Libertas: personification of the political libertas that distinguishes the free from the enslaved; Americana: the feminine noun or adjective referring to American culture.
“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable, they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.” Ernest Hemingway
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Anne Frank
Frances Byrd is a portrait artist from Florida's historic coast, living in the Georgia Piedmont. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She has developed a personalized technique for painting in oils, combined with an illustrative style, to create a new portfolio of narrative portraits.
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This is beautiful. I love the quotes, and I love how the bird is singing so fervently. It’s like he’s singing those words out onto the opposite page
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This is beautiful. I love the quotes, and I love how the bird is singing so fervently. It’s like he’s singing those words out onto the opposite page
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Thanks Julia. I wasn’t happy with the way these sketchbook pages turned out, but I think the concept will make a lovely painting.
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Lovely words. I think the sketch looks great. I really like the fairy ring, the leaves and the crying bird. It will make a dramatic painting.
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