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<p>[QUOTE="TheOLdGuy, post: 112503, member: 878"]"</p><p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, I gather your preference for art work is accuracy of representation..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p><p>No, not really. Otherwise I would have to get rid of my Miro's. (Speaking of whimsical) And I did say -<u> I'll accept that the artist meant it that way, and maybe a part of NYC (out of context) that I never visited.</u> On the other hand, I do get pretty darn picky. Part of the reason is I have too much artwork. More than a few have been stacked in a dark corner. So if I spot something I really like I am liable to take it home and find a spot for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Its just that I'm saying to myself, "That looks like ............, but it may not be." Or in the case of the NYC pic. "I don't remember seeing it from that perspective, are those buildings really positioned like that? If so, from where? Not north, not west. South???"......... so my curiosity kicks in. That's why I get sidetracked so darn often. Spending a half hour instead of ten minutes. An earned habit, but then I find I haven't finished a couple of projects.</p><p>Or forgot to eat.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheOLdGuy, post: 112503, member: 878"]" [QUOTE="Bakersgma, I gather your preference for art work is accuracy of representation..[/QUOTE] No, not really. Otherwise I would have to get rid of my Miro's. (Speaking of whimsical) And I did say -[U] I'll accept that the artist meant it that way, and maybe a part of NYC (out of context) that I never visited.[/U] On the other hand, I do get pretty darn picky. Part of the reason is I have too much artwork. More than a few have been stacked in a dark corner. So if I spot something I really like I am liable to take it home and find a spot for it. Its just that I'm saying to myself, "That looks like ............, but it may not be." Or in the case of the NYC pic. "I don't remember seeing it from that perspective, are those buildings really positioned like that? If so, from where? Not north, not west. South???"......... so my curiosity kicks in. That's why I get sidetracked so darn often. Spending a half hour instead of ten minutes. An earned habit, but then I find I haven't finished a couple of projects. Or forgot to eat.[/QUOTE]
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