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Old 09-14-12, 04:47 PM   #7
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For some reason, my first associations with it are faces of saints in Orthodox icons, or portraits of Buddha. Same sort of modest calmness to it
Yes, I thought the same, orthodox icons. My first thought was: an enlighted Jesus! And that I do not mean as a cheap shot. It really was my first thought.

I saw the same facial and eye expression at times in portraits of gorillas.
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