Clark: I went back and re-read my post and I am unhappy with how it came off. Only the first sentence was meant to be directed toward you. I should have seperated that paragraph up and only said that I disagreed with you, but not using such a direct comment.

I apologize for coming off like I was attacking you. The rest of that first paragraph was just a frustrated comment to the world kind of thing.

I’m kind of a grumpy person and I think my words are often overly sharp and I don’t proof read like I should with an eye for emotional impact.

So anyway, this is my poor attempt at saying sorry.

Coming from an art background I can tell you that painting impressionistically can have more of an emotional impact on people, because it allows for personal interpretation. However, classical painting especially with the eye for amazing detail that Friberg has is FAR more difficult to create.

Don’t judge his work by the small pieces stuck in the pages of the BoM. Actively search out his more prestigious work and you will be floored by his detail. For a great example of this take a look at his piece entitled “The Finding of Moses”.

Believe me though, I am in no way disparaging Teichert’s work. She has an amazing way of making her paintings both soft and stark at the same time. “Jesus Christ is the God of That Land” is a perfect example of her expertise.

Keeping in mind their different styles, both artists are extremely talented and worthy of serious note. Whether one is better than the other is a non-question. The real question is completely subjective and that is, which artist do you like better.