# Is It Real? 11x14 in. oil on panel

**URL:** <https://www.smartermarx.com/t/is-it-real-11x14-in-oil-on-panel/581>\
**Category:** Artist Gallery\
**Created:** [December 15, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/is-it-real-11x14-in-oil-on-panel/581 "2017-12-15T04:54:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![jose1373784](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/jose1373784/32/266_2.png) [@jose1373784](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/jose1373784)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/is-it-real-11x14-in-oil-on-panel/581/1 "2017-12-15T04:54:19Z")

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On this piece I wanted to paint a fun and unusual subject. I painted a Real, Brazil´s national currency, to ask the question, is it real? Is the Real real? Beside the Real is a little clown figurine with balloons. The question can be asked once again…is it real? Can that be possible?! Can balloons make people fly? On the little paper note I tried to write in French about the trompe l´oeil illusionistic style of painting…again asking the question C´est real? Is it real?

 ![rehal](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/smartmarx/original/1X/4f1756c56f4c54e4c77b205dc4c3e184e849add0.JPG)

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**Author:** ![AWaichulis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/awaichulis/32/2859_2.png) [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/is-it-real-11x14-in-oil-on-panel/581/2 "2017-12-17T13:36:54Z")

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What a cool concept Jose! You know, I am working on a text currently that focuses on just this idea. If it is OK, I might like to use this piece as well as your description of what you are trying to explore. Would that be alright with you?

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**Author:** ![jose1373784](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/jose1373784/32/266_2.png) [@jose1373784](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/jose1373784)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 6:37am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/is-it-real-11x14-in-oil-on-panel/581/3 "2017-12-18T06:37:32Z")

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Thank you, Anthony! Sure, it will be such an honor for me! I get inspired by your work and I´m trying my best to come up with more fun and original concepts like this. This one I really gave it some thought. Real besides meaning real in spanish and portuguese means royal…so I contemplated this idea of painting a Brazilian Real…but what else would be fun to paint? I thought and thought and couldn´t come up with any good idea until I found and bought the little clown at ebay…I was like yes…this is going to be so cool to paint!!!