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Back at the brushes again, I start the Easter 2026 season with a fictional portrait of Beatrix Potter and her famous character, Peter Rabbit. My version makes no claim to authenticity; it is a painting to celebrate the joy of Spring and Easter.
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"March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection."
— Khalil Gibran
And so I do, more practise with likeness in my portrait paintings. My goal isn't to paint like a photograph; no, I love looseness in everything I paint, but to recognize the person at first glance.
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Koh Samui Memories
Sketching is the breath of art: it is the most refreshing of all the more impulsive forms of creative self-expression and, as such, it should be as free, and happy, as a song in the bath.
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* Gewissheit: ... in Erwartung des März hab ich keinen Respekt mehr vor dem Winter... Bettina von Arnim in einem Brief an ihren Bruder Clemens Brentano in den Jahren 1801 - 1803. in einem Brief an ihren Bruder Clemens Brentano in den Jahren 1801 - 1803
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A question of backgrounding is my actual theme. And this portrait comes to my mind when I think about how important a background is. I reworked it today, and I like how it turned out and hope you do too.
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