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Published: 2007-05-26 02:52:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 2196; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 0
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This is "Shell Challenge" and here's the original photo:[link]Watercolour on Fabriano Uno 300 g cold-pressed
40 x 50 cm
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Ms. Pat, you never fail to amaze me with every painting you do. I think this is my favorite one just because of all the colors and how well you captured the colors in each shell. You are too good!
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Das GemΓ€lde ist schΓΆner als die Photographie. Fantastisch.
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Well, fancy that! You speak German!!! How can that be??? I was born in Germany, and lived there until age 11. Are you German or do you just speak the language?
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errr.... did I write in German to you??? 
Anyway - yes, I am German. Born and raised there, left when I was 21.
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Well, I noticed that someone made a comment in German on your shell painting, and that you replied in German. I've been spying on you!
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Oh, right! 
That would be "Venet". He's from Slovenia and seems to be a lot more fluent in German than in English. Btw, you might want to have a look at his gallery - he's a very good watercolourist, even if for some reason or other he hasn't posted anything new in a while.
As for the rest of the conversation..... I think we'd better move this to "Notes", OK?
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If your friend, Venet is an architechtural designer, then I've just met him.(not in person, of course) He sent me a thank and a lovely compliment on my gallery. He has a very interesting gallery. Yes, I agree, his watercolours are lovely. I'll have to go back some time. I also like what he's done to his home. So unique and colourful.
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Must put him in my friends! He'd be fun to watch.
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He is... or would be, but he seems to be very busy lately with some TV project or other - no time for painting, hasn't uploaded any lovely watercolours in a long time
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Well, he has an interesting gallery, I may have another look one of these days.
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Thank you! Delighted you like it!
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Ok, it's up! Thanks again! This is so exciting!!!
By the way, if you do get a better photo, let me know. 
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I doubt that there'll be a better one anytime soon: I took so many shots.... but the thing just doesn't want to look "right" somehow. I'm sure it's not the camera's fault, I'm afraid I'm just a lousy photographer
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Well, it's not easy to take a good photo of artwork. Sometimes they come out a bit washed out looking for me, then I adjust them in photoshop to get as close as possible to the original. I find it hard to get it square without distorted border. Still learning how to use my camera. I think most of your paintings look great, so I don't think you are a bad photographer at all.
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Wow, this is fantastic ! I'm envious that you painted it so fast and so well...I absolutely love it, and will post it on my site soonest! If this photo is so great, I can only imagine how good the actual painting is. Thanks for taking the challenge...!
Excellent!!!!
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Oh my goodness, and you even faved it! Thank you, Karin, you are so nice!
Anyway, I'm very glad you like it!
Now I can't wait to see what the others are going to do with it!
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Of course I'm going to fave it! I'm so proud of you! You did such a great job on this. You are an inspiration to me, because I see you finishing one painting every week. I would like to be able to do that. You are modest, too! Anyway, I really enjoyed seeing how you interpret the same subject I was painting, in the same medium. I just wish I could zoom in a little closer, to see your technique a bit better. But I can always do that in your other paintings. Thank you again for doing this!
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Oh very nice. I saw her challenge and considered it but just don't know if I have time. I like what you have done though.
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Oh great, thanks so much!
Just now I was belly-aching to Karin about the lousy photo.... But the painting really does look better in real life
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I take it your meaning the photo of your painting
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Oops, sorry, yes that was a bit ambiguous. Of course I mean the photo of my painting - not Karin's lovely photo, good heavens, NO!
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I was sure that was what you meant
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