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GoldManeRoyale [2011-04-07 23:39:45 +0000 UTC]
Doc-hammer, Whats the reasoning behind naming all your paintings "saint No. "?
by the way, this girl has the face of a tiger but the heart of a virgo. her hair is wild like her feminine prowess..i love it.
good idea with the frame...that thing is gawdy haha.
Amazing work.
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AkikoMiyahara [2010-11-15 05:13:14 +0000 UTC]
The frame is so imposing!
There is no accurate description for what I'm feeling right now. I think I'd have to call it "oonf".
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xxaihxx [2010-11-01 01:22:56 +0000 UTC]
your work is astounding...what skill and talent you have!
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sinnaminsun [2009-11-29 15:33:14 +0000 UTC]
Your work is amazing!!!
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deepfriedtofu [2009-03-30 03:04:23 +0000 UTC]
that frame is INSANE! almost hard to look at the painting..
one of my good friends took it upon herself to draw a tree in her backyard 100 times, so as she could really "know the tree"..
not necessarily that your reasons are the same, but that girl can draw a mean tree now.
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SaidieHawkins [2009-02-17 02:03:25 +0000 UTC]
I really do love this painting.
The framing is indeed very rediculous.
I honestly think that I had to favorite this for many reasons.
1. the painting itself is MAD awesome.
2. your commentary is worth favoriting it so I can come back and read it again.
You are highly amusing to listen to.
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Doc-Hammer In reply to TheWindWraith [2008-10-25 00:53:54 +0000 UTC]
I was trying to be nice... I think this work has been up long enough that nobody's really paying attention to my comments anymore. So I'll let you in on the truth: That was the most unpleasant sitting I've ever had. Excruciating, and a test of my ability to pretend I don't want to yell "Get out!!!"... But you are right, the finished piece is kinda worth what I went through. Still, I never wanna go through that again. I've been so spoiled with all my other sitters being so cooperative and downright collaborative, that I didn't know what to do with someone who didn't want to understand what I was doing. She just refused to get onboard.
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lydiajae [2008-06-26 10:08:35 +0000 UTC]
that frame is fuckin brilliant! and wow. it really does work with the paintings.
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FeyPhilosophy [2008-05-03 13:16:13 +0000 UTC]
I totally agree with the framing choice.
Beautiful piece, I love this series!
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msfeistus [2007-04-25 00:01:46 +0000 UTC]
I think this one is my favorite of all your saints, so far. Maybe it's because of the pose she has, or the way her lips are pursed ... either way, you did an amazing job capturing her expression. I hope that someday, I'll get the chance to see one of your gallery shows in person ... I have a feeling DA doesn't do the emotion of these paintings justice. The scanner tends to take a bit of the soul out of things.
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mayney [2005-12-15 13:43:54 +0000 UTC]
This is beautiful, youre an inspiration mate.
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MattBenn8 [2005-09-18 03:31:02 +0000 UTC]
Damn Doc, you keep raising the bar. I wish I could make the show to see the real things. Being so far away I've become a big fan of Arcadia's web site. When I saw your work featured there I could only think it was an appropriate place for your paintings. You must be terribly excited.
Good luck!
Matt
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seven-more-souls [2005-09-14 10:26:32 +0000 UTC]
i love the way the frame IS so imposing, it's like she's trying to hide from it.
brilliance.
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mayney [2005-09-14 02:25:51 +0000 UTC]
This is beautiful mate! lovely tones.
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supremextreme [2005-09-13 23:01:34 +0000 UTC]
My word, that is some fine exquisite painting. All respect to your talent. One small question. Are you always attracted to the sadness you see in these beautiful women? I always wonder what they look like when they are happy. But you do capture the essence of their emotion and that is a grand thing.
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carts [2005-09-13 22:25:47 +0000 UTC]
I love your work. Very classical and beautiful.
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Reyne [2005-09-13 21:30:59 +0000 UTC]
Your just fuckin' awesome and you fuckin' shit me, now fuck orf.
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Doc-Hammer In reply to Reyne [2005-09-13 22:16:12 +0000 UTC]
Fuck'n thank you for your kind fuck'n words.
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Reyne In reply to Doc-Hammer [2005-09-14 20:57:53 +0000 UTC]
pleasfuckin'ure
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aseariel [2005-09-13 01:33:15 +0000 UTC]
she's beautiful, and your painting (and frame) look amazing
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Doc-Hammer In reply to aseariel [2005-09-13 15:39:11 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, but I can't take credit for the frame. I never saw any of the frames till they were around my paintings. I just described this crazy thing and it magically appeared. Not sure if it was exactly what I was imagining for the frame... But I have no complaints. Well, okay... I have one. I would have exposed more of the red bole.
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Landscapist [2005-09-12 02:21:45 +0000 UTC]
Beautifully executed, has a very classical unique feel
Well done!
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Doc-Hammer In reply to Landscapist [2005-09-12 05:16:54 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. Lot sweat in that one.
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Doc-Hammer In reply to Landscapist [2005-09-12 22:45:36 +0000 UTC]
I don't really like to paint narratives. I like the solitary thing ya get with portraiture. And I am also not particularly keen on classical narratives. I like to have a "this time" feel to my work. That is one reason I like the bra. It removes the painting from a classical or historical work and makes it more of this time... Our time. I just don't want all the stylistic and trendy trappings of most contemporary work.
I do have a slight interest in multiple figure portraiture. So, when I tire of this series, I may consider that kinda thing.
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dV0 [2005-09-11 20:12:56 +0000 UTC]
It is wonderful! The style reminds me of (Russian) Orthodox icons - awesome!
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Doc-Hammer In reply to dV0 [2005-09-12 05:21:14 +0000 UTC]
I guess in the halo. Maybe in the tight, confined composition... But it's a stretch. I think of them as a "similar opposite" to iconography. In iconography, the humanity is stretched out to symbolism. I try to return the humanity to the same basic format. I know what you mean though.
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dV0 In reply to Doc-Hammer [2005-09-12 11:01:42 +0000 UTC]
I see.
Yes, you are right so I try to be more accurate. Visual clichΓ©s (halo, huge golden surfaces and overdecorated frame) were associated to iconography but the character is much more profane. BUT strain between saint and profane is dissolving here and I think style serves the theme: character taken from life with this classic-archaic style is confusingly perfect. (Actually I'm not an art expert, only amateur β sorry for impropriaty)
Congratulations again, Iβm enchanted!
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Doc-Hammer In reply to olive-tea [2005-09-13 15:35:31 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, right... The frame is insane, yet really fitting. Thanks!
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xbesbix [2005-09-11 00:41:12 +0000 UTC]
First I would like to say that of all your paintings this one has something that grabs me and slaps me in the face! The skin tone you have achieved is insane and so delicate. I would love to be a fly-the-wall in your studio to see how you achieve such masterpieces from start to finish.
Your work is inspiring - almost discouraging in a way that makes me want to give up painting all-together...but then something inside me knows that I too, with time, have a great painter inside me.
Thank you for taking the time to post your work, especially since I can't make it your gallery show!
~Jacqueline
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Doc-Hammer In reply to xbesbix [2005-09-11 08:49:44 +0000 UTC]
Don't wish for the fly on the wall scenario. There is a chance that I would chase you around till I could finally corral you out the window.
I have given that opportunity to people before, and none of them can take it. One guy really tried... But after two days of watching paint with one color, he gave up. I don't blame him. It's an insanely boring process of refinement and correction. At no time can you hear angels sing, and even if they did, the stereo would drown them out. It is as tedious as watching anybody sit there and make tiny decisions.
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xbesbix In reply to Doc-Hammer [2005-09-11 17:07:15 +0000 UTC]
My family owns a jewelry store and I imagine watching you paint would be similar to watching someone hand carve a ring from a piece of platinum. Both processes not totally different, both require strokes from a trained hand.
Do you ever teach? You could start one of those online correspondence course - guaranteed to be an instant smash hit...The online school of Doc Hammer.
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Doc-Hammer In reply to xbesbix [2005-09-11 18:38:19 +0000 UTC]
I couldn't teach my method at this time. It's in constant flux. I'm telling ya, It's all over the place at the moment.
I'm really experimenting at this point in my career, so I don't think that I have executed two paintings with the same technique. I'm a fast learner, and I am still (and forever will be) a student. So teaching is the last thing I should be doing. I should be learning, growing, and changing. True, each painting is rung to rest my foot on as I climb to the next painting, so you get a sense of unity. But trust me... I have no idea what I am doing.
I get a lot of compliments on my technique. But in truth, they are not properly grounded in fact. The real reason my work looks like this is not how I paint... It's how I see. I can't teach people to see like me. And I wouldn't force my ever changing technique on my worst enemy.
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inquiringmind07 In reply to Doc-Hammer [2011-11-30 04:02:11 +0000 UTC]
You wouldn't wish your ever-changing technique on your worst enemy? The terror of painting like you! The inhumanity! It's a punishment so severe, it's almost beyond comprehension.
I can just imagine it, your enemies weeping in agony after discovering they can paint beautiful oil paintings. They'll scream in horror, "One day I paint one way, and the next another! I'm not consistent! Why God? Why have you done this to me! Why all of a sudden am I so skilled? Damn you!" People with absolutely zero technique would be mortified that all of a sudden they could paint. I can just picture their torment. Your enemies would be suiciding all over the place.
You're right, that's far too cruel to wish upon anybody. Especially me. Please don't show me how you create such beautiful paintings. It's just too painful to think about.
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inquiringmind07 In reply to inquiringmind07 [2011-11-30 04:06:59 +0000 UTC]
P.S I know I am commenting on a ridiculously old post, but I just couldn't help myself...
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realitybox [2005-09-10 04:46:30 +0000 UTC]
Where is your show?
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Doc-Hammer In reply to realitybox [2005-09-10 10:13:14 +0000 UTC]
If you click on my featured deviation you will get all that info.
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EasterMorningStar [2005-09-09 07:51:52 +0000 UTC]
Amazingly inspiring. Wow!
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Doc-Hammer In reply to EasterMorningStar [2005-09-10 10:23:52 +0000 UTC]
Glad to hear that... Inspiration is an like food to a painter. Also pasta... Pasta is just like food to a painter. Like, almost exactly like food.
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EasterMorningStar In reply to Doc-Hammer [2005-09-11 05:21:29 +0000 UTC]
If inspiration is your food then you must certainly eat like a king! Your work is awe inspiring. Thank you for sharing it.
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Doc-Hammer In reply to Amaria [2005-09-09 06:28:59 +0000 UTC]
Thanks. I think she brought the "confused" part with her. I supplied the "angry". We made a nice team.
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lostmessage [2005-09-09 01:38:50 +0000 UTC]
is she the ladydown the street from the astrobase?
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