Gaia
Oil painting of Gaia, Greek goddess of the earth.34 total reviews
Comment from AHRowell
Great visual impact with great presentation and creativity. Color harmony is beautiful and color blending, especially the oranges and yellows of the background. Contrast is nice with her dark hair against the background. Highlights and shadows are beautiful with the lighting behind her and the lighting on the strands of her hair. Texture and technique is perfect! Love her expression! Great piece!
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2018
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Great visual impact with great presentation and creativity. Color harmony is beautiful and color blending, especially the oranges and yellows of the background. Contrast is nice with her dark hair against the background. Highlights and shadows are beautiful with the lighting behind her and the lighting on the strands of her hair. Texture and technique is perfect! Love her expression! Great piece!
Comment Written 14-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2018
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments.
Comment from Malmax
This is a magnificent painting
Of this goddess. You're work on the eyes is so impressive and you have painted the expression in them in a way that just captivates the viewer.
The overall artistry is remarkable, the shading is beautiful and the warm glow about this is such a pleasure to view. Wonderful talent you have displayed here.
Malmax
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2018
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This is a magnificent painting
Of this goddess. You're work on the eyes is so impressive and you have painted the expression in them in a way that just captivates the viewer.
The overall artistry is remarkable, the shading is beautiful and the warm glow about this is such a pleasure to view. Wonderful talent you have displayed here.
Malmax
Comment Written 14-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2018
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments.
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You're welcome
Comment from Monica Morrell
Beautiful story and fabulous painting. You truly are a gift yourself for your beautiful talent and thought process. If I was able to I would give you more than six stars. This is truly a beautiful piece. You have captured the expression, the attitude, the coloring, the depth, the proportions, the story. I salute you! Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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Beautiful story and fabulous painting. You truly are a gift yourself for your beautiful talent and thought process. If I was able to I would give you more than six stars. This is truly a beautiful piece. You have captured the expression, the attitude, the coloring, the depth, the proportions, the story. I salute you! Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 13-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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Thank you for your six star vote. And thank you for your review and accolades. I may not get through my studio door because of the swelled head.
Comment from ChuckWaxman
May the gods of Olympus shine down on you. Truly amazing. I've read your notes and your bio and your a very accomplished and talented individual. Love the colors, love the expression, love the technique. And as I see you are relatively new to the site - welcome aboard; and for someone so new to have won so many ribbons is a true testament to your talent. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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May the gods of Olympus shine down on you. Truly amazing. I've read your notes and your bio and your a very accomplished and talented individual. Love the colors, love the expression, love the technique. And as I see you are relatively new to the site - welcome aboard; and for someone so new to have won so many ribbons is a true testament to your talent. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Comment Written 13-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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Thank you very much for your six star vote and review. It is truly very pleasing to receive confirmation that another person enjoys my work.
Comment from Jairos
great piece of art, very nice frame, like the expression and amazing detail and lighting effect, very good depth, thank you for sharing , Jairos, ,
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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great piece of art, very nice frame, like the expression and amazing detail and lighting effect, very good depth, thank you for sharing , Jairos, ,
Comment Written 13-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments.
Comment from Lilibug6
This is excellent! The colors are great! I love the background! The woman is very nicely done! The blending and shading are very good! well done and good luck in the contest! Lori
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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This is excellent! The colors are great! I love the background! The woman is very nicely done! The blending and shading are very good! well done and good luck in the contest! Lori
Comment Written 13-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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Thank you for your comments and your five star vote.
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My pleasure! Lori
Comment from Mr Jones
this is really beautiful. such wonderful work and a fantastic porttrait. the colours, hair and texture is all mighty fine. amazing expression. soulful gaze. a wonder and magical reflection.
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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this is really beautiful. such wonderful work and a fantastic porttrait. the colours, hair and texture is all mighty fine. amazing expression. soulful gaze. a wonder and magical reflection.
Comment Written 13-Jan-2018
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2018
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Thank you very much for your comments and your six star vote.
Comment from Natalia Leigh
Cute portrait, great expression of character, the body and face are built with rough strokes skillfully. The background is making the aura of fire around of her hair, and underline the character of the story. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 27-Dec-2017
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Cute portrait, great expression of character, the body and face are built with rough strokes skillfully. The background is making the aura of fire around of her hair, and underline the character of the story. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 27-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 27-Dec-2017
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments Natalia.
Comment from Life is but a dream.
Well, I went back into your portfolio and found the goddess of the sky ....thank you.
This rendition is reminiscent of an Indigenous woman (we used to call them Indians but now that is Politically incorrect...sigh), it is perhaps because of the earrings that look like feathers.
The eye contact with me is very strong and the glow behind her makes her have a personality, of warmth, caring...and she is naked, natural.
As far as your art goes, Carl, having just looked through your portfolio and now studying Gaia..... your work is top of the shelf, through and through.
One of the reasons we put up work on this site is to be told on how your work could improve ....oh gosh, sigh. There is not a scratch I would change with this.
I think your pov is perfect as we look towards the "earth" she glows with life , has strength in her eyes. The details and shadowing are smack on the money too.
I do have a suggestion ....fame this and hang it up....beside the sky goddess in blue and this in yellow would look stunning.
Top marks.
reply by the author on 27-Dec-2017
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Well, I went back into your portfolio and found the goddess of the sky ....thank you.
This rendition is reminiscent of an Indigenous woman (we used to call them Indians but now that is Politically incorrect...sigh), it is perhaps because of the earrings that look like feathers.
The eye contact with me is very strong and the glow behind her makes her have a personality, of warmth, caring...and she is naked, natural.
As far as your art goes, Carl, having just looked through your portfolio and now studying Gaia..... your work is top of the shelf, through and through.
One of the reasons we put up work on this site is to be told on how your work could improve ....oh gosh, sigh. There is not a scratch I would change with this.
I think your pov is perfect as we look towards the "earth" she glows with life , has strength in her eyes. The details and shadowing are smack on the money too.
I do have a suggestion ....fame this and hang it up....beside the sky goddess in blue and this in yellow would look stunning.
Top marks.
Comment Written 27-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 27-Dec-2017
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Thank you for your six star vote, your comments and the time you took researching my portfolio. I am going to have some trouble getting through the doorways in my home today. It's because my head has swelled to large. LOL. That will change immediately when I return to work on Eternal Beauty II when I start solving problems I have created for myself.
Comment from iPhone7
I find this work very well done Carl. I really like her look on her face as well as her large eyes. Highlights in the hair add a very nice touch. The glowing background really sets her off and compliments her portrait. Very well done Carl ~ Steve
reply by the author on 26-Dec-2017
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I find this work very well done Carl. I really like her look on her face as well as her large eyes. Highlights in the hair add a very nice touch. The glowing background really sets her off and compliments her portrait. Very well done Carl ~ Steve
Comment Written 26-Dec-2017
reply by the author on 26-Dec-2017
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Thank you for your six star vote and your comments. The eyes of this model actually are that large. That is one of the reasons I chose her to represent Gaia in this portrait.