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Bisat — Fallen Angel
Published: 2007-08-31 09:45:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 5724; Favourites: 123; Downloads: 13
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Oil on canvas.My intention with this painting was to try and depict both innocence and sensuality – hence the title. Originally it was to include broken angel wings, crushed underneath the figure, but I decided it was all looking a bit obvious (they are still there in the under painting – which is a nice thought). After I decided to lose them, I even had a few scattered feathers around for a while. In the end I was convinced that the piece was better with the only angel reference being in the title. The sheet she is laying on still has echoes of those angel wings.
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I featured art work in my journal [link] Have a look!
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Thanks for the compliment and for making it a favourite!
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My pleasure, it's a wonderful painting.
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Thanks very much - I appreciate your support!
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Thanks for the comment and the favourites!
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Good for you! Thanks for making it a favourite!
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Featured in my jornal [link]
Thank You so much!
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I love the balance you have between "painterly" and "realism" I struggle to find a painterly style for my work...
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Thanks for your encouraging comments. I've been trying to develop a more painterly style since I stopped freelance illustrating a few years ago. (Though to be honest my 'realism' was never as stunningly sophisticated as yours.) I still have a tendancy to keep going back to a painting to neaten it up until it's lost all its gestural qualities - it's a constant battle to leave in the interesting marks!
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I know what you mean.
I paint using the verdaccio method where my colour goes on after the grey oils have dried and I think therefore the technique I use will always be as real as they seem to be. Although nowerdays I try to add unreal elements (painted in a real way???) to my work to try to add "art" elements.
On the other hand I've tried using colour straight out of the tube with a half painterly look - but somehow it felt like it wasn't me...
..I know we evolve as artists and when I look back at what I started painting 6 years ago I realise I've come on such a long long way - been through a few hoops too that took me nowhere exept back to where I already was!
So I think in time for me "painterly" will happen but it will happen in a natural and subconcious way - well I hope so!
I'm struggling to get the interesting marks and you struggle to leave them in - it sounds like we've both got our training mixed up! By the way my background is illustration and design too...
..have fun - I'll try and upload a few more paintings soon.
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I think it's the process of trying to improve that keeps us going. I always hope that the next painting is going to be my best yet! Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
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You captured the light on her right arm so well!! goncratulations on that... the idea of the wings sounds greart.. and the feathers.. but as it turned out as such I think you made a great decision.. still.. would like to see an ''angel painting'' of your eventually though
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Very symbolically painted. You can almost see the heaven in the "wings" but the dark is certainly winning this round...
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I love this free hand style, it's lively, I can feel your sketch working
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Beautiful work, absolutely love the play of light and color off that white sheet
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in another comment i said that the painting M Nude was my fav but now that i've gone through more of your galler i just cant choose. you have an amazing, amazing gallery
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i jus love the shades............superb painting..........
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I like the play of light in this one, the blank sheet is striking and immidiatly attract the eye, I like it very much
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Thanks - you're too kind. Still trying to get to grips with this site - joined about 2 hours ago - think I'm getting the hang of it! You have a great pencil technique.
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