Cleveland Museum of Art Opens Renovations<\/span><\/a><\/div>Has this happened to you? Have you gone blind regarding a painting. If so, loop back to the drawing. When it happens to me, I will sometimes rework colors or tones but usually, like I said, it goes back to the drawing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have to laugh when I see my homemade mahl stick in one of these photos. Hey! It does the job, and its large size is useful on large paintings. Two Cakes hit a wall. Sometimes I get blind and can no longer ‘see’ the painting. 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