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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3509110, member: 97383&quot;]Michael Theise, Many thanks for your post &amp; information. I&#039;m not an art collector but developed an interest in tromp l&#039;oeil painting in the early 1980s, before the computer age. In those days it was hard to find info on tromp l&#039;oeil artists, &amp; must admit I never heard of Otis Kaye or you. I did a Google search this morning on Otis Kaye &amp; you &amp; was delighted with what I saw <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! Otis Kaye is not only a master of this style, his life story &amp; sense of humor was fascinating <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Michael, I found your artwork equal to the best tromp l&#039;oeil painting that I&#039;ve seen, &amp; would rank you as a true master along side of the other greats <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Congratulations on your accomplishments <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I&#039;ve been a life long collector of ancient coins &amp; oddly see an affinity between tromp l&#039;oeil painting &amp; the celators of ancient coins. Unlike modern coin designers who make large plaster models that are mechanically reduced to engrave dies, the ancient celators engraved their dies by hand, &amp; in many cases produced miniature artworks of incredible virtuosity &amp; beauty. That same beauty &amp; virtuosity along with the time consuming skill necessary to make a great artwork can be seen in the best tromp l&#039;oeil painting. In the future I hope to see a post of your artwork on this blog. I&#039;m sure CoinTalk members will be dazzled &amp; befuddled by your fine paintings as I was <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. A.K.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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