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    An artists impression...

    An award winning artist from Swansea named Emma Cownie recently asked if she could paint one of my images...

    An artists impression...

    and the photo...

    An artists impression...


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    Re: An artists impression...

    Great fun! Thanks for sharing both!

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    Re: An artists impression...

    Quite an honor!

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    Re: An artists impression...

    WoW, that's pretty cool Matt!

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    Awesome, Matt. She did a good image justice. Well done to you both.

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    Re: An artists impression...

    Excellent; is this a digital painting or normal painting?

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    I see she straightened the phone box

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    Re: An artists impression...

    Matt,

    What medium did she use? It looks like watercolor but could be tempera.

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    Re: An artists impression...

    Matt,

    Maybe I am in a grumpy mood but this looks to me like a grotesque caricature of an outstanding photo.

    André

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    Re: An artists impression...

    I'm not clear, is this a digital painting using something akin to PS, or, is it a normal painting?
    Regardless, I like your image better.

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    +1 for Mike, loved you image and the painting.

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    Re: An artists impression...

    Hi Matt, I've come across Emma's work before, I understand she 'favours' oils, I rather like her treatment of your image. It's somewhat reminiscent of those classic 1930's Posters.

    http://emmacownie.artweb.com/about-me

    I'm not sure I know how to compare an oil painting to a photograph, I simply like both in this instance!

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    Re: An artists impression...

    Both results are nice.

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    Re: An artists impression...

    I looked at her work in the link above, she has a different style . I like both

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    Re: An artists impression...

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I like your image and I like her take on it although ultimately I prefer the image to the painting.
    Like Roy above I noticed she straightened the phone box but in a painting you'd almost have to do that or viewers would criticise it. Such bright colours.

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    Re: An artists impression...

    Firstly happy new year to you all!

    Thanks for all the comments, this is actually an oil painting, still a bit wet when the photo was a taken


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    Re: An artists impression...

    The photo is good as raw material, but in this case I think the painting triumphs. However, IMHO it has a significant flaw. I would have liked the painting to show more definition of the person in the telephone booth; in the photo it is a significant element, especially the hand pressed on the glass. However, the painting makes the person's top garment almost indistinguishable and one barely notices the figure. Nevertheless, I still like it very much. Congratulations on having your photo chosen by an artist.

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    Re: An artists impression...

    Quote Originally Posted by Rebel View Post
    Firstly happy new year to you all!

    Thanks for all the comments, this is actually an oil painting, still a bit wet when the photo was a taken


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    Interesting use of oils, very fluid layering.

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    Re: An artists impression...

    Challenging and interesting, Matt. I like everything but the clouds, which stop abruptly and do not integrate particularly well. However, I am certainly in the minority, so perhaps just a well to ignore me. On the plus side, I do like the telephone box and the orange on the right, which gives the image real impact.

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    Re: An artists impression...

    She is better at bringing out shadow detail than your camera or PP work....

    Great effort by both of you.

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