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color:#1F497D'>Luv it! Luv it! Just love this painting Patrick!. Phyllis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> aquanet-bounces@aquanetart.com
[mailto:aquanet-bounces@aquanetart.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Patrick Davis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Aquanet The_digital_Brain<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Aquanet] at long last, success<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Hi, gang.<br>
<br>
As some of you know, since early February I have been battling trying to do a
painting of the Mision San Javier in Baja California Sur, MX... and losing
miserably. (If you noticed that the price of your w/c paper went up over this
period, I'm to blame with all the failed attempts that needed replacing)<br>
<br>
Finally, I think I have succeeded in capturing the feel of the place as I
experienced it. I used the following palette: mn blue from Holbein, ult. pink
and azo orange, both from Graham. I shall be the first to admit that this is
not a masterpiece nor is it even great art. It may be, however, the best piece
I have ever done and I am inordinately pleased with it.<br>
<br>
At first glance, it appears that the mission is the focus, and maybe it is;
however, when I look at it, my eyes are drawn mostly to the interplay of orange
and blue in the sky and then to the way all three colours mix and meld and play
off each other with granulation in the background mountains. As I noted, after
a long and sometimes discouraging struggle, I am quite pleased with myself.<br>
<br>
To see the reference photo and also my painting, access this site:<br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30425828@N04/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/30425828@N04/</a><br>
<br>
cheers<br>
pat<br>
<br>
PS: The mission is located up in the mountains west of Loreto, BCS along a very
"interesting" road complete with edging up a cliff and much
washboarding. Don't go there in your Porsche!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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