Thanks for the nice comments, Thomas. By the way....Who set up your Profile photo of yourself? Did you? Lookin' pretty "Rembrandt-ie" there, in the lighting. And the visual, you're lookin' pretty "Monet-eque". Lookin' the image there.
Yes, I love those furry, scaley, crawlies that we share this earth with. They have so much to tell/teach us and man has stopped listening. I really like the classic title you work with. When teaching myself art, I studied the Old Masters. My goal is to have composition like DaVinci, brushwork like John Singer Sargeant, the passion of Van Gogh and the lighting of Rembrandt. Lofty aspirations, huh? me
Love your work. Those Dutch and Flemish influences are powerful in your work. Have you seen the movie, "Girl With A Pearl Earring"? I have a felling you would really enjoy it.
I love your gallery- it is wonderful to see realism and they way you implement it in you work- Very beautiful! I miss oils- Welcome to a great website! Deb