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JessicaMDouglas — Tentacles

Published: 2012-08-27 20:26:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 6375; Favourites: 212; Downloads: 0
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Description This is an older piece that I'm uploading at a commentor's request. I never realized that I hadn't uploaded it to this gallery!

Concept:
This piece was part of a series of short stories I did some years ago but never published. In essence, there were 'wanted' posters and warning posters about, telling people to be careful of various things. They were harmless seeming posters like 'don't pet the seals', or 'don't feed the ducks', but with each casual warning was a monstrous secret.

Materials:
This was my experiments in spray paint. The background was a piece of grey paper that I sprayed with green silk floral paint to give it a gradation. The boy, boat and monster are all in colored pencils and the water's surface is a mixture of very fine white spraypaint, pencil and a tiny bit of acrylic paint.

Awards:
This piece won best in show at a few conventions. It always surprised me as it's a very subdued piece and there are so many amazing artists out there. Sometimes I wonder why it won the award, so I could see what it was about that piece that captured the judge's attention so well.

Prints:
This had a limited edition print run, unfortunately my records are packed away. I THINK I have perhaps one or two left from the print run, so if you are interested let me know, but I won't be able to check on it until after the move.

Original:
Sold many years ago.

Side note:
I'm trying a new way of laying out my artist's comments. I know it's a lot of information but I would love feedback on what kind of information you would like to see here!
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Comments: 42

pearwood [2018-08-08 18:46:33 +0000 UTC]

Six years.

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MarikWarner [2015-02-27 22:03:01 +0000 UTC]

Don't know if terrifying or funny

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FGStnr [2013-05-30 18:16:43 +0000 UTC]

Nice!

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to FGStnr [2013-05-31 18:00:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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artweak [2012-11-19 13:00:41 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Fun painting and traditionally!? You are without a doubt a great artist and all your gallery says it all. Keep up the great job and thanks for the inspiration as I'm still working on my traditional and digital painting. Keep it coming. Instant watch and fav!!!

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to artweak [2012-11-28 20:42:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so, so much! I deeply appreciate it!

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artweak In reply to JessicaMDouglas [2012-11-28 20:57:06 +0000 UTC]

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skiesofchaos [2012-10-10 23:48:00 +0000 UTC]

Sets out more tea and cookies and starts baking scones.

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to skiesofchaos [2012-10-25 13:17:28 +0000 UTC]

... *steals all the cookies* you make the best cookies.

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Vampyre-Lover [2012-10-05 21:12:02 +0000 UTC]

Outstanding Job!!!

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Vampyre-Lover [2012-10-05 22:08:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Suki-Nekura [2012-09-02 02:29:51 +0000 UTC]

Wooooow. It's been a while since I've seen you post something!! Even if it is an older piece, I can see how it won first place at the conventions. It's something different, not something you see every day. As always, I eagerly await any new drawings from you!

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Suki-Nekura [2012-09-04 00:48:17 +0000 UTC]

It has been a while but I'm back! *from outer space* anyway, I'll be updating older pieces for now with an eye to put new art up once I am moved and able to paint again.

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yellowsmoke321 [2012-08-29 07:28:16 +0000 UTC]

awesome fantasy this is

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to yellowsmoke321 [2012-08-29 23:00:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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BrokensKiss [2012-08-28 15:38:14 +0000 UTC]

lmfao I was [------] this close to start screaming stolen. I had NO IDEA you were on DA but I used to watch you like crazy on Elf Wood <3 long long time ago <3

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to BrokensKiss [2012-08-29 02:39:04 +0000 UTC]

You should have seen back before they made it so we could name change, and I was moving art onto my other gallery. My i nbox filled with stolen reports to the point that I just stopped logging on cause it was such a hassle lol.

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BrokensKiss In reply to JessicaMDouglas [2012-08-30 16:32:24 +0000 UTC]

Re-looking through your gallery reminded me of the inspiration you gave me as a young teen to create. Pieces like "Trust Me" made me strive to catch the emotion and feeling needed to speak to people and the bright vivid colors of works like "Darker Vashi" was the inspiration I needed to play with colors not just gray scale.
I think I need to get re in touch with all that again.
Thank you

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to BrokensKiss [2012-08-31 10:34:43 +0000 UTC]

Ah you flatter me so much, thank you! I think I may wander back through my old stuff and get a feel for where my roots came from after reading this!

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Rita-Ria [2012-08-28 08:45:53 +0000 UTC]

lovely work

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Rita-Ria [2012-08-29 02:43:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Rita-Ria In reply to JessicaMDouglas [2012-08-29 07:52:10 +0000 UTC]

very welcome, Jessica

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Margem [2012-08-28 04:43:21 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! I would love to see all the ones you did like that. Very cool and very very creative!! I love it!
~Margem

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Margem [2012-08-29 23:01:27 +0000 UTC]

I would have to dig them out, I'm not even sure I scanned them all to be honest lol.

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Margem In reply to JessicaMDouglas [2013-02-24 10:02:40 +0000 UTC]

You should TOTALLY check! That would be amazing! :-D

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Kulot [2012-08-28 03:57:50 +0000 UTC]

his dead meat

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Kulot [2012-08-29 02:55:43 +0000 UTC]

Maybe! Maybe not!

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Kulot In reply to JessicaMDouglas [2012-08-29 05:13:41 +0000 UTC]

dont say that thing is a vegetarian it has meat eater written all over it

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Kulot [2012-08-29 23:03:01 +0000 UTC]

Maybe.. it only eats fish?

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Kulot In reply to JessicaMDouglas [2012-08-30 01:08:43 +0000 UTC]

nooooooooo

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pearwood [2012-08-28 02:34:41 +0000 UTC]

Even the monsters of the deep get lonely.

You've painted some paintings of monsters hidden beneath the waves (thinking of "Hey, Sailor" in particular) that had quite a dark edge. I don't get any of that here. The contact feels genuine and full of hope.

Blessings,
Steve

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to pearwood [2012-08-29 23:02:35 +0000 UTC]

What I find interesting about this piece is that everyone has a different reaction to it. Some people freak out and go HE IS GONNA GET EATED, and some have a reaction more like yours. It makes watching everyone else look at the painting kind of fun.

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pearwood In reply to JessicaMDouglas [2012-08-29 23:10:54 +0000 UTC]

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bear48 [2012-08-28 00:43:34 +0000 UTC]

Far freaking out

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to bear48 [2012-08-29 02:56:53 +0000 UTC]

<3 thank you!

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KittyPhoenix [2012-08-27 22:18:46 +0000 UTC]

I remember seeing this piece before. It's still a very cool piece, in concept and execution.

I do like your layout of the comments.

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to KittyPhoenix [2012-08-29 23:02:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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keight [2012-08-27 21:28:21 +0000 UTC]

You shouldn't have been surprised at the awards, Jess; this is a well crafted solid piece of work that has a good story line. Those are hard to come by.

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to keight [2012-08-27 21:32:42 +0000 UTC]

It surprises me every time. Then the pieces I just FEEL are my best, tend to be the most overlooked, or the least liked. So a part of me wants to be in everyone's head to look at my work through their eyes and see why they view it differently from myself.

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keight In reply to JessicaMDouglas [2012-08-27 21:38:01 +0000 UTC]

I understand that one all too well!

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Hinderence [2012-08-27 20:36:40 +0000 UTC]

I remember seeing this that long ago when you submitted it, in fact it's in my old accounts faves
I really still do love this piece! The genital face is what gets me every time. I think they were impressed by how well you created such a big "monster" to not be something to fear.
I really enjoy the depth you go into the artist comments! Please keep it up! :'D

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JessicaMDouglas In reply to Hinderence [2012-08-27 21:33:45 +0000 UTC]

It is an oldy! But it's one I'm rather fond of so I was surprise not to find it in my gallery.

The commentary seems okay? I feel like I'm overloading people but I want to give them all the information they could possibly want at the same time.

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