Oh! MAN!
And here I am on a KETO diet!
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See? This is one more reason why the summer begins in joy, and ends in heartbreak.
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more Summer (junk) food
I’m starving, now!!!!
STOP!!!
Okay, I confess that I'm a gringo, and my idea of authentic Mexican cuisine is Taco Bell's 3 Crunchy Tacos Supreme® Combo, medium soft drink.
So with the big Holiday coming up, I'd like to salute our neighbors to the South, like Gary Priester.
Remember: When Life hands you lemons, ask for the salt shaker and the tequila.
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Aloha!
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Gare
Wow! Mr. Creative with another meticulous, creative and artistic "production"!
Hey, Ron, I'm not happy with the composition; Gary P. has been of great help in the past bringing all my elements together for me; Cinco de Mayo is only a few days away, and I wanted this piece off my drawing table (euphemistically) and displayed somewhere.
Gary P. helped me out with this one, which was printed in the Official Guide:
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Gary
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I had one goal making this piece: could it be mistaken for a photograph at a casual glance? C&C welcome.
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A photograph, for sure.
I’m kind of bothered by the change of shading in the foreground; that is, the sand’s shading.
However, there is very little that I inderstand.
I'm not thrilled with that area, either, Ron. It was the color difference between wet and dry sand. I came close, but not perfectly, to matching the tones.
Good call!
-g
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Gare - I really like that story. It reminded me that the work of Canadian painter >> Alex Colville << has been described as "Magic Realism". The idea is his paintings embody a rare emotional quotient that energizes them beyond just technically rendering scenes with high realism. His paintings aren't photographic in character, instead they have a kind of realism that reminds me of something we'd feel in a dream state - where we wake up without resolution of the plot of the dream
I bring that up because I find a theme in your work that transcends the technical realism you achieve. That theme of course is your unique humoristic bent that seems to enfuse almost all you create. It brings a joyness most photoreal illustration does not achieve. From your audience I want to stand up and join the ovation and thank you. =D>=D>=D>=D>=D>