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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Suvi" data-source="post: 1955172" data-attributes="member: 80325">Thank you everyone!Nick, Colleen & Deborah - Thanks for the great comments on the crane, I had ben stuggling a bit with a different painting (now buried under 2 coats of gesso) and needed to let loose I was pretty happy with how this one turned out!JTMB - Thank you!.. my back hurts too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> lol!The Grebe was a much more controlled painting than I am used to, Ive been struggling with value and light...I had alot of helpwith my moose and watched a couple videos then the Grebe appeared!, this is #2 for this duck and looking between the two I can see the improvement... I know paintings change and evolve as we learn and grow.. but i remeber being very happy with my last one..looking at it now.. hmm lol... Thanks again for the great comments, they mean alot to me, I feel like im begining to 'make it' ..or something lol..B <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>