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Oils on canvas14 x 11"
1989
Portrait of my younger daughter.
Wanted to show the awe of the new experience for her and the fearless feminine curiosity to face the unknown future.
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You know, I roll by here every now and then and just go: Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Wow.
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Suzana,
Thank you. Very much.
Robert
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oh my God, she is so real!! especially her hair and all that shadows and the light! have you been studying how to draw or it's just kinda hobby?
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OH! It's not a hobby. It's a serious thing with me. It's all I have for talent.
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aww, i c)))
drawing is.. something special.. and your works r a good example of real art, u put a part of your soul into ur masterpiece, i really feel it)))
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the lighting against the shirt and hair looks so good i love how u made it stand out to make it look more realistic
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cassie,
Thank you for noticing so much in this painting.
Robert
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i try and study other peoples art to see what/how they did things iv noticed u have to express more then what you see so im always looking at the little stuff
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I must really have a thing for your painting with orange. That is a stunning portrait of your smaller rabbit
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love how you captured the light in her hair and the lighting overall 
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You see and say so much. Thank you very much.
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What an amazing picture. I love the expression.
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Beautiful!! I love her expression and the nice warm colours you used.
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This is another splendid example of your work, Robert! This is wonderful!
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Cool
Where's the light coming from on the right? :\
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It's out of site. It's reflected light from our white car.
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this is incredible--i wish i could use lighting the way you do!
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Your entire gallery is amazing. I was going to add one to my favorites but I couldn't decide which one. They're all so wonderfull.
Questions:
Do you draw your portraits from photographs or from life? And how long does it take to finish them? How old were you when you started painting?
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Thank you.
Ah! The question about how long does it take? Well, it depends upon the difficulty of each painting. But it's a very good, understated question. I would work on 4 or 5 paintings at a time. This way I allow for the layers of one painting to dry while working on another.
I usually make a sketch of my subject in pencil to work out my idea. The final painting might contain elements that are not in my sketch. How to use photographic references? First of all, it's almost impossible to work from a photo someone else has taken. I have worked from photos but they must be my photos. After all, it's my vision about the final work that I have in mind. Now I rarely get a perfect photo, so I'll take this and that from my photos. For example, if I'm working from a photo, it might not have the eye or hair or mouth I'm looking for so I find it, or shoot another photo to get what I'm after. For one painting, if working from my photos, I might find what I'm after in as many as 5 or 10 photos.
Oh! How old? I was 31. I chose to master the pencil before I dared touch color.
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Wonderful sense of light and dark, as usual
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Thank you.
Painted on an oval canvas.
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You're welcome and thank you for your response
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Wonderful sense of light and dark, as usual
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You do such beautiful protrait work. Have you anything more recent?
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There are a few from last year on my site here at DA.
Nothing this year so far except ideas.
Thank you very much.
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I'm really looking forward to seeing some of these ideas play out 
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Thank you. I'm dying to get these ideas onto canvas or paper.
I'm sorry. I didn't point you to my "Small Paintings" of last year. Why should you have to search? Just exercises to keep at work.
Here they are:
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Thank you so much for the links..I'm off to have a looksee
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I can definatly see the fire there... good work, as always.
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Thank you for seeing it well, and the compliment.
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