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Published: 2005-05-21 05:59:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 1461; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 209
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Oil on canvas... again. I'll probably die of cancer in a few years from all of the chemicals.Related content
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Very brilliant and wonderful work!
Included in my 2/19/10 Journal -- [link]
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oOo
ha, i love grasshoppers. great job! i love the smoothness & the colors. the background is actually pretty cool on its own as well
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Lovely painting. Great shading and details and the background really works well with the rest of the painting.
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i'mlovingthe texture and gradation of the background, very good. and i love bugs, and that grasshopper is great! i love the hydraulic hinges on his legs 
ugh, i'm afraid to use oils because i don't want cancer [as if anyone does]
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I'm not to worried about it really... I figure I'm going to die of cancer anyway. That seems to be what everyone dies of these days. When I do get cancer, it just means I'll get to do something I'd like to do anyway. Go skydiving ...only without the parachute.
Glad you like the painting though
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you make a good point
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This is really beautiful. I love the vibrant colors!
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I just love the colours so much! They're so beautiful and are accentuated by a great idea...
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I am usually scared of bugs, but this one of yours is definitely a beauty, with its colors and nice rendition. Nice works in your gallery too.
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Lol, chemicals?
Very good picture here. Superior stuff
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Hmm; a few of your pieces, including this one, seem to be heavily influenced by Salvador Dali.
I really like this one, in any case. 
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I've had a lot of people say that about my work. The odd thing is that I had never really seen very much of his work (other than 'persistance of memory', which eveyone has seen) until I did a report on him last semester.
I'm glad you like it. The background was my favorite part too...
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hmm......
fist came the bionic man, then bionic woman, then there was a bionic dog.... now comes the bionic insect. cool. and a little scary. I don't like bugs... but this one is ok, because it's trapped behind glass....
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no, I'm going to be the one dying of cancer in a few years if I keep smoking at the rate I am at this moment.....
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Smoking? When did you start smoking?
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<_<....>_>....<_<.... ummm heh.... I'm not sure... i guess about a month ago? I was doing it before... just... not as much... but... i'm quitting now....
for Chris.
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I like this very much aswell. Awesome idea you had here and you went through with it very nicely 
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Very beautiful. I love the colors. Don't die of cancer..... Please! I need to see more of these beauties!
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OH WOW!!!!! i love the colors in the background
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Thanks
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Really? wow thats amazing. you captured light in it.
why sadly?
and your welcome
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Sadly because it's always the part that I spend the least time on, and don't really plan out that turns out the best.
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Dont worry. It looks bloody amazing. i wish i had that much talent
keep it up!
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The shading on this painting is what catches my eye. The subtlety of the brush strokes and the small details (e.g. the pistons near the legs) adds to the overall effect of this.
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Thanks for the +fav and the comment
... Do fractals own me? Maybe so...
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lol, you translated the hex code? Awesome. You're the first person to reply to it, I think.
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I wondered how many people realized what it was. I was really into computer programming for a while. Anyway, I thought that was pretty cool
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your work is really soft. it seems like really think about where you are going to put color ... i like the light and airy look, but part of me feels like when you get close ... there is nothing to hold your attention. it might have not tranfered on to computer, but i still like it. it is a lot better then have the shit out there.
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if you die, it shall be a good cause 
lol
awesome grasshopper
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Hahaha, come on to the acrylics and forgets the chemicals.
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After seeing what you are able to do with acrylics, I'm tempted to give them a second chance. I'm just not very good with them... they dry too quickly for me.
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Very well done! It's interesting... Reminds of the Mechanical Hound in the book Fahrenheit 451.
Half animal, half machine.
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That was a great book
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No, I haven't read anything else by Ray Bradbury, but I'll definitely look into it.
George Orwell is an amazing author. I just read Animal Farm and plan on reading 1984 this summer.
He has very interesting political views, and very scary metaphores for our modern way of life.
I've been seriously thinking lately about developing a plan for me to move out of America.
This summer I want to visit Canada for atleast a week. I think Canada would be a much better atmosphere for children, if I ever have any. I really don't want to stay in America though, atleast not in a large city.
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Canada does seem like a nicer place... from the little bit that I've seen of it. George Orwell is a wonderful author, with some very interesting views, and those are both great books. Have you read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley? If you want to see a scary reflection of today's society, that's the book to read. Whereas Orwell's worlds are ruled by force and manipulation, Huxley envisioned a world where people allowed themselves to be ruled and manipulated by the government because the government gave them every form of superficial pleasure they could wish for. It's disturbing to see how closely our current situation resembles a cross between 1984 and Brave New World.
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A few excellent links:
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I was excited when I found those!
I've heard of Brave New World, but haven't read it. I'll have to definitely add it to my list of things to read, if I ever get time.
I have a 700 sqft garden I've been working on the last few days.
130 strawberry plants, and that's just the beginning. It's crazy!!!
I plan on going to college and majoring in English and minoring in Psychology and becoming a HS English Teacher in an attempt to perpetuate awareness and understanding of the current state of our modern society.
*Sadness...*
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Yeah, that's awesome that they're making movies out of both of those! Teaching is a very noble profession to go into. And one where I think it is possible to really make a difference in the future, at least in a small way. But small things add up and become greater than their beginnings. I was thinking about going into psychology for a while, or writing, or music, or history, or programming, or any number of other things... My interests are extremely varied. I guess that we really have the same goal though -- to open people's eyes to the world around them. I like your quote too, by the way. Have fun with the garden, I haven't taken time to do anything like that in years.
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