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Published: 2012-01-16 19:57:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 4483; Favourites: 216; Downloads: 0
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not sure I'm entirely satisfied with the photo of this painting, so hard to get the subtlety of color in the darker section without it looking washed out. I'll just have to make due until I can get a better shot.
oil, acrylic, wood stain, oil pastel, polyurethane clear coat and spray hair coloring on stretched canvas.
8" x 8" (20.32 cm X 20.32cm)
fyi, my work is NOT to be used as stock or texture or a "resource" for derivative works.
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such textured works can never be captured in a photograph
simply because the perspective at which it is viewed and the direction of the light change it so much
photography, print and the screen are primarily two dimensional
but there is always video, i have seen many really impressive photos of paintings but never videos which are really moody and creative, i guess that music would help there
photographically, the light is all important and daylight to me always seems best around dusk and in september and october
also light herself is a painter and photographers can creatively capture the greater contrast of the shadows which the painter didn't paint
in my view, when photographed the painting becomes a photograph and ceases to be purely a painting. This will continue until we perfect true 3D imaging.
PS i like this style of painting. It connects the texture of urban decay with the tradition of landscape painting.
It has special meaning for those urbanites who rarely get to see the horizon. And find some comfort staring at walls rather than into the openness of space.
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temporary spray on hair color which comes in cans and various bight colors... I prefer the orange.
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I think it looks terrific the way it is, but perhaps it's even more beautiful 'in the flesh' so to speak... My pics are absolutely horrible. I have been using my iPhone as don't have a decent camera, but really need to invest in one, I think
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thank you very much.
anyway, yeah I'd say a decent camera is a must. I'll take photos of my work with my Droid phone but that's just to have it with me to make decisions about a piece while in progress and when I'm away from home.
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thanks ananaa..... appreciate the support.
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Very nice. 
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sure... most of the texture in this piece is the result of multiple layers of texture white applied with a palette knife, the painting was worked and reworked in between the textured layers. seems pretty simple and straightforward but that's pretty much how it came about.
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Interesting... thank you...
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and who knows, it could be that the texture white I'm using is so old as well... I got several tubes from a friend of mine about 20 years ago and at that time they were probably already 20 years old.
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I like the aesthetycal standard ( sorry for my English).
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It seems that the Dream die in silence...
(Is there a red touch down the canvas or the photo produces this effect?)
Stunning
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they usually do, I think...
and yes, there is a slightly red or orange strip along the bottom edge, which is actually temporary spray on hair coloring... I have no idea how long it may last or if it will fade over time. I know I cannot spray or brush any type of clear coat over it as it will diminish the quality of color. guess I'll have to wait and see about how permanent it may or may not be on a painting...
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I hope that dream passed away peacefully. To me it looks like it did... and now what's left is a quiet spare room full of rememberance. I like the texture and the bits of aquamarine blue... beautiful.
(I wonder what you did with the spray hair coloring?)
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actually it didn't, unfortunately...
anyway, thanks, glad you like it.
as for the hair coloring, if you look closely there is a thin, somewhat orange-colored area along the very bottom edge of the painting. it's more apparent on the piece itself though... have no clue how long it may last, used it a little more extensively on a larger piece on which I've been working. may leave it alone for several weeks while I focus on some other pieces just to see whether it begins to fade over time.
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Ah okay, on further inspection I discovered the hair colouring. 
I would love to see the original piece.
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excellent...
yes, it really can be quite a pain sometime... usually I can get close taking several shots adjusting the exposure time, at least one will be fairly close, then just tweak it a bit on the computer. there was another person who gave advice on how to get a perfect shot, and I'm already aware of how that's done, I just do not have the equipment and really can't afford any of it at this point in time.
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wait a second... I did something...
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er, um... I may or may not have been drinking at the time...
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....and, your work is wonderful!
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thank you very much Marja... 
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No problem
( i hope you feel good...
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take care
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