Aphrodite
14x11 inch oil on canvas portrait painting.18 total reviews
Comment from vicky osley
Hi Carl! Fabulous painting you did here. Love the textured background that highlights her face. Brightness on the face shows a keen light source the draws one to her eyes which you painted nicely! Her hair falling over her shoulders is great with fine textures. Excellent!
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2018
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Hi Carl! Fabulous painting you did here. Love the textured background that highlights her face. Brightness on the face shows a keen light source the draws one to her eyes which you painted nicely! Her hair falling over her shoulders is great with fine textures. Excellent!
Comment Written 24-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2018
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Thank you very much Vicky for your six star vote and your comments. I appreciate it. Still love your painting of the Aspens.
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Thanks Carl....I did sell that painting!
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You are welcome and congratulations on your sale.
Comment from karen zima
Carl, you did such a wonderful job on this portrait. You have many shades of green in the background and her green eyes pull you in with her mysterious stare. Love the detail in the wet hair that adorns her beautiful face. Great contest entry for the color green contest. Best of luck to you.
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2018
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Carl, you did such a wonderful job on this portrait. You have many shades of green in the background and her green eyes pull you in with her mysterious stare. Love the detail in the wet hair that adorns her beautiful face. Great contest entry for the color green contest. Best of luck to you.
Comment Written 24-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 24-Oct-2018
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments Karen. I appreciate it. P.S. I really liked your Cloud Covered Lake painting.
Comment from Beautyobserver
This is a very nice painting. Thank you for laying out the 3 stages for it for I was able to learn something new. I love the green background and she has such a strong expression on her face. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2018
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This is a very nice painting. Thank you for laying out the 3 stages for it for I was able to learn something new. I love the green background and she has such a strong expression on her face. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 23-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2018
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments. I am glad you were able to learn something new from my post.
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You are welcome.
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You are welcome.
Comment from GaliaG
Her green eyes really pulls the viewer into the paint, she is really the land and the grass and the main reason for living
excellent technique, creativity and initial impact
thanks for sharing
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2018
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Her green eyes really pulls the viewer into the paint, she is really the land and the grass and the main reason for living
excellent technique, creativity and initial impact
thanks for sharing
Comment Written 23-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2018
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments. You just made my day, and the day here is just starting.
Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
Thank you for the notes which I find would come in handy for my works in future. With fine skill and handling of the medium, you have created a portrait of a woman which is classical in its composition. The harmony of colors and atmospheric light play a supporting role. Well done! Good luck!
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2018
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Thank you for the notes which I find would come in handy for my works in future. With fine skill and handling of the medium, you have created a portrait of a woman which is classical in its composition. The harmony of colors and atmospheric light play a supporting role. Well done! Good luck!
Comment Written 22-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2018
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Thank you very much for your six star vote and your comments. While I find it difficult to believe that my notes would be useful to an artist as accomplished as your are, it pleases me that you do find them useful.
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I am a autodidact. So I try to learn as much as possible by seeing and learning from accomplished artists like you. I have a long way to go in portrait painting.!:)
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Understood. And, thank you for sending me to the dictionary. That has happened twice now within the last 24 hours. I just love it when that happens,
Comment from Dick Lee Shia
A Bonus Star rating as I know very well that the degree of difficulty in creating a fantabulous realistic portraiture is a million times more than a photo capture!
Enigmatic facial expression...
with those expressive eyes and pouting grin...
Like Mona Lisa's mystic smile.
I like the wet look...
Jet black long tresses adds to her animalistic appeal!
Suggestive nudism.
Nude but not nasty.
Erotic but not obscene.
Bold but not vulgar.
Exquisite portrait.
Zenplistic presentation.
Thanks for sharing...
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2018
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A Bonus Star rating as I know very well that the degree of difficulty in creating a fantabulous realistic portraiture is a million times more than a photo capture!
Enigmatic facial expression...
with those expressive eyes and pouting grin...
Like Mona Lisa's mystic smile.
I like the wet look...
Jet black long tresses adds to her animalistic appeal!
Suggestive nudism.
Nude but not nasty.
Erotic but not obscene.
Bold but not vulgar.
Exquisite portrait.
Zenplistic presentation.
Thanks for sharing...
Comment Written 21-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2018
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Thank you very much for your six star vote and your terse but incredibly accurate review. I strive to honor a woman's beauty by creating a beautiful painting without usury or exploitation. Bold, erotic, full nudity and maybe even suggestive nudity are elements of honor to a woman. After all, they are the nurturing creators of life enticing us men to be better protectors and givers of life. A presentation that is nasty, obscene or vulgar is absolutely not acceptable to me because we all have a mother and some of us are lucky enough to have a wife and even a daughter. And thank you for declaring this a zenplistic presentation. It is an honor to receive such recognition.
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Wow! I'm humbled and honored, as well!
You're most welcome, my friend!
Comment from ArtistCharles
Carl. this is a very nice image with great detail. This picture would not say love to me, she seems very stern. Good use of light and shadow to bring out her features. Well done. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2018
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Carl. this is a very nice image with great detail. This picture would not say love to me, she seems very stern. Good use of light and shadow to bring out her features. Well done. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 21-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2018
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments Charles. I appreciate it. As to stern, have you ever been "at sea" or sailed through 30 ft. waves? If you are not stern with being focused you will die. Thanks for noticing the stern look. It was what I was after.
Comment from David Ruhl
Beautiful work Carl! She appears to have just emerged from the water, probably naked, and her expression is one of "you're not supposed to be here"! I love the notes and you get a virtual 7th Star for those! Well done.
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2018
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Beautiful work Carl! She appears to have just emerged from the water, probably naked, and her expression is one of "you're not supposed to be here"! I love the notes and you get a virtual 7th Star for those! Well done.
Comment Written 21-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2018
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Thank you David for your six star vote and your comments. I appreciate your time and the virtual 7th star.
Comment from avmurray
I remember so well the three other Greek goddesses you have painted, and this one looks just as great as the others. I especially like the sea green textured background and the green eyes which I think emphasizes that we are looking at the goddess of water.
I also think these green eyes are really well done with the high lights, and they give personality the to character. It is easy to see that you have paid very good attention to details, and also the use of high lights is excellent.
The only thing I would have changed is less negative space above the head. But this is a minor issue because it think this is a truly lovely and well done painting Carl.
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2018
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I remember so well the three other Greek goddesses you have painted, and this one looks just as great as the others. I especially like the sea green textured background and the green eyes which I think emphasizes that we are looking at the goddess of water.
I also think these green eyes are really well done with the high lights, and they give personality the to character. It is easy to see that you have paid very good attention to details, and also the use of high lights is excellent.
The only thing I would have changed is less negative space above the head. But this is a minor issue because it think this is a truly lovely and well done painting Carl.
Comment Written 21-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2018
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Thank you for your five star vote and your thoughtful comments. I did struggle with thinking about the volume of negative space. I tried different pose sizes, form locations and finally decided to go with the large negative space because I felt it was a little vast giving the feeling of an almost dominate space but controlled by the image, much as a goddess would control the vastness of the earth's seas. Thanks for noticing the abundance of the sea. I appreciate that.
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You are more than welcome Carl.
Comment from SandraInSpain
What a stunning portrait, and thanks for sharing your secret - even though I'm such a bad artist I couldn't even draw a winning number for a raffle! Great use of colour and light, good positioning. A real feast for the senses.
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2018
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What a stunning portrait, and thanks for sharing your secret - even though I'm such a bad artist I couldn't even draw a winning number for a raffle! Great use of colour and light, good positioning. A real feast for the senses.
Comment Written 21-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2018
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments. I appreciate it. And, don't demean yourself so. I have seen your work. You have a good eye, just a different medium.
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Thanks so much for that. I know my limitations!