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Published: 2005-04-09 02:07:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 30087; Favourites: 641; Downloads: 1090
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Oil on Canvas. 14"x18"This one and Saint No.39 [link] shows how close a study can be to a final.
I usually do a small (11"x14") study of a sitter to dick around with tones and the basic shape of these sitters head. A kinda bullshit "get-to-know-ya", where I pass the painting an orange that I have tucked under my metaphorical chin.
Because I work up these little studies to a final, and consider them paintings as valid and complete as the paintings that follow them - it's not really fair to call them studies. But I do... Because who really cares what I call them.
In the case of 39 to 40, I really liked what was going on in the little one , and thought I just needed to push away from the dead-on likeness of the sitter and bring out the crazy innocence that could not be seen in her, but felt. The room was thick with it. It was also important to me to give the sitter a bit more dark space in the second work, as to bring out some more intimacy.
Please remember: This is not case of repairing a failed painting by redoing it. It is only being inspired to tweak some "difference", and enjoy ripping myself off. I love/loathe them equally and I would appreciate if you tried to do the same. (I am trying to nicely advise you to not tell me your favorite... Don't pit me against me.)
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And now... These thoughts landed him in jail... I hope she is eighteen, or else my local priest is gonna have a whopper of a confessing soul to deal with later. This is of course ONLY if I was Catholic... Thank God I am not... Whew!
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Outstanding!!! You really capture the life of the woman.
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Wow. She both does and does not look like someone I know, with this odd alive-ness in her eyes...
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I'm always so excited when I find an artist on deviantart who produces fine art using classical techniques, like working from life and using wonderful warm colors. I love the way you lighted the model in this painting, and the sad sweetness in the expression. Not that it matters (but just in order to get an idea of your studio practice, how long do you take on a painting? Do you work in multiple sessions all from life, or do you have your model sit only a couple times and then finish on your own? How difficult is it to ask strangers to model for you? Because I know that I'm intimidated to even ask my friends.
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this is such an amazing painting
the way you captured the lace on her shirt and the realism made me think this was a photo.
i love it
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Well your work is quite a bit very intersting but I'd like to agree with the pervious post.. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or bad but you captured yourself in your art! Bravo.
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Your paintings are beautifully done, but the sadness of the woman appears more romanticized than real. Which is fine except you seem to want to give the impression that these paintings have a deeper meaning. Look, if you want to paint pretty girls in their underwear go ahead. But donβt put halos around their heads and try and pretend itβs any thing other than pretentious pornography. You may as well just put them in pinup poses.
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What are you telling? Or telling at me? That I can't put halos on women? Because they are in their underwear? Would a naked women with a halo be okay? Ya know, like paintings from antiquity? Should they all be in long, flowing gowns so you can throw the word "romanticized" at me again, as if it was a universal insult? Did I break the halo law? No halos on anything remotely sexual... That's bad?
Look, if you wanna call what I do "pin-up", I'm fine with that. It is a kinda weird, failed pin-up if you find sadness sexy. I mean, I'm neither going to deny that, nor find shame in it. And no, I don't want to give any deeper meaning to these paintings than I have. if you see depth, then that's great. If you don't, then that too is fine. If you find that these woman have a romanticized sadness, then you can join me... Their sadness is clearly romanticized, and decidedly unreal. These are not snapshots of women getting undressed in a bad mood...
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I'm sorry for my previous comment. I was upset about something at the time that caused your paintings to rub me the wrong way. It was unduly harsh and you didn't deserve it. I apologize for taking my anger out on you.
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I can't believe you have time to do this. Then again it's been since 2006 that you updated, so yeah. Have fun, make money, etc.
This looks a bit more thinly painted than the others. It might just be the light in which it was photographed, though.
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Oh no, it's fucking toweled on there. It's the photo. It's actually one of thicker ones that I've posted. Don't know what happened with the photo. It's got severe noise on it... I really don't know.
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Taking photos of paintings is a bitch, amen.
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Love your whole "Saint" series, this one really draws me though! Her expression is very strange, it seems to hold lots of different emotions, anyways, amazing, amazing work!!!
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I seem to like this one the best just because of the way how you capture the essence in the eyes.
it shows that very strongly.
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Your amazing work has been feature in my Women in Art - Traditional (Painting) article [link]
Love your work!!!!!
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WOW! I love how you did the lighting! And I love her expression, too.
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this is gorgeous!
your painting technique smacks of rembrandt the way you've handled the light, but the lacy bra throws it into the present. love the dewy eyes too
(>selfpoint: can't paint, but likes art history)
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You are an excellent painter
It makes me Hungry for more.
Respectfully Jonathan
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Your work is wonderful mr.hammer!
Love it.
You can really see emotion in all these paintings, they're friggin amazingly great.
Really, how do you do this with oil on canvas? O.O
Its so scary good its awesome!
Anywho...
Great paintings! And I love the venture bros. it is quite possibly the only thing worth watching on tv lately.
Funderful paintings!
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This is so beautiful...the warm lighting creates such a misterious atmosphere, and yet it's intimate.
It's like a contemporary barroque!
I love the softness in the textures.
Excellent technique complemented with a lot of emotion. Congrats 
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Truly amazing. I can't believe you are self taught. Acrylic is my thing, I could never get oils to work. I love all your paintings.
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It's beautiful. A modern version of classic style.
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This is gorgeous. when I saw the small image pic in your gallery it almost looked like a photograph. i love the lighting on her face.
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And, conversely, I thought your icon was a painting.
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She is so innocent... her eyes are so romantic...looks like she is waiting for his prince...^^ wonderful!
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I adore her expression. You really did capture her innocence. When I look at her painted face, I can feel it... it's almost like I can touch it... It's almost like it's there.
Another amazing job. Well done.
And your sitters are gorgeous.
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this is my favorite... probably because of the expression
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Wow, her expression is so great here! Intensely innocent is the only way I can think to describe it, but with my sleep-deprived brain there's hardly any thinking going on at all. Her eyes stand out the most to me, probably because of the touches of light in them, with all those dark shadows everywhere. (See what classroom critiques have done to me?)
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I like both for their respective allures. You can paint, period. And no buts -- not unless I'm writing something like: you can paint beautiful color, but, man, can you paint emotion!
Mai.
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Thanks, I try. ...And not "I try" in that bullshit modest way. I mean "I try" with all the effort, intellect, concern, passion, and learning I have jammed into my greasy brain. I would love to have you think I can just naturally whip-off one of these numbers... I can't.
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I wouldn't want to be like a genie and snap a piece into completion. There is comfort and satisfaction in having to work hard for something and seeing it come together in the end. And that's what I thought you meant by 'I try'.
The work you put into your artwork shows.
Mai.
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I have added both 39 and 40 to my favourites
I cannot choose which I like more. This one has, as you said, a beautiful and exposed vulnerability and innocence to it. 39 has a depth of sadness that I find rather moving. I prefer the composition here but the red lighting and shadows were more beautifully warm in 39
None of these things are detrimental to either piece, they merely separate them for me
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Beautiful!!! You really did bring out the innocence- I have no idea what she looks like (in "real" life) but the painting portrays innocence.
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Is this the same model as Saint #44? The new one you just submitted? Just curious, when I first saw this model I though, "she looks so french"..
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