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  Posted by SHANNON Tue May 13, 2008 4:58pm PDT

  WELL ITS ABOUT TIME NOT EVERYONE IS NICOLE RICHIE SIZE

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  Posted by Bbee Tue May 13, 2008 5:04pm PDT

  Hey ... they used my likeness for this painting ... I want my cut?

  Just kidding!

  I love art of any kind! I think you should talk about art more often and educate us!

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  Posted by Babyboo Tue May 13, 2008 5:09pm PDT

  My leg might be Nicole Richie size, but the rest of me is Goddess size. Just the way more than fifty percent of the real women are.

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  Posted by lalady Tue May 13, 2008 7:35pm PDT

  thank you for a beautiful painting of a woman who is very much like me.

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  Posted by lalady Tue May 13, 2008 8:13pm PDT

  I LOVE THIS! I've been feeling really self-concious lately because I'm 4'11" and 170 lbs. This painting makes me feel more accepting of my own voluptuous body and gives me the confidence boost I've been needing to flaunt my curves! :o)

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  Posted by communism sucks Tue May 13, 2008 8:50pm PDT

  I think its time to appreciate women as being "real" based on something other than size. Just because a women is able to stay in shape doesn't mean she isn't a "real women". The babies from my body, the home that I keep, the family I'm raising, the degree I hold, the work that I do, and the discipline I have to maintain my figure all prove that I am a REAL WOMEN, even though I'm not fat.

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  Posted by Beth Wed May 14, 2008 5:45am PDT

  Glad to hear everyone enjoyed it, I saw the article and just had to post it up. You're right Ski Chick, real women are beautiful in every shape and form.

  As for more art like this, I'm sure I can do some more research of plus-sized inspired art. Especially since the full figure form was once considered the ideal form during either the 1400s, or 1500s.

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  Posted by jupiter Fri May 16, 2008 2:56pm PDT

  very nice

  it's great

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  Posted by Mark Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:49am PDT

  If you ask me, This artist is a rebel. The woman he painted is not gazing up at the spring sunshine through high windows. she is tired, maybe drunk, she is clutching her breast because it feels good, and she WAS possibly posing but has lost interest as indicated by her left hand still on the back of the sofa. The painting invites me to say "What is wrong with this woman?" "How can she be in such bad condition when she does such important work?"

  Also, will the buyer put it on display somewhere so that it will have its full effect on the public or will it be hidden in in a personal gallery?

  If you are fat and can relate to this woman, you may want to read: http://www.westonaprice.org/splash_2.htm

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  Posted by Beth Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:19am PDT

  Well in the article she says that she felt so comfortable she ended up falling asleep while posing.

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