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As the August critique-ee (is there such a word in English!) I encourage anyone to step forward. I posted my painting for the first time this month with Aquanet and got five or six very intelligent and supportive comments about it—a wonderful experience. <div><br></div><div>I would enjoy hearing from more people too—August must be a quiet month, or perhaps I left most of the list speechless? HAH! Would that it were true! Having posted a painting for the monthly critique, it brings home the importance of feedback and how much we enjoy the attention, appreciate the fact someone has actually looked at our work and offered their experience of seeing it. Thank you to the silent ones as well who looked—I am grateful I had the courage to put one up and again encourage others to clamor to Raymond to be "first" for September.<div><br></div><div>I'm in the middle of an oil commission for a portrait of two gorgeous children—a daunting task at best! And I'm doing some glazing again with oils in the classical style, fat over lean and warm over cool layers. The years of watercolor pay off when I take a detour back into the rich world of oils.<br><div><br></div><div>Thank you, Raymond for continuing to shepherd this world-wide herd of creative-types. I will post a waterfall today as a last minute August entry and look forward to the September challenge.</div><div><br></div><div>Annette</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><div>Annette Compton</div><div>Compton ART</div><div>PO Box 162</div><div>Woodstock, VT 05091</div><div>(802) 457-2020</div><div>www.comptonart.net</div><div><a href="mailto:info@comptonart.net">info@comptonart.net</a></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><div><div>On Aug 25, 2009, at 2:06 AM, Raymond Blum wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">First one in gets it! <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Whose work will be the September critique?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">If you've got what it takes (a painting!), email me at <a href="mailto:aquanet-admin@aquanetart.com">aquanet-admin@aquanetart.com</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">---Raymond</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Aquanet mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:Aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net">Aquanet@thedigitalbraintrust.net</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://lists.thedigitalbraintrust.net/mailman/listinfo/aquanet">http://lists.thedigitalbraintrust.net/mailman/listinfo/aquanet</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Check out the Aquanet web site:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.aquanetart.com">http://www.aquanetart.com</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></body></html>