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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 02:06, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

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Bleu Horses[edit]

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Created by Mike Cline (talk), Montanabw (talk). Nominated by Montanabw (talk) at 05:29, 28 January 2015 (UTC).

Interesting and beautiful, on good sources. A hook to my liking would say that they are not real, "can be found" is as boring and unprecise as can be. (Sorry.) Ideas - you know I should not word it myself: use quote "painted blue with slashes of black or white paint", play with "environment" or a brutal "have heads placed on ball bearings". Article: I removed the link to impressionism, - consider to replace "somewhat impressionistic" (where does that come from? no time to dig) by something more to the point. Consider to structure by headers. Enjoy the ride, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:31, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
The word "impressionistic" is from the source cited, footnote 6 here where it says "Dolan’s style evolved over the years, beginning representational and moving toward a more “impressionistic” approach..." I don't want to be too close in my paraphrase... but open to suggestions or even tweaking at the article itself. Montanabw(talk) 23:00, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
And is this a better hook? (I was going for quirky by not mentioning that they were art, but if this will draw more readers, that's good too). Montanabw(talk) 23:00, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
That's almost to real but ok. Think again ;)
ALT2: ... that the Bleu Horses (pictured) near Three Forks, Montana, are eight feet high?
If a source uses "impressionistic" in such a (insert word for unusual) way it needs to be in quotation marks with the source, or perhaps better not mentioned at all ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:07, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
I'll put "impressionistic" in quotes, that works. Yeah, I think ALT2 will work too. Back to you, Gerda! Montanabw(talk) 23:40, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
You will need double quotes, because it's in quotation marks in the source. (No idea what it is supposed to mean. Funny thing is that I had the same thing in recent other review, but don't recall which.)
In this context (non-art-savvy writing) "Impressionistic" is used simply to mean the opposite of "realistic" - which is the more common form of "Western" art and sculpture. We're simple people... (LOL) and thanks for the tick. Feel free to make any small changes you think will benefit the article. Montanabw(talk) 03:30, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
Please find a simple word, then, because the rest of the world thinks of Monet ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:46, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
, ALT2 with image preferred, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:04, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
  • I have removed this hook from the prep area as the image was used, and it is not free as there is no freedom of panorama for sculptures in USA. The image could be moved to en.wikipedia as a fair use, but not used in the hook however. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 09:08, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
    • I can live with this hook running without the image. I am going to address the PD question with the photographer and we will try to contact the artist. Montanabw(talk) 18:39, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
      • Just appearing in public does not make it public domain. Copyright would automatically apply for a sculpture so recent. So if the artist wants it to be public domain they will have to say so in writing, and for Wikipedia we would want some evidence. Hopefully it can appear in another prep set. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 20:46, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
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