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The Return
Published: 2008-12-05 08:15:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 42280; Favourites: 2638; Downloads: 1181
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33"x44" acrylic on canvas**: Updated image, 12-9-08(taken w/ natural light on a cloudy day yielding much truer colors, though I find it is still difficult to get the harmony to sing digitally as well as it does with the original)
I've had way too much fun working on this and could go on for some time I'm sure, but I'm happy with it, and there's too much work remaining. Notice- the same techniques used in many of the most recent paintings to achieve an ephemeral water/sky abstraction become, in this piece, solid.
*Please full-view...I used nearly half a bucket of gel-medium in sculpting the waves before painting. (The high-gloss heavy gel medium, no pigment, went straight down over the work-in-progress photo posted recently.
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Hey if I am interested in buying a print or copy of this piece, should I just do it through deviant art?
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I don't know what it is about this piece, but it almost makes me want to cry...in a good way. I don't quite understand the reasoning behind it, but the second I saw it, I felt a deep connection to it. I don't have much money, but I ordered a photo print because I felt drawn to it and couldn't pass up the chance to have it in my home.
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I love it! It reminds me of a crevice between a split iceberg during sunrise/sunset. Magical and breathtaking
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It is so hard to capture movement in a painting, but I think that you nailed it.
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great textures! how long did all that gel medium take to dry?
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Thx...maybe a day and a half?
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I love the way you built up the paint to create the wave-like texture on the ground.
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This is so beautiful, it takes my breath away. Thank you!
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This is truly an amazing picture.
I could stare at it for hours - the colors are just so beautiful and unearthly....
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well i recently realized how aurorae, in addition to being incredibly beautiful, can look like so many things (like the bottom of a long dress, for ex.) and thus can be used to create really cool-looking allegories. then i realized that everyone else has already realized that..
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This is really good, great use of colours and lightning and very nice composition.
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Your use of colour in this is really excellent. Keep up the great work!
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This is a very beautiful other-wordly picture. Soothing and peaceful Well Done!!!
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the colors are awesome.....the illusion of water is luscious
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It's like sailing through icebergs into another world. Beautiful!
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Your beautiful work has been Featured here [link]
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what's gel medium? I wish I could see this in person - it looks amazing!
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i REALLY love all your stuff, but this one resonates really well with me. i feel like i've actually seen this place in a dream. the sculpting of the waves and light/dark contrasts is amazing. stay with this please, i look forward to more
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Gorgeous. Especially given the work that went into it.
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