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by Richard Barone
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Our greeting cards are 5" x 7" in size and are produced on digital offset printers using 100 lb. paper stock. Each card is coated with a UV protectant on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss finish. The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with your own message up to 500 characters in length. Each card comes with a white envelope for mailing or gift giving.
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Commissions for portraits are available. Oil on stretched, archival canvas for as low as $250 (16x20). Will work from family photos. Please contact... more
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Commissions for portraits are available. Oil on stretched, archival canvas for as low as $250 (16"x20"). Will work from family photos. Please contact the artist.
I was a great artist in the fifth grade, at least that�s what my fellow classmates and art teacher thought. My parents thought differently, however, and transferred me to a Catholic school, and that was the end of my art career. By the time I got to college, I was convinced that the intellectual search for truth was far superior to the aesthetic. I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and hadn�t taken one course in art. None were offered, even though the college professed the "liberal arts." In a sense, I was on the same course as Robert Motherwell (philosopher to artist), but for me the end came in the jungles of Vietnam. Philosophy and everything that I had learned�all the teachers, priests, and professors�had deserted me. Except...
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Vishvesh Tadsare
Very nice paintings you have here! Looks like photographs!! f.v
Richard Barone
Thanks. It was commissioned by the late Joan Bixby as an anniversary present for her son and daughter-in-law. Unfortunately, Tina didn't like the colors, probably an excuse for not liking the portraits. They were on a trip to Hawaii (Diamondhead in the background). Eventually, they gave it to Tina's mother, who probably appreciates good artwork. Joan and I were unsure which photo to use. It's risky to paint teeth, (John Sanden said he never paints teeth), especially when you improve dental work. That might have been the turnoff for Tina.
AnnaJo Vahle
Fabulous portraits, Richard. It is difficult to do one portrait but two, together compounds the difficulty. I like the background. Great painterly brushstrokes with a sure hand. I can see their personalities. f/v/t