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[John Conway <john_conway@mac.com>]

From: John Conway <john_conway@mac.com>
Date: Wed Mar 27, 2002  08:30:20  AM Etc/GMT
To: Danvarner@aol.com
Subject: Re: Spanish dinosaur website

On Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at 07:50  PM, Danvarner@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 3/27/02 11:33:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, dannj@al
phalink.com.au writes:

<< I was really impressed by some of this artwork on a spanish site.
Especially that of Raúl Martín.>>


>      I saw the _National Geographic Book of Dinosaurs_for the first 
time yesterday.
>For the life of me, I do not understand why such an obviously talented 
artist
>capable of painting such superb images would so blatantly borrow (yes, 
even rip-
>off) from art by Doug Henderson, Donna Braginetz, and Greg Paul. I'm 
now getting
> a strong deja-vous from another National Geographic illustration from 
yesteryear... >What's going on there? It's sad but very blatant. Dan 
Varner


Being able to paint near-photographic images and real talent are two 
different things. I't not saying that the Raul Martin was not talented, 
just that painting ability and inspiration are two very different 
things. That's why Doug Henderson and Greg Paul are the best; because of 
their original take on dinosaurs, not because they paint 
near-photographic images  (because they don't).

Most professional artists should be able to paint photo-real images, if 
they want to.

John Conway, Palaeoartist

"All art is quite useless." - Oscar Wilde

Protosite: http://homepage.mac.com/john_conway/