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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Martha--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Your painting is incredible. The energy it projects
blows me away. Your textures and calligraphic marks work so well here. I
especially love the primary palette. The only problem I have with it is that the
two blue rings look like eyes to me. That takes away from the expressive
abstract content and moves toward a kind of comic interpretation. This painting
is too good for that to happen. You could add two or three more of
different sizes (none larger than these) and intensities nearby to balance these
accents, which I think add to the energy of the whole.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><BR>Nita Leland<BR><A
href="mailto:nita@nitaleland.com">nita@nitaleland.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.nitaleland.com">www.nitaleland.com</A><BR><A
href="http://nitaleland.blogspot.com">http://nitaleland.blogspot.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=watercolorist@schaudt.us href="mailto:watercolorist@schaudt.us">Carol
Wickenhiser-Schaudt</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net
href="mailto:aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net">Aquanet The_digital_Brain</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 01, 2009 11:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Aquanet] JULY - WOO
HOO!!!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>Martha, your painting is beyond words. I love it and
would like to <BR>see more of it. If you have a larger image, please
Email it to me.<BR><BR>WOW!<BR><BR>Carol Schaudt<BR><BR><BR>At 10:02 PM
7/1/2009, Raymond Blum wrote:<BR>>Hi all<BR>> Check out Martha's
fantastic image that's our July member
critique!<BR>><BR>>and...<BR>> our July theme has been
chosen - see them and the July gallery.<BR>><BR>>Both linked from <A
href="http://www.aquanetart.com/">http://www.aquanetart.com/</A><BR>><BR>>---Raymond<BR>>Aquanet
mailing
list<BR>>Aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net<BR>>http://lists.thedigitalbraintrust.net/mailman/listinfo/aquanet<BR>><BR>>Check
out the Aquanet web site:<BR>>http://www.aquanetart.com<BR><BR>Aquanet
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