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Published: 2009-07-11 04:49:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 947; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 29
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I was asked to illustrate the cover of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm". It also was painted for a call for entries for an international competition. It won an award at the show then the Museum purchased it for their permanent collection. So it was used for a couple of things along the way. I was also supposed to represent my great-grandmother who traveled from England in the mid 1800s to America from England. When she was 12 years old, she walked across the plains with a teamsters train during the civil war. She was the only girl on the train. She arrived in SLC and lived with her aunt until 14 years old. She married a man older than her father. She was a remarkable woman.Related content
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DAVEAC1117 [2011-09-28 19:45:02 +0000 UTC]
Im speechless... this is incredible. I could only hope to ever make something as amazing as this... Wow.
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watchyourselfdecay [2009-07-12 03:51:31 +0000 UTC]
Very, very beautiful. The attention to detail is flawless, look at that lace pattern on the curtains! At first I had thought it was a photograph. Even the light coming from the window is flawlessly painted. And the patterns and the dress is just stunning.
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SheriLynn In reply to watchyourselfdecay [2009-07-13 03:39:53 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for taking time to let me know what you think. I have used a one source light presentation for a long time because it shows depth and volume, but recently I have begun using multiple light sources like Monet. The majority of his paintings show shallow space with an undefined light source. He uses color rather than values to define shapes. However he still applies value contrast to his art making his compositions pop but not in a traditional way. His "The Train Station" is a good example of this.
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