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John Rixon
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Not me, just a photorealist artist painting onto canvas with brushes! The stick you allude to is called a Mahl stick,\ said:Is this man you John or the one in the picture or both. The picture being the picture of the man painting not the young ladies picture.
Of further interest is that originally a photograph he is working on. I just cannot work that out.
Also the stick is he using that as a rest rather like an old type signwriter. I use similar things, when using brushes, to steady my hand. Fortunately that even at my advanced age the hand is steady but a stick or something to rest the arm makes a lot of difference. Even small items i rest against something to give a rock baase.
Laurie
There is a traditional one in the right hand edge of this picture, with a chamois leather padded end. If you google photorealistic, you'll find plenty of images that will challenge your credulity. Agreed, some will employ an airbrush, but the point I was making here, is that many, if not most, use solely brushes, and achieve breathtakingly photographic style images. Mostly oils though, where slow drying becomes a real advantage!