What an interesting portrait that is. I can't wait to see more of your work. Welcome to the forum, I hope it is as helpful to you as it is to me!
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Old 04-03-2005, 11:27 AM   #5
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Nicola,

You have to remember that I am in Brittany, it's not typical of the rest of France, more like Wales is to England, it's also very rural. There are lots of galleries and exhibition spaces and from what i have seen they are very willing to give everyone a chance.

As for the attitude to portrait painting , I would have to say it is very much like the English attitude, and not really something that is widely popular, I think they have the same kind of reserve that you mentioned.
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Old 04-03-2005, 03:56 PM   #6
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Thank you Mary, it's already been a huge help, haven't stopped reading through practically every thread yet

Carolyn, thanks for that, I wondered
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Old 04-09-2005, 10:05 AM   #7
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UK too

Hi Nicola, very engaging painting, specially him having his eyes closed!

As an Italian I LOVE British attitude toward portraits, or maybe London attitude ( I understood here everything is different from the rest of the country). There is such an open mind about portraits, style, etc., I am looking forward the RSPP exhibition in two weeks time and BP portrait award in June to see what big portrait painters are up to.

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