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Published: 2008-01-19 05:44:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 606; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 0
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10" x 8"

Watercolor, pens, and tears.

Some things are eventual. Some things cannot be helped. Some things cannot be changed. And some things are only witnessed by the fly on the wall.

Note: I did not really paint with my tears...that is far too angsty, even for me.
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Comments: 23

ojotasaltarina [2008-11-22 18:06:27 +0000 UTC]

sosososos nice

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amygregory [2008-03-31 08:40:26 +0000 UTC]

Your colors are very intense and wonderful, and it's just slightly scary!

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peggymintun In reply to amygregory [2008-03-31 23:52:32 +0000 UTC]

Excellent. They are meant to put one on edge. Thanks!

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IDeviant [2008-01-22 13:06:58 +0000 UTC]

Vibrant, violent, delicate - a sudden window into a world normally hidden. Colours superb as always

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peggymintun In reply to IDeviant [2008-01-23 01:01:34 +0000 UTC]

Violent and delicate....two things not normally together...but it happens. I often joke with people that I am a delicate little flower...it is funny because I am not. Thanks for checking it out and for the fav.

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IDeviant In reply to peggymintun [2008-01-23 07:29:00 +0000 UTC]

My idea for that 'savage juxtaposition' was to bring out differences in scale: what we perceive as delicate may seem, at the insect scale, to be monstrously violent. Something about the picture really transcends those scales

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Lamathyave [2008-01-22 02:33:38 +0000 UTC]

nice!!

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angelRo [2008-01-21 03:12:55 +0000 UTC]

:3 is a butterfly?

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peggymintun In reply to angelRo [2008-01-21 04:06:03 +0000 UTC]

Maybe...It is just sort of a weird abstract fly-like thing.

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angelRo In reply to peggymintun [2008-01-23 00:43:47 +0000 UTC]

haahha xD such a grate definition

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joeyv7 [2008-01-20 18:41:29 +0000 UTC]

this has to be one of my all time favorites of your work

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peggymintun In reply to joeyv7 [2008-01-20 23:27:01 +0000 UTC]

Really? I am so unsure about this one, so thank you. I am painting a few to put into a local show called CNote. Once I get them done, I will have all my DA friends vote on which ones to enter.

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joeyv7 In reply to peggymintun [2008-01-21 11:45:53 +0000 UTC]

Oh, cool - stupid question - is the show theme music ('CNote'? Your work would be really well suited to music . . . What I like most about this work though is the use of yellow and brown ( I was surprised how well the brown worked), and of course the flowers

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peggymintun In reply to joeyv7 [2008-01-21 12:42:31 +0000 UTC]

Nah, that is not stupid. C-notes are $100 bills, so all the works will sell for a hundred bucks. I should just put in an old work that is setting around.

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mschick [2008-01-20 15:21:49 +0000 UTC]

The colours in this are stunning! I completely suck at any kind of colour so I bow to you. It looks wicked...

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peggymintun In reply to mschick [2008-01-20 16:45:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm not completely sure that I don't suck at color most days. I am finding that I like to use every color that I have.
You should try out watercolor some time. I have to warn you, it is pretty addicting!

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deministri [2008-01-19 18:45:43 +0000 UTC]

it looks amaizing... really incredible watercolor...

... i dont really like much the warm colors but this one is just, impresive...

... exelent work peggy!!! keep up the good job!!!

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Iarart [2008-01-19 18:08:07 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful things are made during times of sadness.

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peggymintun In reply to Iarart [2008-01-19 18:55:06 +0000 UTC]

Very true.

Hey, what ever happened with "assemblage" category. I get really confused on some of my works as to where exactly they go. They are more assemblage than mixed media. Thought of switching them to collage, but then that did not seem right. I notice that you have categorized yours as collage.

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Iarart In reply to peggymintun [2008-01-20 21:01:31 +0000 UTC]

I have the same problem as you. Unfortunately there's no assemblage category at DA. I get so frustrated. When I want to browse for assemblage works I have to go trough collage, mixed media and sculpture... it's very annoying. When I submitted my last works I selected mixed media, like usual, but then the subcategorie appears for me to choose and I selected collage. But that's not right. Have to change that. Thanks.

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peggymintun In reply to Iarart [2008-01-20 23:20:41 +0000 UTC]

Well, before you do, ~wesndestroy always categorizes in collage, too. You should check out his works if you haven't already.

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Iarart In reply to peggymintun [2008-01-22 08:56:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tip

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uncharmemysterieux [2008-01-19 09:32:35 +0000 UTC]

wow!!

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