Tuesday, July 27, 2010

MY WEDDING DAY - 1968

20 comments:

  1. Beautiful look in her eyes!.the blending and the white dress shows your work

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  2. Her eyes and the lace are exquisite - white is a difficult color to master. Congratulations!

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  3. Thank you ladies for that nice comment. I'm having some problems with the framing...I understand its a little tricky so any input will be appreciated.

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  4. Look at the way she is conveying her vibes through those wonderful eyes! The lacy gown and the hairdo, all amounts to perfection here Hilda!

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  5. What a beautiful Bride! You've done an excellent job of portraying her radiant expression. Fabulous job on the lace too!

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  6. Just want to let everyone know
    the original is even better than the photo
    beautiful job
    Angela

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  7. thank you Gwen and Angela for that nice compliment.

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  8. Wonderful portrait and expression. Great job on the lace too.

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  9. thank you..the lace was a bit challenging and I thought it would never be done but it did get easier as I painted it.

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  10. Hi Hilda,
    Thanks for visiting and for your encouraging comments.:-) It gave me a chance to visit your blog. Scrolling down through your body of work, there are many pieces to comment on, but I particularly like Your Wedding Day, Dance Rehearsal, and Plucked from the Tree of Life. Great work, well done!

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  11. thank you Claire for your kind comment. very appreciated.

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  12. Lovely lovely work! Enjoyed viewing your blog. I understand why you liked my "Anniversary" painting of my sister and brother in law. You are a very fine portrait artist. Thanks again for your comments on my work.

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  13. What a beautiful bride! Lovely portrait! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  14. My first visit to your blog. The pastels are brilliantly executed. The portraits are gorgeous. Thanks for dropping in at my blog.

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  15. Thank you Anand for your kind comment.

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  16. This is just wonderful, the portrait, the lace and capturing the expression, great job.

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  17. thank you Horst. I appreciate that very nice comment.

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  18. Hi Hilda.
    This is my favourite out of your portraits. You certainly are a wonderful Portraite Artist Hilda. I only tried pastels for a week a number of years ago. I was on a weeks Art course and the Teacher got us to use Sandpaper. My Fingers bled. I gave them up after that. but I must try them again with normal paper. All the best Hilda.
    Vic.

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  19. Thank you for that nice comment Victor. 42 years ago they used photo paper on our wedding photos that apparently was not good so all our pictures are literally fading...so before we disappear totally, I painted myself and my husband. As far as the sandpaper you used...ouch! I used pastelbord for this painting but normally Canson 431

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