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Facenna

Helen Facenna
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Artist // Professional // Traditional Art
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My Bio
Current Residence: UK
Favourite style of art: Realism
Operating System: Windows 7
MP3 player of choice: iPod Touch
Skin of choice: Comfortable in my own ;)

Favourite Visual Artist
Freud
Favourite Gaming Platform
Wii
Tools of the Trade
Pencil, watercolour, acrylic, polymer clay

Should art be a career?

126 votes
Of course! Nothing like making money doing what you love!
No, it was made to be a free-spirited way of life and money shouldn't figure.
Yes, but don't expect to be as happy as you might expect if you choose it.
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Is there a single 'must have' book that makes you fully understand perspective by the end of it?

31 votes
Yes, and I'll comment and tell you its title.
Yes, but it's a secret!
I still don't fully understand perspective and I've read books!
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I'm having a bit of a dilemma. I've made my living from my traditional art for a few years now and have loved it. But since I found I can work without reference, I seem to have started a love affair with digital art. I love it so much, it's making me want to leave traditional behind and go completely digital. But I don't know if that will work. What about my current collectors? Will they want, or even understand, digital prints? And can I make my week's wages without those higher prices of original traditional art? And not only would I be changing my medium, but working without reference makes me create very different works from the tradi
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I love this gallery of paintings, each more beautiful than the last. It's a breath of truth, of charm, of sensuality, that feels terribly good, thank you my artist friend for this splendid sharing.

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wOw what a stunningly beautiful sexy gallery. The art is flawless. Very awesome. ("")
You really do wonderful art.
Wishing you a Very Happy Birthday
:iconfuncakeplz::iconballoonsplz:Happy B-Day Helen:iconballoonsplz2::iconfuncakeplz: