Hamadryad, the final chapter
The story of a nature spirit28 total reviews
Comment from eileen0204
Cleo, very moving piece and your commentary is so good to get the background to this piece.
Very powerful and I can feel her anxiety and pain in this image.
just wonderful
reply by the author on 01-Jun-2021
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Cleo, very moving piece and your commentary is so good to get the background to this piece.
Very powerful and I can feel her anxiety and pain in this image.
just wonderful
Comment Written 01-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 01-Jun-2021
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henk you very much for your encouraging comments! :o)
Comment from nikman
Quite a dramatic image posted here into the competition! Like the pose you have created. Shades and tones are good. Your various processes have worked out well. Well created!
reply by the author on 31-May-2021
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Quite a dramatic image posted here into the competition! Like the pose you have created. Shades and tones are good. Your various processes have worked out well. Well created!
Comment Written 31-May-2021
reply by the author on 31-May-2021
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Tank you very much for your encouraging review! :o)
Comment from helvi2
Hi Cleo, Love your skill of telling a story in not only an image but words as well! You did both beautifully! The way you created the image gives it the mystic feeling it needs. This has a ghostly feeling to it. For a tree spirit it is perfect. The tale is equally perfect my friend! You know how to tell a story and keep the reader fascinated! Well done on both counts! So wish I had a six! This deserves it with flying colors! :o) Nancy
reply by the author on 29-May-2021
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Hi Cleo, Love your skill of telling a story in not only an image but words as well! You did both beautifully! The way you created the image gives it the mystic feeling it needs. This has a ghostly feeling to it. For a tree spirit it is perfect. The tale is equally perfect my friend! You know how to tell a story and keep the reader fascinated! Well done on both counts! So wish I had a six! This deserves it with flying colors! :o) Nancy
Comment Written 29-May-2021
reply by the author on 29-May-2021
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Thank you, Nancy! I appreciate your thoughtful and encouraging comments very much! :o)
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You're very welcome Cleo! :o)
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:o) Cleo :o)
Comment from Way West
This is so beautiful and mysterious- I love the monotone coloration which lends great drama and highlight to the nymph and her unusual position as she lays near the ground. Great story and information provided. Very well done.
reply by the author on 29-May-2021
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This is so beautiful and mysterious- I love the monotone coloration which lends great drama and highlight to the nymph and her unusual position as she lays near the ground. Great story and information provided. Very well done.
Comment Written 28-May-2021
reply by the author on 29-May-2021
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Thank you very much for your encouraging comments! :o)
Comment from alaskapat
Wow! This is a powerful piece, very impressive to view this digitally created scene that tells your interesting story so very well, the grey tones throughout this scene are a perfect choice to support this almost ghostly nature spirit. She barely clings to life holding the seeds with the hope that her child will be allowed to grow.
I can see this hung for display in a gallery of unique artworks .
Very well presented Cleo.
reply by the author on 28-May-2021
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Wow! This is a powerful piece, very impressive to view this digitally created scene that tells your interesting story so very well, the grey tones throughout this scene are a perfect choice to support this almost ghostly nature spirit. She barely clings to life holding the seeds with the hope that her child will be allowed to grow.
I can see this hung for display in a gallery of unique artworks .
Very well presented Cleo.
Comment Written 28-May-2021
reply by the author on 28-May-2021
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Thank you so very much!!! :o) :o) :o)
Your thoughtfull comments and six gol;den atars are a special encouragement for me. :o) :o) :o)
Comment from jesuel
what a beautiful piece of art the black and white was a great choice it really creates some great contrast and depth and it flows beautifully fine work here
reply by the author on 28-May-2021
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what a beautiful piece of art the black and white was a great choice it really creates some great contrast and depth and it flows beautifully fine work here
Comment Written 28-May-2021
reply by the author on 28-May-2021
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Thank you very much for your encouraging review! :o)
Comment from MKFlood
Interesting creation. The depth is great. The details is great. The shading is great..the shape and design is balanced and eye appealing to the viewer. Creative approach and great job overall
reply by the author on 28-May-2021
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Interesting creation. The depth is great. The details is great. The shading is great..the shape and design is balanced and eye appealing to the viewer. Creative approach and great job overall
Comment Written 27-May-2021
reply by the author on 28-May-2021
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Thank you very much for your encouraging review! :o)
Comment from KATHIE KALAFATIS
This is a very powerful piece that captured my attention and captured my soul. Complex and interesting composition! Love the story it tells, thanks for sharing~
reply by the author on 28-May-2021
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This is a very powerful piece that captured my attention and captured my soul. Complex and interesting composition! Love the story it tells, thanks for sharing~
Comment Written 27-May-2021
reply by the author on 28-May-2021
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Thank you so very much!!! :o) :o) :o)
Your encouraging comments and your gold star rating are a special encouragement for me!!! :o) :o) :o)
Comment from Sean T Phelan
That's what'll happen to them sometimes,Cleo!
It sounds like this one was a 'Fixed and Stable' Hamadryad rather than a more common type of a Tree Nymph but there are differences ( sometimes confusing differences! ) between the Greek and Northern European/Celtic mythologies regarding such things!
That's a 'Good Show' of a presentation though,my friend! I like it! : )
~Sean
reply by the author on 28-May-2021
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That's what'll happen to them sometimes,Cleo!
It sounds like this one was a 'Fixed and Stable' Hamadryad rather than a more common type of a Tree Nymph but there are differences ( sometimes confusing differences! ) between the Greek and Northern European/Celtic mythologies regarding such things!
That's a 'Good Show' of a presentation though,my friend! I like it! : )
~Sean
Comment Written 27-May-2021
reply by the author on 28-May-2021
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Thank you very much for your thoughtful comments! :o)
Yes, this one was indeed a "Fixed and Stable" Hamadryad.
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Cool,Cleo! : D
You're very welcome!
Comment from Weinreich Gallery
Since I do not do digital art I find this piece amazing because it looks more like a charcoal drawing and a well done charcoal drawing. I love the ambiguity of the area surrounding the girl. It is hard to say what is going on but this adds to the dramaic mysterious and dream like effect. The girl is well depicted.
reply by the author on 23-Jan-2013
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Since I do not do digital art I find this piece amazing because it looks more like a charcoal drawing and a well done charcoal drawing. I love the ambiguity of the area surrounding the girl. It is hard to say what is going on but this adds to the dramaic mysterious and dream like effect. The girl is well depicted.
Comment Written 22-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 23-Jan-2013
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Thank you very much, I appreciate your kind review. It is digital, but painted in a technique which resembled traditional painting with thousands of brushstrokes. It is not charcoal [which also be possible]; but oil colors in the sepia range. It was finished with a watercolor overlay, a technique which is not possible in traditional painting. The girl is a dying Hamadryad, a tree spirit from Greek mythology. The picture is better understandable with the story it was painted for. The story is provided in my comments.