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Secluded Forest

Mgiese84 01 Apr 2023

I got chatting with a couple at the bar and they asked if I could do a scene within the Wisconsin state. They are going to give this as a gift and the gentleman is a big outdoors person. So rather than leave the background plain I used Bob’s wood effect.

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Love love your trees!! Gorgeous!!

Another terrific painting! Well done Matt!

This is beautiful

Super painted. I love that wooded background. Must try that one day.

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Very cool! That would grain background really sets it off nicely. Great choice!

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Thank you Erin

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Thanks so much Sandy

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Thanks Cold :-)

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Thanks Tom. Definitely try it. Very easy to do I think

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Thanks Tom. Definitely try it. Very easy to do I think

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Thanks much Pam

The wood grain looks real and the crisp edges of the state are great! The scene is perfect as expected! 🖖

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Thanks Brian 🤙

🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍

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Hehe thanks Nancy

I find that the cut out contact paper does leave a "too white" area surrounding the pictures once one remove it. This is a beautiful painting and a great effect with the wood finish. I am going to attempt a North Carolina cut out. We have western mountains, central flat lands, and eastern beaches. Wondering how I can fit them all in it. Giving me some good ideas Mgiese84!

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Thanks much Doc

When I watched Bob use the wood technique I didn't understand how it would make sense in any context. This is very inspiring however. Thanks for giving me future ideas. Also, I love the contrast of the trees against the deep background color.

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Thanks Jarrod. I used the wood technique here because I felt it help made the background less boring lol. And it fit the scene pretty well.

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