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Alan Beresford

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I know Paul mentioned this a while ago, but can't find it here. But a friend of mine posted a photo of a tree and asked the question what people thought it was. She thinks it looks like a stag. so I found it for her.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I agree certainly does look like a stag. Thanks for posting it Alan it would be interesting to see some others as well . 
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Robert Jones, NAPA

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Seeing things that are not there - I thought that was delirium tremens....  Look long enough at, e.g., a clump of leaves (he said, more seriously) or those Cumulus clouds in the sky, or the depths of a fire, especially a coal fire, and you'll certainly see shapes that coalesce to make a face, maybe an object - because that's the way our brains work, apparently: we look for patterns, things that make sense to us.  I've taken advantage of these now and then - i.e. drawn or painted something suggested by a pattern my brain has imposed on random objects.  The snag arises when you suddenly see things that should NOT be there in your own work - eg a rock formation which looks like your grandad having a snooze; a cliff with a nose; a cloud shaped like the honey-monster - all of which I've found in my own stuff, and others' work.  Not so bad if you spot them before the paint dries - a bit of a pain if you don't. 
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It looks like a stag stretching itself after a good nights sleep. A lovely fluid and elegant shape.
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Collette Hughes

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The snag arises when you suddenly see things that should NOT be there in your own work - eg a rock formation which looks like your grandad having a snooze; a cliff with a nose; a cloud shaped like the honey-monster - all of which I've found in my own stuff, and others' work.  Not so bad if you spot them before the paint dries - a bit of a pain if you don't. 
Robert Jones, NAPA on 27/03/2023 10:07:02 I did a painting a few years ago with an abstract background and later could see what looked like Margaret Thatcher with a massive open mouth and pointed teeth. I was unhappy with other things in the painting too so I put to one side to sand and paint over. A friend of mine couldn't see it at all, even when I pointed it out. He asked to have it. Maybe he uses it to scare away burglars.