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Thanx y'all. It was a struggle to convey the absolute stillness of the atmosphere, kind of a contradiction of process and result. They're not all this successful....I learned a lot on this one.

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Nice!

I got a sense of storm rather than calm. The tree is the focal point for me. Maybe it is a calm within the storm.

You folks do not want Kurt's mood!

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This is something Tom wrote in another thread, but I thought is was appropriate for this thread.

"............That's an awful lot of imbeciles in one place.

(Tom Raymond)

Clear Creek Home Inspection, Collins, NY"

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The tree is the focal point for me. Maybe it is a calm within the storm.

S'funny, the whole thing looked dead until I put the tree in there.......it was the touch that made the scene.

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Awesome job. I like reading what everyone else feels/sees and going back to the painting and trying to look at it from a different point of view.

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That is great. You even covered all of the numbers!!

Just kidding-you are quite the Renaissance man. Nice work!

Are you going to surprise us next by letting us know that you are also a retired Fencing Champion and are fluent in eight foreign languages?

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The tree is the focal point for me. Maybe it is a calm within the storm.

S'funny, the whole thing looked dead until I put the tree in there.......it was the touch that made the scene.

Yes, the tree gives it life. Nice work.
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The tree is the focal point for me. Maybe it is a calm within the storm.

S'funny, the whole thing looked dead until I put the tree in there.......it was the touch that made the scene.

Wow. Yer a polymath. . .

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I think there's an amazing array of hidden talents at TIJ.

What's the little box thingy down in the left corner? Almost looks like a judging stamp. Did you put it in any showings?

The stone shapes almost led me to believe there were people siting at the top of the steps on the left.

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Very impressive. And large. It deserves a nice frame.

Is this watercolor? How long did it take you?

Yes, transparent watercolor, Fabriano 140# soft press....large, yes. It's gets complicated when it's large. Several weeks of pondering, and some dozen hours or so of actual painting.

What's the little box thingy down in the left corner? Almost looks like a judging stamp. Did you put it in any showings?

The stone shapes almost led me to believe there were people siting at the top of the steps on the left.

It's a chop; ancient chinese characters carved in a stone stamp representing someone's name; everyone's got an ancient name, and their "daily" name. Mine's Lao Wantong.....old little urchin. Some kids in Hangzhou gave it to me. Good story.

Yes, the stone steps @ the left.....it was hard to represent them. The whole town is on canals and side canals, and primary transit was by water. All houses fronted onto an extremely narrow street w/shops, but the house business of food, supplies, and work all occurred at the back door via water. The place was full of cantilever stone slabs sticking out of the foundations over the water.

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