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So here's the deal..I asked for some help in figuring out what to present as my sample works when applying to the Finnish academy of fine arts. It was clear to me that I wanted to include some drawings cause that's what I've been always doing a lot. What was not so clear was which drawings to include and how to place them. My friends suggested something like this.
I rather liked the idea of drawings together chronologically but still looking rather chaotic.
Also I'd really appreciate it if you told me what you think of the whole thing.
I realize I've already posted the first four of these drawings in the past. But the fifth one you have not seen yet.
So.. Thanks for checking 'em out.
parts:
1. Waterfall
2. Bird of paradise
3. Heart shaped hole
4. Towers unveiling a stream
5. Gone from paradise
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Hmmm... too much to say. I found your "Waterfall" a few months back when I was looking for artwork to act as a temporary cover for a novel I began last November. "Waterfall" seemed to reflect my style exactly, so I set it as my background on my computer. What I love about your work is that every time I look at it, I see something new. And now that I've seen more of your work, I am astounded at the similarities it has to my style of writing (includng the presence of peacocks). Concerning the 'title' question, I personally draw my inspiration from language, taking one word--the title--and expanding from there into its many implications. But that is my strength. You paint feelings with images, I with words. If I am ever lucky enough to get the book published, I'll be begging for your talent. I hope you make it into that finnish school. A mind like yours should not be wasted.
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Thank you so much.
I'm always interested in collaborating with other artists, so yes. It would be interesting to see what we can come up with. Let me know what you had in mind for the cover and we'll take it from there.
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Well, actually, "Waterfall" is quite perfect, but I'm curious to see what you'd come up with if I gave you a bit of the synopsis.
Seven young men and women from all around the world are brought by mysterious forces to an island in the Bermuda Triangle. While there, they gain supernatural powers which serve as both a blessing and a curse; the majority of the novel is spent in wonder as the seven characters attempt to solve the mystery and escape the island. Typical, I know, but here's the catch: the powers were given to them. In other words, the island has an agenda and history of its own. It is spiteful, manipulative, and immature, but very powerful, like the Greek gods. In fact, it has the undertone of a Greek tragedy, somewhat similar to the myth of Persephone, (pomegranates included). The tentative title is "We Are Myth." I'm not finished yet, so not even I know the ending, but I have a few ideas. I call your "Waterfall" quite perfect because, well, it has: a waterfall, a river, a volcano, thick carnivorous vegetation, swirls that I take for writing scrolls, a watchful eye along with a multitude of faces, and a million interpretations. But I wonder if a single pomegranate would suit the cover better. What do you think? You know that I already trust your artistry.
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I think the pomegranate would look nice on the cover.. of course I could try and make it a "my kind of pomegranate" if you wanted to .. I'm thinking about waterfall and faces and all, that you could see on the surface of the pomegranate.
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I'm looking forward to seeing it. However, come October, I am going on hiatus for a year and a half to serve a mission in Bolivia. It will be a lot of work and dedication, so I won't have time to work on my novel. I still plan on its success, but on a different timeline. I suppose that gives you plenty of time to make it awesome... or work on other stuff too.
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dunno! Peacocks usually are beautiful and peaceful birds but yours just looks angry!
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I agree with the beautiful part.. but the males are definitely cocky and angry at times I'm sure. And wouldn't you be a bit angry if there were little hairy gremlins on your back eating your ass?
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hahahah I bet I would be!
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So much greatness crammed into this convenient package
Great, I really like the fifth one.
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I love the second and last frame. The peacock is wonderful. I love this, great job!
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i do like all the drawings and how it's put all together.. but perhaps it's just an idea, you could place the name of the drawings between them. In the open black spot between those drawings? 
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Thanks for the comment and the
I've heard that a Finnish artist once said that He didn't really like naming his works cause in his mind it affected the real interpretation of the art. On some level I agree with him. On the other hand in some cases it can be helpful to have some kind of solid thing, a title or such, from where to start the interpreting from.
In my drawings I very often tend to write the name or something else weird in the picture somewhere.. so look carefully
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I truely agree with the oppinion of that artists.. And perhaps it's a good idea to leave the title's of the drawings away. But if u look out of an other direction with no idea of meaning of the art or any explaination.. U will get confused. It's not like u have to give it a kind of title of explaination though, but more like a smille title.
Sample:
I had to make ones 3 drawings of a toy, one with pecil only, one with color pencil and one with digital. It didn't make since, till I gave it the name (the three eyes: looking from 3 different direction to a whole different creation of the same thing)
And like I see you used a kind of nature in it, u might can give it a fancy and simple title but usefull title. A small thing wich is not interupting the way of the drawings but gives a little explanation of the drawing in total..
Sorry of my bad english
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For me inventing titles was always the difficult part. I usually tend to give too much away or lead people in a totally wrong direction. So I guess te whole thing would be about figuring out what is essential to the artwork (what it is about) and without giving the point away naming something about the core that will lead the viewer to the whole point. It's very tricky in the end.
..or I could just leave it all up to the viewer, which is also not bad, unless the viewer is a total dummy. But I guess dumb people are interested in different things than art. 
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Haha.. You're right mate, let people give it their own thoughts
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