haha.. it's me, and my "greek nose"

And pshh.. this is BETTER than the subject photo, at least I think so. Good job Hombre

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...The wise man saith, "Put all your eggs in one basket and--WATCH THAT BASKET."
~Mark Twain

yes, your awesome Greek nose ^_^

and it does not look better then the subject picture! I think that can only be if I painted it... which I intend to do someday... but that picture was totally awesome, I'm not sure I can capture how totally awesome it was...

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"What? Do you expect me to pull randomness out of my hat? like some sort of parlor trick??? *gasp*" ~Mal R.

I find myself in this big city prison, that's risen, from the vision of mankind; Designed to keep me, discreetly, neatly in the corner.....

this is awesome Jake!! I love the eyes!

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i want a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils...

thank you very much Amy!

^_^ so do I...

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"What? Do you expect me to pull randomness out of my hat? like some sort of parlor trick??? *gasp*" ~Mal R.

I find myself in this big city prison, that's risen, from the vision of mankind; Designed to keep me, discreetly, neatly in the corner.....

I like how you captured the expression of her eyes... and her lips looked like she's holding back a joke ^_^ very cute...

and in terms of the pencil work... as my art teacher would say... "it looks scratchy, make it look smooth! Another hour or two, then you can leave..."

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expression of art through paintings without focus, sculptures without form and music without melody.

humans need not be reminded of their own chaos

"A piercing portrayal... Classic, touching and vividly majestic." -Matt Busch

Hahaha... Quoting myself... What is this world coming to?

The quote was serious, though.

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Out of bondage and blindness. Into freedom and tenderness.

Great picture!

haha, her lips are not supposed to be pressed together... that was one of the things I was having trouble with... I wanted them to be relaxed, full and pretty in and of themselves, but plain in expression, but for the corner smile, to maximize the eyes... yet I failed... lol

and I'm aware of the scratchiness, it was somewhat ignored among the completion of the objective I guess... which was the eyes. I suppose I could have made her hair much more silky if I worked a few more hours... maybe I'll finish it in my leisure, though I doubt I'll post it again.

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"What? Do you expect me to pull randomness out of my hat? like some sort of parlor trick??? *gasp*" ~Mal R.

I find myself in this big city prison, that's risen, from the vision of mankind; Designed to keep me, discreetly, neatly in the corner.....

Haha, surely you must be looking past my pencil work and into the subject for such words do not belong in a compliment addressed to my work.

Thank you, though ^_^

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"What? Do you expect me to pull randomness out of my hat? like some sort of parlor trick??? *gasp*" ~Mal R.

I find myself in this big city prison, that's risen, from the vision of mankind; Designed to keep me, discreetly, neatly in the corner.....