19th piece for the planned exhibition. I’m exhausted. 
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This is beautiful, Maki. I love the light filtering through the trees. You really captured that effect so well!
Brenda
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WOW - you are an amazing artist!
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Hello Maki,
As all of your work Amazing. Your detailing is so spot on. I hope to get to that level of detailing one of these days.
As always inspiring.
Teri
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Hi Brenda, thank you so much for your lovely comment! 
Hello Teresa, thank you so much for your kind words!
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Hi Teri, thank you so much for your kind comment!
Well I was about to stop this piece here:
but decided to leave this work for a few days and check again to see if there are any changes I might want to make.
Last night I looked at this work again and realised that the lighting did not work so effectively due to rather bright and flat background.
So I added lots of dark areas between trees as well as on the ground.
For your information, it is an A4 size work. I don’t think I could use larger papers because the detailing works you mention would become extraordinary.
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As usual great job. I love your work.
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Hello Maki,
I think the changes make a very subtle improvement. I like to do what you did with artwork I am working on. I will stop and keep it where I can see it and as you did then return to add more of something.
By leaving it up in my makeshift studio (a corner of my living room) I can analyze it throughout the day. This helps me to slow down and take more time as Matt is always telling us.
Teri
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Thank you Denise, for your very kind words!
That’s right Teri! I also compare my drawings and the reference photos digitally to evaluate my works. If I honestly feel that my works surpass the reference photos, I decide that the works are complete. If I feel the photos still look better than my drawings, then something is missing.
Thank you so much for your comment!
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