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de.par.ture \ n 1: the act of going away.__________
it happens to all of us at some point.
one way or another.
__________
tinkering with some new textural techniques.
working from a book by maxine masterfield called 'painting the spirit of nature'.
saw this piece by marti m. fenker in the book and thought i'd try my hand at her(?)
technique to recreate it.
also threw in a few of my own.
-d
ps-
(my apologies to uselessjack.)
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This is quite interesting... you used an awesome color palette, some pretty cool textures and created a nice and dynamic composition... great work !
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the colour... oh the glorious colour.
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this is gorgeous 
i would fav but i already did a while back 
<3 it.
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this is absolutelly amazing!!wow!
i just love it...great work!
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This is really pretty, i love butterflies
You are an amazing artist!
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describes what happened to my engagement quite well, a must fave for me - well created, friend
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describes what happened to my engagement quite well, a must fave for me - well created, friend
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you chosen a real symbol for your statement - indeed the time will come when every single soul simply pegs out.
the only question is, if thereΒ΄s anything after this moment - by choosing a butterfly, which goes through a metamorphosis, you give a clear answer.
Good work, the colors, light and chosen forms are exellent,bro!
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i luv this peice, so beautiful. i don't know how the original artist did hers but i know that this is as good if not better. i just want to fold myself in it, dive into it's warm folds and be one with it. that's how i feel about really great art be it paintings and the like, or music and film, etc. amazing work!
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i love the fluidity of water colors, and this medium works so well with your composition. I love the warm and cool color, which is appropriate to describe the mood of departure....the good and the bad feelings. I love it. Wow, I need to like read tht book. haha, good work.
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hey you! thanks so much for following me over here to my 'hood! heh.
i guess shawn/wroth told you that those textures weren't brushes right?
i saw him do that. he's such a eggbert sometimes. uhm. don't tell him i said that!
heh.
thank YOU!
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YEA, i realized that afterwards. Lol, I can't read. I realllllly liked your departure painting so I bought the book online spontaneously. But I bought the 1984 version (it was so much cheaper). I hope I can learn something new. Thanks again.
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I love the fact that I see a "butterfly", and I love the title --- because all butterflies seem so delicate, so easily destroyed, yet some (like the Monarch) travel thousands of miles, enduring phenomenal hardship and arrive at their destinations relatively unscathed despite the arduous journey. It's similar with humans; we are so delicate; it can really feel like a departure is destroying us; but really, we are stronger than we know, more resilient than we appear, and if we can just survive the journey after the departure, we will come away stronger and better and maybe even more peaceful and wiser for it. That's why I like the colors you've used; the blues and greys on the bottom show the agony of the storm that we might initially feel, either by departing or by having a departure happen to us, but the "butterfly" is lifting up and away from the darkness into the peaceful acceptance of greens and finally the brilliant yellows and oranges of inspiration and hope. So in other words, departure (any departure) may intially cause pain but good can always come of it, if you can just be stronger than you look, or even feel. Can you tell this piece really spoke to me..??
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good grief girl!! that comment's going straight to the top of my 'all time comment list'!!!!
thank you so much!! you're too sweet!!!
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*shrug* It's not surprising that great art that moves people's hearts elicits great comments. So it's not me, that comment was all your fault, you great artist you. LOL
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wonderful piece, love the warm colors
my best wishes for the new year!
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thank you so much!!
hope you have a most excellent new year as well!!
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ohhh really cool, looks like a spirit moth or... something pulling colors over the lands.
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The texure and color in this piece is amazing. It really catches my eye.
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love the textures and the glowing siennas and blues
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your use of color and texture has always inspired me... bitch.
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you know you only make me sticky and wet when you call me names.
now you've forced to find something cute and furry and harmless to take it out on.
shame on you.
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That's wonderful! I think what I most like are the thin black squiggly lines around the head and flowing back from the tail. The bleed of the blues and greens against the reds and oranges is really well controlled too.
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This is so awesome! The colors you chose, and the technique worked out so well. I wanna see more like this!
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i just had a good look at what you have in your gallery. I love your style. Thanks for the inspiration.. i'm a gunna go paint.
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Fantastic! I would love to see a tutorial on this technique.
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great stuff..i would add more..but i have to go now
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I like this peice. The colors work well for the compostition.
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What a lovely mix of colors and textures!
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I wonder how you do these kind of works! 
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Adore the colours and the warmth that this image gives off..I have finally had a real snoop in your gallery and I must say your use of colour is exceptional...
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it's so alien... yet organic. I love the colors and the movement.
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This is one of those images, that I wish I could fave over and over. When I opened it up I actually took in a deep breath. I just fell in love with it. I cant even pinpoint just one thing I like... now I look like one of those "wow" or "awesome" commenters, but I cant help it this time
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wow, entrancing work. I'm in love with the colours you've used. Nothing more to add apart from adding it to my 
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The colours are wonderful! I see echoes in there of cave art, figures embracing, a fly in amber. Yeah ok I'll shut up now. I must check that book out though.
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hey!
wow its really pretty, nice effect, the tones of the colours and everything
the title matches it perfectly
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