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maxine — Persephone's return -updated
Published: 2004-02-15 13:05:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 3531; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 374
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The daughter of Demeter, goddess of summer returns from the underworld, and spring arrives.Acrylic on canvas, 40x32"
with many, many thanks to *signalbox for use of his photograph as a reference.
*update* i got back the print i ordered for myself and realised just how red it had come out, so i've fixed the tones in photoshop and resubmitted it. this looks more like the original, i think.
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What's intersting is that the world she's returning to looks as the underworld might. I like that green grass is sprouting where she's kneeling down. This is a much stronger looking Persephone than is usually shown, and I like your version, since in ancient dramas and myths where she appears she is extremely powerful as goddess of the dead.
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Wow...this looks fantastic.
You got the photo down well .
Great brush work.
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Excellent work! It has a native american feel to it for me with the girl's appearance and the natural life surrounding her. Great choice in colors, too. I love the background and the bark on the tree. I also love the way her hair turns into the background on the right. Nice balance and overall wonderfully done!
Smiles,
Andrea
*ibleedpoetry
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thankyou for a lovely comment! i may take a while to reply to them, but it really is appreciated! i hadn't thought about native american before, i had greek in my mind when i painted this, but i see what you mean! glad you like 
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You've done acrylic paint justice here!
Well done - i like it - it looks great - especially the woodland at the bottom of the painting - it is so realistic
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thankyou, i think the foreground took me the least time to paint, mainly because it was so much fun to do, not needing to be quite as accurate as the figure. i'm really glad you like this!
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The texture of the tree really gets my attention. Wow!!!!! Of course, every part of the painting is a part of a masterpiece, and I'm not saying that because of the reference or anything. It's a great painting, and deserves to sell many prints. All the waiting has been worth it to see such a cool image. Congrats, Maxine!
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awww, thanks hun... y'know it really didn't feel finished without a comment from you, i'm so glad you approve!
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You've done it much justice! You made it into color 
Adios
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nice. breast on the left looks alot better, took on a more real shape with the shading coming down more.
i do appriciate the time this took. good work.
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thanks
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This is just gorgeous. I'm so glad to see the final after watching all the stages. So very well done 
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thanks for this and all your wonderful comments all the way through
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and you leave wonderful comments terry! 
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you keep painting my friend.. I'm expecting you to get rich someday and invite me over for a visit.
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I take it, it's finally finished? And looking real good as I've already said before.
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well, the painting is finished at least, i might have one more go at perfecting the photograph, as i think she's come out a little orange in this one, but that's a minor thing. thanks for all the encouragement on the way through!
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Looks like a nude photograph I saw called something like Walking from Wonderland or something. Nice, but I would use more contrasting and smooth, maybe lighter and paler colours, and darken around her eyes. Really nice peice.
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thanks for the comment
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>3 Yeah it was that photograph. But I agree with you: you did well on this even thoguh the photograph, being a photo, has more detail- I think you made up for it anyways in your varied colour. ^_~
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