People send me photographs taken of themselves in historical reenactments, costumed conventions, or as actors on stage. I also paint family, kids and pet portraits and freeze those images in time to save as art. Some people will send a photo of an object to be painted that represents a hobby or interest. All of these subjects are fun for me to paint if they evoke a positive reaction from the viewer. I just finished a painting of an Atlas Centaur rocket from the 1960s that someone worked on back in those days. It was a special memory for them. As an artist and photographer, I have never been able to achieve the same "magic" or emotion from a person with a photograph that I can get from a painting on canvas.
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