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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 2972955, member: 44"] File this under almost sort of barely related: My father-in-law decided in his late 60's to take up painting, and not landscapes but portraits. He never had a lesson or any experience. He just buys some canvas, brushes and oil paints goes down into the basement and paints a stunning portrait of mother-in-law without a sitting or using a picture. Just a really lovingly beautiful portrayal of her. If I had tried to do that it have would out come more like this: [ATTACH=full]37764[/ATTACH] And the thing is his version is perfectly accurate, but enhanced, like the dream version of her. You know that is just how he sees her. He's painted other portraits since then and they are very good, but none quite as nice as his portrait of her. [/QUOTE]