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Published: 2008-12-27 19:54:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 2182; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 0
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Don't Fear the Reaper (Wicked Game)mixed media drawing
airbrush, acrylic, watercolor, color pencil broken down with solvents (turpenoid), commercially available sticker, very slight photo-shop tweaking
14X14"
done as a CD cover for a friend of mine (music mix)...might need more cow bell
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Comments: 16
That music mix is so blessed to have this incredible cover. It could be on any commercial release -- it is so good!
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Fascinating idea and well executed.Of course, there are problematical issues regarding the image, but ,more importantly, they reveal the difficulties people have in accepting the notion.Well done!
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I like that the reaper is pretty good looking 
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tbh the one thing I don't especially like is her face : P looks like the rose smells nasty to her. Something to do with her nose and mouth (maybe nose a bit short?). Either that or she has a headache.
Everything else is wonderful though... especially love the colours and her hair and wings... and I salute you for the excellence of her feet and hands. Oh, love the humour of the Reaper chopping off roses with her scythe ^.^ (don't know if it was supposed to be funny but it amused me : P)
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I appreciate the constructive criticism. I think you might be right about the nose (nothing I can fix at this point)...not sure about her expression- she is "The Reaper" so happy happy joy joy isn't going to work either. Next nose will be longer (or something).
And I'm glad you got the humor...I was going for irony, but they are sort of intertwined. I was thinking that in order to enjoy the flower, she killed it. But then, she's a Reaper, & that's what reapers do.
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tbh I think you get away with it... I'm dead tired now but my vision is switching between the "grim serenity" and the headache grimace - which is appropriate really. The slightly short nose is reminiscent of the amount of bone remaining of a skull's nose (when any remains) so you could delete my comment and claim it's deliberate
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Love the fade on the gray background. Her dress fabric folds are wonderful. What makes the piece is the look on her face while observing the flower. Life just harvested?
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1 vote for I like the face. 1 vote for the face is problematical. Thank you for pointing out what's working (folds ain't my strong suite- I was an inch deep in eraser shavings before this was done).
I was going for the irony- in order to enjoy a thing she's killed it. But you nailed it- she took the flower that was in the deepest blush of life.
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... Bravo. Grim serenity is a hard balance to throw together.
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thank you...great line- "grim serenity". I'll have to keep in mind for inspiration.
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