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bif

(27,226 posts) Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:17 PM Mar 1

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Fossils

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Fossils (Original Post) bif Mar 1 OP

These are lovely photographs. Thank you. LoisB Mar 1 #1

Thank you! bif Mar 1 #2

Impressive. LoisB Mar 1 #3

Nicely done, bif! Diamond_Dog Mar 1 #4

Thank you! bif Mar 1 #5

Yes, it is. Diamond_Dog Mar 1 #6

Like I always say... bif Mar 1 #7

That's very true. Your next painting could be literally anything that catches your eye! Diamond_Dog Mar 1 #8

LoisB

(13,468 posts)

1. These are lovely photographs. Thank you.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:26 PM

Mar 1

bif

(27,226 posts)

2. Thank you!

Reply to LoisB (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:28 PM

Mar 1

I had fun painting them.

LoisB

(13,468 posts)

3. Impressive.

Reply to bif (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:31 PM

Mar 1

Diamond_Dog

(41,041 posts)

4. Nicely done, bif!

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:32 PM

Mar 1

You always find very interesting subjects to paint!

bif

(27,226 posts)

5. Thank you!

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:33 PM

Mar 1

That's a big part of being an artist!

Diamond_Dog

(41,041 posts)

6. Yes, it is.

Reply to bif (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:41 PM

Mar 1

Seeing things that most people don’t . Even if it’s a very common object, looking at it a different way. How the light reflects off it a certain way. Colors in the shadows. A different angle. Even how you compose it on the canvas.

bif

(27,226 posts)

7. Like I always say...

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 01:10 PM

Mar 1

You just never know where your next painting is going to come from. I had an amazing photographer teacher in high school who basically taught us how to look.

Diamond_Dog

(41,041 posts)

8. That's very true. Your next painting could be literally anything that catches your eye!

Reply to bif (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 01:47 PM

Mar 1

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