Ripples never lie
I am nothing and all10 total reviews
Comment from karen zima
I know this is an older artwork, but I have just become an active member in the past 6 weeks and missed this one. I'm giving it a 6 star rating because in my opinion, it deserves it. The initial impact has the wow factor, as you want to take a closer look at this artwork. The story telling is great as her reflection in the water is the opposite of the girl coming out of the water. The eyes in the water reflection are wide open which can be taken in many artistic ways. The spots on her face show flaws, yet the reflection doesn't have them...perhaps saying, "What's on the inside is different from the outside." Great composition and story telling ability here. Very nice work and thanks for sharing it with me. Karen
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I know this is an older artwork, but I have just become an active member in the past 6 weeks and missed this one. I'm giving it a 6 star rating because in my opinion, it deserves it. The initial impact has the wow factor, as you want to take a closer look at this artwork. The story telling is great as her reflection in the water is the opposite of the girl coming out of the water. The eyes in the water reflection are wide open which can be taken in many artistic ways. The spots on her face show flaws, yet the reflection doesn't have them...perhaps saying, "What's on the inside is different from the outside." Great composition and story telling ability here. Very nice work and thanks for sharing it with me. Karen
Comment Written 03-Oct-2017
Comment from momentsofjoy7351
LOL.... so ripples never lie, eh? I didn't of course have the moment the first time I looked at your wonderful drawing. Wonderful thoughts to offer up this grand drawing. "I am nothing and all" is perfection to the drawing. Different and engaging image. :-)) Thanks for sharing!
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LOL.... so ripples never lie, eh? I didn't of course have the moment the first time I looked at your wonderful drawing. Wonderful thoughts to offer up this grand drawing. "I am nothing and all" is perfection to the drawing. Different and engaging image. :-)) Thanks for sharing!
Comment Written 14-Aug-2017
Comment from MKFlood
i like the concept bro. the details is excellent. the facial expression is excellent. the depth is excellent. the shading is excellent. the touch of color is excellent. the creation is balanced and very eye appealing to the viewer. very creative and awesome work overall(clapping)
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i like the concept bro. the details is excellent. the facial expression is excellent. the depth is excellent. the shading is excellent. the touch of color is excellent. the creation is balanced and very eye appealing to the viewer. very creative and awesome work overall(clapping)
Comment Written 13-Aug-2017
Comment from iPhone7
Oh now this is really a cool work of art. I really like how you made the image half in the water and then to have the eyes open in the reflection is artistic genius. A great entry for the contest. Best of luck ~ Steve
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Oh now this is really a cool work of art. I really like how you made the image half in the water and then to have the eyes open in the reflection is artistic genius. A great entry for the contest. Best of luck ~ Steve
Comment Written 13-Aug-2017
Comment from ABG Photography
Wow! You have a great imagination and are very talented in this medium. You have really given this piece interest and mystery by reflecting her eyes open in contrast to the eyes really being closed. Very clever and a good conversation piece. I also like that it is monotone in color except for the hair which is a rich burgundy which gives contrast. Your attention to detail is well thought out and expertly executed. The water looks real thanks to your ripples soft strokes that give it depth and dimension. The hair is spectacular. There is so much volume and texture and the burgundy color along with your strokes intensifies it. It is almost an entity on its own. Your use of shadowing benefits this piece tremendously, giving depth and detail to her face. Love the bushy eyebrows too. Well done.
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Wow! You have a great imagination and are very talented in this medium. You have really given this piece interest and mystery by reflecting her eyes open in contrast to the eyes really being closed. Very clever and a good conversation piece. I also like that it is monotone in color except for the hair which is a rich burgundy which gives contrast. Your attention to detail is well thought out and expertly executed. The water looks real thanks to your ripples soft strokes that give it depth and dimension. The hair is spectacular. There is so much volume and texture and the burgundy color along with your strokes intensifies it. It is almost an entity on its own. Your use of shadowing benefits this piece tremendously, giving depth and detail to her face. Love the bushy eyebrows too. Well done.
Comment Written 13-Aug-2017
Comment from Marthast
Neat idea! You can do some deep meditations on this! Like it, ripple effect goes out a long way drawing is very good reflection to think on, good job good luck
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Neat idea! You can do some deep meditations on this! Like it, ripple effect goes out a long way drawing is very good reflection to think on, good job good luck
Comment Written 13-Aug-2017
Comment from DrCarlton
This is an interesting, very clever presentation, especially for its paradoxical characterization, media technique and creative geometry. Very well done and thank you for sharing.
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This is an interesting, very clever presentation, especially for its paradoxical characterization, media technique and creative geometry. Very well done and thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 13-Aug-2017
Comment from GaliaG
wow, the idea of open eyes in the reflection and closed on the "real" face is amazing and really works
excellent job, good luck with the contest and thanks for sharing
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wow, the idea of open eyes in the reflection and closed on the "real" face is amazing and really works
excellent job, good luck with the contest and thanks for sharing
Comment Written 13-Aug-2017
Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice wonderful lovely art.Beautiful nice artistic scene.Great entrance.Very Nice presentation.The Face shut eyes and hair,water reflection and ripples are gorgeous great and make a great scene.I like this talent perfect work.Creativity color are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.{Wish Your Contest.}
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What a great nice wonderful lovely art.Beautiful nice artistic scene.Great entrance.Very Nice presentation.The Face shut eyes and hair,water reflection and ripples are gorgeous great and make a great scene.I like this talent perfect work.Creativity color are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.{Wish Your Contest.}
Comment Written 13-Aug-2017
Comment from Life is but a dream.
A touch of existential nihilism?
Love the emotive aspect of this ghastly image that sends chills down my spine.
The details of acne on her face tells us of the tumult this girl is going through, those horribly difficult days of not a child not an adult.
The flow of the art is felt through your pencil strokes which are consistent throughout giving "artistic harmony" to the piece. Tones from light to dark give life and the green eyes are ....are....are... what can I say "creepy"....and that is a good thing!
Nice tight crop with good marginal space holds our eyes glued as our spines tingle.
reply by the author on 13-Aug-2017
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A touch of existential nihilism?
Love the emotive aspect of this ghastly image that sends chills down my spine.
The details of acne on her face tells us of the tumult this girl is going through, those horribly difficult days of not a child not an adult.
The flow of the art is felt through your pencil strokes which are consistent throughout giving "artistic harmony" to the piece. Tones from light to dark give life and the green eyes are ....are....are... what can I say "creepy"....and that is a good thing!
Nice tight crop with good marginal space holds our eyes glued as our spines tingle.
Comment Written 13-Aug-2017
reply by the author on 13-Aug-2017
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Hey Olga. What a comment. Incidentally, this was created to accompany a poem I titled 'All or Nothing' which I'd share with you if you ask me too :) Thanks for the kind words and I hope you have a happy sunday! R
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Yes, please share the poem with me.
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Hi Olga,
Here it is. It's called 'All or Nothing' and might just be a bit too long. Happy reading if you do and thanks! :)
I look for it but cannot see
That line that others see; the line
Between Nothing and All; the fine
Divide between wasteland and sea.
This happy middle; this sweet spot
Upon which I'm coerced to stay;
Beyond which I'm urged not to stray
This line, in vain, I have long sought.
'Straddle the line and you will find
Peace, calm and equanimity.
Keep it in close proximity
And angst will abdicate your mind.'
These salient words beset my ears,
As my eyes flick this way and that.
But I remain blind as a bat,
Dazed in a haze that never clears.
And when from my shell I am drawn
By others to the line and left
There, blindly and of wits bereft,
I totter like a newborn fawn.
Till I hear the sea's clamant call
And o'er that line unseen I leap
And with a splash, I plummet deep
Into the sea, my realm of All.
Where each and every ounce of me
I offer up; I sacrifice.
No less than my All will suffice
When I find myself all at sea.
With scant dignity to preserve,
I bare my heart for all to see.
My deeds should hold no mystery,
For I hold nothing in reserve.
Till this reproach a nerve will touch:
'Too far, too far. You've gone too far.
Drowning within your wake we are.
Too much, too much. It's all too much!'
Stung to the quick, I'll rise in haste
To drag my 'good', misunderstood
Purpose behind me back to brood
And wander lone in Nothing's waste.
Where I am free to roam confined
Behind a line that ends with me.
For that other line others see
I'm doomed, I fear, never to find.
In short, I bid my heart, 'Be still!'
Till it heeds my All's call again
And trills until brimful with pain
I plead once more, 'Be still! Be still!'
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Thank you very much. We all travel along the same path , some are able to express the journey better than others. You can and I appreciated reading your poem.
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Hey, thanks for reading this! I appreciate it a lot :) Have a nice night. R