i'll catch a shooting star and put it in your hands....

you’re so sweet…. thank you so much, mel~ : )

thaannnnnk youuuu, dna…. : )

thank you soooo much, denis…. i’m happy you like it… i do too… :P

thank you so kindly, elena~ : )

thank you very much, hugh… eyes, lips, and hair are my favorites… on myself too… : )

thank you so much, rd… yes, it is a gift i cherish so dearly… thank you~ : )

thank you so so dearly, tracey… done, the brightest shooting star on your way… xxx

thank you jess.. : )

thank you so much, peter… i really appreciate it… : )

thank you so so so~ much, vic… very kind of you… :D :D :D

thank you very much, carol… : )

haha silly, i’ll catch some more shooting stars and send them your way… : ) though i don’t think you need them at all… you do beautiful women figures already… 6×2 is very odd proportion… sounds like it would make very interesting composition… much luck and have tons of fun and thank you so so kindly, dear kate… : )

it’s quite simple dear shoaib… soak myself in the mood and just go for it… : )
ingredients for this piece: 24”x30” canvas, 3 colors of acrylic (usually 2, but on this, i used pale pink wash), 3 brushes, a roll of paper towel, a hair dryer for i have zero patience when it comes to waiting for the paint to dry, and the mood…. :P… thank you so much, shoaib… i really appreciate you… :D

thank you so kindly for the kind compliment, natalia… : )

thank you… very happy to hear that, marja…. : )

hi dear jim~ i’ll be bluntly honest, but please don’t tell anyone else… i usually don’t know where i’m going or how it will turn out until i stop… this thought just came to me – i get lost in and with and into my paintings… lost meaning like getting lost in an unfamiliar area kinda lost… : )... seriously, even when i painted selkie, i wanted to portray her beauty but wasn’t sure how… so i just started it and stopped when i felt it was slightly unfinished… thank you so much for the wonderful compliment… x

memories are beautiful… even the sad memories turn beautiful if you let time do its thing… not sure if i supposed to say sorry or thank you, so i’ll choose thank you and simply say thank you (have i said one too may thank you’s?) : )... many of us doodle faces… and usually they resemble the artist to some degree… how about your beautiful woman? ;P… you know i’m just playing, right? :P

thank you so much, syd… i believe the woman you used to include in your art’s a beauty… x

thank you so so much, ruby mae… : )

thank you anne… very kindly… : )

thank you doreen, so much… as are yours… xx

thank you so much, sweet elucidate… always… : )

and i thank thee, ray… thou rocketh too… :D :D :D

you’ve said it so perfectly, farras…. thank you thank you~ : )

thank you so so much, the blind hog… : )

quite different, it is…. yes…. thank you so much jeff… : )

hi adam… ok, i won’t tell your mel… your secret will remain secret forever with me… ;P
thank you so much for your high praise and would love to help you… but is hard without doing a demo… you could work acrylic in may different ways as with all other media… the trick is to work very quickly since it tends to dry pretty fast (which i like)... and to paint with mighty confidence : )... as you can see, i use acrylic like watercolor, very wet… do layers of glazing and take off with paper towels for the lighter areas…. and for the sharper areas, i draw with brush as if i’m using a pencil…. i never sketch in with a pencil prior to painting… the white area you see on the face is literally the white of the canvas… you have to play around and experiment a lot and have to figure things out yourself by feeling them… and find your favorite way, adam… if you’re using the medium thick as you do with oil, when you blend make sure that already applied paint on the area you’re working on is wet… otherwise it is almost impossible to blend… i know this will not help you much… only thing that i can tell you that i’m very confident about is work with confidence and work quickly when painting with acrylic... most of my paintings are finished within an hour… longest, 1.5 to 2 hours…hair on most of my pieces are done in 2-3 minutes… longer than that means ruined paintings (for me).... but everyone’s different. try glazing, adam… it’s fun and quick (not much choice) : )

p.s. work with mighty confidence is for all media… pretend you’re a master… and be bold… : )

thank you very much, ferdi… i appreciate your compliment… : )

thank you so much, alex, for your kind compliments… truly appreciated… : )

thank you so so much, maestro julian… : )
always love reading your comments… and when will you write a romantic novel… :P you could use it for the cover at no cost… : )
thank you~ summer’s coming and i’m waiting for autumn and winter already… stay cool~ : )

thank you so dearly, dana~ hope you have a wonderful day… xoxo

thank you soooo~ much jen… : )

you are too, dear sister… thank you so so much… happy day~
xoxo

hi beautiful jane… thank you so dearly and very happy to see you… xxxxx

thank you so much, ismail…. : )

thank you so much, lori… it means a lot to me… : )

oooo, roy…. i so appreciate your beautiful praise…. i know i am blessed… with my gift and with huge friendship and support from my friends here… x

thank you so dearly… always, anita… xxx

what a silly thing to say, kay…. unqualified?
you do such gorgeous art with your photography and weave words beautifully… and i agree with you… i think all women would find a bit of themselves in my portraits… i do too… and wow~ this particular piece resembles your avatar, i see… what a coincidence… same pose anyway… : ) i thank you so dearly for your beautiful words, kay… stop by more often… xxx

thank you very kindly, mr. hill… ; )
i want to see your paintings… ;P

thank you so much, dear lngz… xxxxx

what a beautiful comment, lis… your words move me and i truly appreciate you…. you do beautiful art… : )

seeing you on my page always puts a smile on my face, dear lisa… :D
thank you so so dearly, sweetheart… xxx

not true… she can catch one by squinting her eyes… : )
thank you atomikboy~ you’re awesome… : )

i would never have noticed it… :P

thank you very much, del, for your beautiful comment… : )

thank you so dearly, geoff… i appreciate you… : )

thank you very much the painted soul… :D

thank you so much, birgitta… your art is incredible…. : )

oh… what a precious and beautiful comment, naoko…. just like your art… i thank you so much… : )