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Old 04-27-2004, 12:29 AM   #1
Elizabeth Schott Elizabeth Schott is offline
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You are also toooo good Garth!

And a busy beaver clapclap!

My thoughts here, which will be too late because you look like you are ready to wrap this one up. But I think there are two kinds of people in this world; those who like balance, ie: two lamps on the mantle, and those of us who are unbalanced (self explanatory). My focus on the lovely rendering of the Judge's face is a bit distracted by all the stripes. The chair stripes lead into the pin stripes, then the flag stripes.

I am stepping out of my comfort zone by saying this, so pardon if I am off base - it certainly wouldn't be the first time!

You're awesome!
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Old 04-27-2004, 06:59 AM   #2
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You amaze me. Your work is so wonderful, and I am no person to be giving someone like you a critique. I understand what you are saying about it looking different in person than on the monitor, mine always seem to look that way. But to me the first thing I see are the hands(which are awesome by the way) They are more vivid than his face, which is seems should be the other way around.
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Old 04-27-2004, 08:09 AM   #3
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If he were alive he'd die happy. His family will be thrilled! It looks wonderful. Leave it alone and take a well deserved walk in the woods.

Well designed, these are tough to do and come up with an interesting arrangement which Beth Schott has pointed out.
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Old 04-27-2004, 09:17 AM   #4
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Another beautiful portrait! Like already mentioned - I too would like to see the flags a bit duller to set them back more.
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Old 04-27-2004, 04:16 PM   #5
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I kinda had the feeling the reds weren't as zingy in the original. The state flag was really the only thing I felt was detracting, being that the red was in such bold contrast to the navy. But, I understand that you sowthat beforehand, and took steps to correct it. Bravo on a great piece!

And --- it's great that this one breaks from the mold with regard to the ubiquitous judge's black robes. I'm sure that even Van Dyck got tired of those Genoese Senators all in black.
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