Finished with my first currency painting, “Trump L’oeil”, 8"x8", oil on panel. Huge thank you to Anthony for your mentorship, critique, and for generously answering my various questions. I learned a lot in making this painting. I hope you enjoy.
Again, a HUGE congratulations on this John. You really hit this out of the park. I am thrilled to see you bring this level of performance to your first Trompe L’oeil piece. Here’s to many more my friend!
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Nice work John. I am amazed by the level of detail. Did you use a magnifying glass to paint this?
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Absolutely. Presbyopia forces that on me. That being said, there’s a downside to magifiers if you aren’t careful.
Pre-critique, smiles. Post-critique, I was a sobbing inconsolable mess.
I kid. Anthony gave me some great suggestions that made the piece stronger and read as more dimensional. Fantastic critique.
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Wow, great skills, a fabulous piece!!
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Thanks Tracy!
Thanks. And if I may ask, what kind of “magnifier” do you use, or is it just glasses?
Marc,
It depends upon the level of magnification I need. I try not to use magnifiers unless I have to, and I try to use the lowest power needed. So my tiers are:
- Naked eye
- Reading glasses
- Magnifiers (they have different lenses you can put in as well as an LED light; there are several sellers on Amazon selling basically the same product; below is just one example)
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I hope that helps!
John
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Thanks John!
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I just noticed the name!!! What a spectacular piece of work John!
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Hilarious!
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That will become my Facebook profile picture at some point. Lol. I think it is hilarious. I hope you don’t mind if we tease back with images.
Thanks Diane!
I’d be highly disappointed if you didn’t John! 
Good. I’ve had one from a while back, but I didn’t know if you were sensitive.
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This is a stunning piece, John. I feel fortunate that I was able to see it “in person”. I’m not sure I’ll ever reach this level, I’m too impatient.
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I want to see the teasing picture of Tony. Post it please.
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