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Published: 2005-04-24 11:35:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 1573; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 99
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Possibly the only good thing about a long distance relationship, is it gives you time to reflect on one another. During a period of 40 days apart, I asked her to send me photos for a work, which she went to great trouble to take. She sent me a disk of about 40 shots, of which I choose this, mostly because I felt it showed far more of her true personality. Karen comes across as a very friendly charactor, even a bit of a push over, which often disguises the very experienced, strong woman that lies under. She is NOT a little girl, and I've tried here to show the strength of a woman in her prime, even is she is a big brat really
I gave it to her as a gift for valentines day, and she promptly refused to except it without paying me (probably because she new my phone had been cut off at the time). hehe
I worked very hard on this, and for a lot of reasons I'm emotionally attached to it.
She loves it, so what you all think is kinda beside the point. 
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Comments: 30
one of my favorites in your gallery... probably because of the emotion, and the interesting style... i like ur use of contrast and perspective alot. good work all around... i like it when u focus up on a person face... it gives them a more contronting persona.
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Yes I agree there...less saleable sadly, so I don't do it as often as I would like
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this is wonderful... i've been through your gallery and for me, this is the one which best shows how the drawn girl felt...
keep on this good work
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thank you, I have allways though that was one of the better ones....new one of karen is jsut been uploaded...I like it a lot, but thats probably just because its new
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I really love the mood you're conveying with this piece. It's very strong and dark yet vulnerable and gentle. So beautiful.
And while we work in different styles, I appreciate yours, and the depth you convey in your work is really precious.
Sej.
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Well thank you
I've allways though that was a sucessfull piece, I was inspired at the time..makes it easier
I have a lot of time for you style, I just don't actaully have the time to go through your gallery proper like. When it finsihe my next work I will have a better look
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Oh I know how it is....with all the comments and replies to be made, It's a decision as to whether you take it easy and browse through other people's galleries- which can be an evil time-zapper, or get to work on pushing your own work!
Take your time- I'll be around....
By the way I see you're in Pomona- I love the little theatre there. I also lived here for a few weeks a few years ago up in the hills. Very pretty
Sej
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Wheeee I couldn't sleep so I had better look the nI'd had before, but I'm really overtired, so yessh will try again. I've finally finished my new thing, will photo/upload in the morning.. .woot! doesn't happen very often
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I'm very attached to the contrast in this. You use it very well.
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Thanks...the dark side was hard...very hard.
beware the dark side!! P.S. I hope my relpy to your otehr comment got there...my page is being a bit silly lately
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thanks...is one of my personal favs, I don't think it gets as much attention as it should
hehe
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Being a fine artist & portrait artist I do understand and can relate to the amount of time and ..."Nashing of teeth' as you put it. I to have done many redos on several paintings. Something just not right about a certain area. In this painting...i redid the face serveral times - [link]
I like the loosness of your brush work. One area I need to work on. I get too tight and tend to overwork areas. Well done on this portrait. You can feel your energy and care for this individual at the time. Sometimes I compare painting and portrait or nude as an intimate experience. I imagine myself being right there with the model, If I'm working from a photo, and feeling my hand glide across her skin, feeling the warrmth, the texture, teh softness and tenderness of each curve. Then, I try tp translate all those emotions and feelings onto the canvas...it can be highly erotic at times.
I see that you put alot of yourself in your work also. Keep up teh great work. I look forward to seeing more.
~Patrick
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I agree completly. Thanks for comments...I've moved and haven't had the net on at home in some time..been really hard to get online. Hopefully I'll get more of a chance soon and get a word in edgeways..have fun
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this would be my favourite of your gallery thusfar
and that says alot
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thanks..
This one is deffinatly one of the closest to my heart, for reasons I'm sure have been explained in the little rave I uploaded with it. I'm glad I'm not the only one that likes it
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I can almost see her disposition in those eyes...
Well done.
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Thanks
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This is simply amazing, the painting is beautiful. The colours are so warm and well-matched to skin and the shadows perfect! It's really expressive too - I think it gives off a lot of emotion.
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Tanks! <3 I'm all blushing now ....
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extremely well done trad work....good to see here (I get disgusted with all that digital art, sometimes)....nice mood and colours...
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Thanks, I do what I can...I have forsaken my digital art....didn't even bother to upload it
hehe
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This is absoutely wonderful. I also really love your story behind it. I think portraits are called such that they accurately portray someone's perosonality or at least an aspect of it. I think its great that you could do something like this for her. I too am in a long distance relationship, and I think that this is such a wonderful way of showing your love for her. I can't say anything but cheesy stuff anymore....
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well thank you...I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully my days of longing will soon be over, with her moving interestate to be here as we speak... Wooot !
I'm like, really over tired atm so the chances of me saying anything intelegent are low, but I really do appreciate that..I'm pretty new to the whole painting thing, still amazes me that peoplelike them
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That's really beautiful. From my stance as a photographer, you've captured the light fantastically. It looks much like the type that comes around 5:30, through a window, very golden and soft. I'm throughly impressed by the rendering of her face, too. Such an extreme close-up at an unusual angle is difficult to treat so sensitively, and achieve such a great result. Everything is just so subtle and natural looking in this, it's wonderful. I especially like how you've not included a background, and have allowed some of the highlights to be blown out, breaking up any sort of hard edge. It adds to the feeling of softness overall.
I can see your attachment to this person and this piece through your care in its making.
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Thank you. I do really appreciate that, you've picked up on pretty much everything I was trying to do, which a huge number of people seem to have have missed.
Means a lot that someone else gets it, as it was deffiantly the best I could do at the time
Cheers
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It is beutiful. May i ask what you used to paint this?
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Oil on canvas. I used a hand mixed brown, made from mixing red and yellow to get orange, and adding blue, as well as indian yellow, black and white.
that help?
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yes thankyou!
Lovely work, Love it
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Just for the record, my paintings are all one layer, often pretty thin paint. I put down my darks (the hand mixed brown) then work the white, and if I feel like it indian yellow over the top and mix the tone on the canvas.
though that might help
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