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TITLE: Saint No. 35MEDIUM: 24"x36" Oil on canvas
MODEL: Natalie... McKenzie, one of my only online-exclusively friends, gave her my number when she was traveling through NYC. I can't thank the two of them enough. She was a fantastic sitter, and a bright, fun girl that made the awkwardness of posing seem like two old friends goofing around. I only hope the painting is half as beautiful as the sitter herself.
NOTES: The first painting that was done (entierly) during the Venture Brothers off season. I was nothing but a painter on this one. So it has a smidgen of symbolic "something" to me.
I have been concerned (of late) about how we all see colors and shadow on deviantART. What you are looking at is not the painting, that's granted. It's a photo of the painting. And beyond that, I have no idea what you are looking at this "on". Flat screens, uncalibrated monitors, monitors set for NTSC viewing, etc. The only thing I can kinda guarantee that we both see is the general pose, lighting, and with hope... emotion. And, if only the emotion makes it through the technical gauntlet of Murphy's Monitor Law, I will be okay with it. But you must take into account that you are only seeing an "idea" of the painting.
And if anybody cares, these are all painted at Astrobase Go!. So if anybody bought an Astrobase Go! T-shirt [link] and got (as crap) a rubber-band. Those were used by me to keep my brushes together when I bring them back and forth to my apartment to get a good scrubbing. (Brush care people! You gotta do it.) The Astrobase has been without hot water for like a year, because it is floating in space... near the MOON!
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Comments: 149
Saw your stuff a few years ago on Arcadia... thought it was beautiful then, too
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I really love this one. She appears to have a joy shining through her that you captured. You've made me become far more interested and take note of fine art.
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In a hypothetical instance if you were to take a high resolution photo or scan of this, would a print be made possible? Or, are you restricted to producing the originals only.
Honestly, this is one of my favorite pieces by you and I'd love to have it on my wall.
Have it as a sort of aspiration (but never a limit) as I paint my own work.
I'm hoping you have an overwhelming price for the original so that it's less likely to sell...increasing my chances of you still owning it.
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This is so beautiful. I love how you've captured the soft texture of the skin, even on her abdomen. She glows!
How much time to you spend with a sitter - a short time, or multiple sittings throughout the painting process?
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All your work is great, I can't begin to explain.
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I'm not sure I like the shading on the right side of her face.
But I really truly love the painting.
I feel like I'm slowly and painfully raping your gallery.
I hope it forgives me for it later.
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I really look up to your work. I have been working very hard to achieve desired results when it comes to my portraiture work, and I believe that I am getting closer and closer to my goal (even though I will never truley get there, thank god, I will be trying forever.)
Anyways, thank you for these images, you have worked hard, I can tell.
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That's the secret: Make you standards so impossibly high that you never achieve them. I mean, what's better than a lifetime of learning, and stretching your shitty skills to their absolute limit? Nothing....
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Do you ever wonder what your work will be like in 20 years?
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her facial expression in this piece makes the whole painting to me. i love the tenderness of how she holds herself- almost as she has been up all night crying over some terrible situation. i love your work. simply talent, you can really tell you work hard at doing what you love.
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Wow...This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the shdows and the colours are amazing.
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I love it. I just started painting and was wondering if you have any advice?
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Oh... this looks just like my exgirfriend I broke up with her cause she was cuckoldry... Oh boy, so many memories... Great work there, Gonna fave it!
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Lovely painting. Expression on her face is wonderful.
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"Wow" is a word I like to hear when it is used to describe my work, and I thank you for it. Sadly, "uncanning" is not a word.
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Indeed you are right, 'uncanny' was the word I was thinking of. That is a word, and for my intentions meaning "being beyond what is normal or expected".
LOL, suppose I should check my diction before I post a comment
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Jesus fucking christ!!! This is beautiful! I love the depth of the shadows and the way the light is so soft.
I'm hoping to take up oil painting soon as I have a huge interest in classical style painting. Any advice for an untalented beginner? :B
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Yeah... Best advice you will get this week: Don't expect to make a masterpiece right off the bat. You are gonna fail, and fail relatively big. Once you get that into your head and relax about making a few good clunkers, you will be able to lean from your mistakes. But if you keep reworking your first painting, you will never learn. So, make some shit, and be happy with it. You could also read my TIPS blog [link] . Even if it isn't helpful, it's at least entertaining.
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Brilliant. Thanks for your advice! I'll definitely keep that in mind to avoid disappointment.
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You are a wonderful painter and I agree with you as artists and painters we really need to continue to challenge ourselves
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Wow, these portraits are amazing. The subtleties of the expressions make these really interesting when you look at them in the group. They all have a different flavor of angst. And this woman in particular is just beautiful.
I like the reference to old medieval icons too. Each of the women is sacred eh? Awesome!
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i adore this piece...you have inspired a new love of painting in me!
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I get a lot of emotion coming forth. Poetic. Her emotion can be inward or outward. I think her pose makes her somewhat defensive, vulnerable, pensive. Her face is beautiful, expressive. Again, I think of those 3 adjectives. I like the light and the mood created by the colors and the subject itself. Great, great work! Mai.
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I would say this is one of my favorite ones, because her skin and hair is so warm but her face and arms make her indecisive and defensive. Or indecisively pensive.
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I abuse my brushes and then toss the dirty little things in the trash...
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Good use of lighting.I love the mood you have created for this painting.
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how long does it take for you to do a painting like this one?
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I never thought I'd find an artist with oil skills on par with Leonardo da Vinci's. I was rather under the impression that the neoclassical artists' ability to breathe life into paintings was a lost skill. You have proven me wrong.
This work--all your work--is absolutely breathtaking. I hope you continue to paint. (And maybe get a little more sleep in the process.) Wish I could see your gallery exhibition in person.
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Thanks,
Hey, you live in NY. You could/should go see this crap at my show at Arcadia (51 Green Street). Well, not this particular painting. This one was sold some time ago.
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Yeah- it would be great to see your originals. How long will the show be up?
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very very nice
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Amazing painting... i love the lighting in it. Absolutely fantastic.
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Everyone's an expert - i just like the painting! Its human, sensual and dare i say that word "beautiful"
Ken
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Yeah... That's why I painted it. Ya know, to enjoy... Not to analyze.
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Really like the concept. her skin tones are lovely with good contrasting shading. I have found that using color in the shadows instead of just darkening them, (see Cupidon in my gallery) gives the painting more life. You have done this here in this painting. Nice toned down, neutral background to bring her out. very nice.
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You have. I call it head study No.1.
Because it is part of the saint series, my gallery calls it Saint No.24. I have to go with their numbering because it gets confusing if I don't, and I never like to title my works.
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Your works are so beautiful, such warmth to your colors.
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all i can say is...OMG! this rocks...i love you work..very original, you have a lot of talent.
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This is my favorite painting that you have done soon far. I love the facial expression and the hair. Great job.
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As many have already said, the painting technique is excellent. However, unlike your other paintings, I found certain details of this one slightly awkward. There is something about the proportioning of her left hand (viewer's right) that makes it lack volume. I also find the navel a little too low -- detracting from the visual harmony of the whole piece in my point of view. Apart from these details, color, composition etc. are impeccable.
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