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And now back to our regularly-scheduled programming....I plan to add a more thorough 'description' to this piece in time when I get the opportunity to really pen all of the figures and ideas involved more coherently, but at the moment it will just suffice to say that this is a spirit portrait of a gnarled maple tree which grows behind my apartment building. If you would like to learn more about this image, please visit my blog entry on Burl .
Media: black ballpoint pen, ink, acrylic, pen & ink
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
copyright DesirΓ©e Isphording 2009 - all rights reserved -
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Comments: 33
Gorgeous! Incredible image. Beautiful style.
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Agh. Your attention to detail always leaves me amazed. Beautiful work.
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Awesome!! It's been too long since I've seen any artwork from you, so this is a real treat!
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Thanks
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I love the design on the edges, adds so much more to it! Nice job!
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this is grogeous. i really like the detail you put into the embelishing texture near the edges.
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Thanks, I was going for a Baroque/Roccoco-inspired embellishment.
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nailed it hands down
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or...like the "body-head" is trying to hide or imerse in someone else
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Yes, something like that
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great piece, I love the fact that the head is detached.. to me it's like it's sort of like someone elses head is taking charge over the "body-persons" head.. very thought evoking
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Awesome pencil work... only the background looks unfinished.
I know this person is female but it reminds me Gollum (it's not a criticism!). I think it's mainly because of grey skin and pointed ears, but otherwise her head looks for me like it is in fire and it reminds me how Gollum died.
I hope you won't be angry because of this comparison...
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Thank you, but it's not pencil - it's ballpoint pen. The background is sparse but I was concerned that if I made it too detailed or dense, it would compete with the foreground and drown it out.
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So maybe you could left it with one colour or some delicate pattern? On the foreground there is a lot of details, I think the background wouldn't be looking bad without it.
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That's true. I'm still working on my skills with contemporary backgrounds with architecture, so it something to keep in mind for further pieces.
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This piece stood out instantly in my deviations list. The bark detail of her face is particularly lovely.
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great pencil work, I especially love the eyes and the face...
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Thank you. The majority of media used was a black ballpoint pen rather than pencil.
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I like the grainy look to her skin, like she's made of malleable wood.
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Thank you, that's exactly what I was going for!
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Beautiful work! There's a lady in the maple tree in my backyard too.
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It's really beautifully done my only suggestion is if your tryin to make the head look attached to the body bringing more of the middle and darker grays into the body would make the piece look more coherent. Just a suggestion, very stunning job on the face.
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Thanks, that's a very good suggestion. Her head is sort of intended to seem 'detached' and different in quality than her body.
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then u did an excellent job keep up the good work.
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I'm sorry, it was not my intent to be sarcastic - your critique was very apt and I do appreciate it.
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I'm sorry I didn't think you were being facetious I took it as honesty and relly think you did an excellent job. lol
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