Anigmata
A young woman sees strange things.30 total reviews
Comment from john kuhenbeaker
Well Daphne this is a strong piece ! I am glad I read the story ! I love the use of symbolism here and how you captured the sense of isolation. I picked up on that before I read anything. I love your the shift of color as well from the nice golden color to gray. In life sometimes we may encounter difficulties and it is easy to drift into darkness. Great piece of storytelling !
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Well Daphne this is a strong piece ! I am glad I read the story ! I love the use of symbolism here and how you captured the sense of isolation. I picked up on that before I read anything. I love your the shift of color as well from the nice golden color to gray. In life sometimes we may encounter difficulties and it is easy to drift into darkness. Great piece of storytelling !
Comment Written 04-Aug-2018
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Thank you! I lost my internet connection and don't recall if I already responded to you. Yes if anyone, judging by your art, you would grasp my symoblic message without needing to read the description! I would like to see you do a painting of my father's mind if you had known him -- a bit out of your experience probably. I have figured some things about him, but others things will always remain a mystery. He was a radio operator in the war, and most likely from that, lived for ever afterward as though he was decoding secret messages he thought he must keep to himself. He was also a "mad scientist" who believed he could reach "God," some higher intelligence, and what he called Gosses ( from the word gaussian, sp?, white noise) by installing a special antenna on the tops of mountains. He tried that with my mother too who was a sporadic psychic. He had me put her on top of a bluff on an island, and that worked out in the reverse of what he wanted! She told me the first night she was up there that my father was not going to be able to continue to lease the island, which shortly came true. She was less crazy than he was by far, but he made her much more unbalanced than she might have been. Long story. About now I am getting close to wanting to find reviewers for a book manuscript that is 123, 000 words. These reviewers must not be familiar with the story. To my surprise a reviewer here expressed interest in that, so I sent him an excerpt he was stoked about, about the "light phenomena" in Guatemala. (That was nothing to do with my parents, just an aside...) If you would be interested in doing some reviewing of my unusual book let me know. I am mostly interested in learning if readers who are not familiar with the story can understand it. It becomes a pretty dark and hopeless tale, but my poor parents were also funny in their occultism, pretension and megalomania. At one point I thought of titling this book, The Power of Fools. It is presently entitled Testament to a secret world. Daphne Oberon
Comment from alaskapat
This is very well thought out and created , it's actually beatiful to view in spite of what it represents, you are fortunate to be able to express your thoughts, feelings and memories in your art, it's a gift! I love the lone rider , she keeps going to face what she needs to! Well presented! Best to you in the contest!
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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This is very well thought out and created , it's actually beatiful to view in spite of what it represents, you are fortunate to be able to express your thoughts, feelings and memories in your art, it's a gift! I love the lone rider , she keeps going to face what she needs to! Well presented! Best to you in the contest!
Comment Written 03-Aug-2018
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Thanks!!
Comment from AHRowell
Very interesting piece! I love the lone rider facing her fears! Nice ghostly shadows in the sand add to what she might be facing. Nice depth and shading. Love the framing with the ocean peeking to the side. Great story and artist notes!
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Very interesting piece! I love the lone rider facing her fears! Nice ghostly shadows in the sand add to what she might be facing. Nice depth and shading. Love the framing with the ocean peeking to the side. Great story and artist notes!
Comment Written 03-Aug-2018
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Thank you!!
Comment from iPhone7
Another very symbolic work here Daphne. Your artist notes are very telling of what you have experienced and how you are still processing those events even to this day. Drawing out your feelings and thoughts is a great way to begin making sense of things. Well done and a great entry for the contest. Best of the best in the contest Daphne ~ Steve
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Another very symbolic work here Daphne. Your artist notes are very telling of what you have experienced and how you are still processing those events even to this day. Drawing out your feelings and thoughts is a great way to begin making sense of things. Well done and a great entry for the contest. Best of the best in the contest Daphne ~ Steve
Comment Written 03-Aug-2018
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Thanks... did you notice my post asking if you were interested in reviewing my long book -- one part at a time? Or were you interested in reading more about the "jungle lights only". Either way, my email is more practical as I can send attachments from there whether short or long. daphneoberon@gmail.com
Comment from dalebraatz
a great story telling work of art, like the colors and details and depth. like the bird flying high, nice shadows and action in the water, a pleasure to look at, thank you for sharing, dale
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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a great story telling work of art, like the colors and details and depth. like the bird flying high, nice shadows and action in the water, a pleasure to look at, thank you for sharing, dale
Comment Written 03-Aug-2018
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Thanks!
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Your welcome
Comment from karen zima
A very simple image that has a nice subject and design to it. However, I feel it is somewhat plain and lacks the necessary details. Otherwise, it's a good start.
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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A very simple image that has a nice subject and design to it. However, I feel it is somewhat plain and lacks the necessary details. Otherwise, it's a good start.
Comment Written 03-Aug-2018
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Yes, it is plain. You must not have read my description where I mentioned I left it without cati, bushes, birds etc. on purpose..
Comment from MKFlood
nice creation. the depth is great. the shading is great. the blend of color is awesome. the details is great. the body form and language of both horse and rider is great. the creation is balanced and eye appealing to the viewer. creative and great job overall.
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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nice creation. the depth is great. the shading is great. the blend of color is awesome. the details is great. the body form and language of both horse and rider is great. the creation is balanced and eye appealing to the viewer. creative and great job overall.
Comment Written 03-Aug-2018
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Thank you very much!!
Comment from Miranda Langston
i really like the style you painted this in. this was an absolute pleasure to wake up and view. I like the symbolism of the small cell in the hill. this painting is so symbolic and i think it is a wonderful contender for the contest
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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i really like the style you painted this in. this was an absolute pleasure to wake up and view. I like the symbolism of the small cell in the hill. this painting is so symbolic and i think it is a wonderful contender for the contest
Comment Written 03-Aug-2018
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Thank you very much -- it sounds like you really grasp the symbology which is the entire point! This is a reward for me!! Daphne Oberon
Comment from a.samathasena
Wish your contest.The Gorgeous great digital art.Beautiful scene and very nice entry. The great entry for the contest.Holy Cross and flying bird,blue sky horse and rider details are make a nice scene.Color blending and light balance are very nice.I like this talent work.Creativity color are excellent.Well Done.Thanks.
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Wish your contest.The Gorgeous great digital art.Beautiful scene and very nice entry. The great entry for the contest.Holy Cross and flying bird,blue sky horse and rider details are make a nice scene.Color blending and light balance are very nice.I like this talent work.Creativity color are excellent.Well Done.Thanks.
Comment Written 03-Aug-2018
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Thanks!!
Comment from El-mundo
A fascinating and inspired piece from events in history that sound although obscure very real and in depth, sinister to a degree, which is nicely contrasted with the simple layout and careful composition of the piece visually, with well positioned subjects and drawn in a basic style with good detail on the finer points such as the horse and rider, and the angle of the cell and tilted cross & bird. A good balance of blue tones of the clear sky and shades of brown of the sand as it meets the darker blue sea makes for overall a great composition, well balanced and with a great narrative - well done :)
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reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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A fascinating and inspired piece from events in history that sound although obscure very real and in depth, sinister to a degree, which is nicely contrasted with the simple layout and careful composition of the piece visually, with well positioned subjects and drawn in a basic style with good detail on the finer points such as the horse and rider, and the angle of the cell and tilted cross & bird. A good balance of blue tones of the clear sky and shades of brown of the sand as it meets the darker blue sea makes for overall a great composition, well balanced and with a great narrative - well done :)
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Comment Written 03-Aug-2018
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2018
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Thank you for noticing all that! My father was a radio operator in the war, and most likely from that, lived for ever afterward as though he was decoding secret messages he thought he must keep to himself. He was also a "mad scientist" who believed he could reach "God," (some higher intelligence) and what he called Gosses ( from the word gaussian, sp?, white noise) by installing a special antenna on the tops of mountains. He tried that with my mother too who was a sporadic psychic. He had me take her to top of a bluff on an island (one pack burro rolled down the cliff trying to get up there), and that worked out in the reverse of what my father wanted! She told me the first night she was up there that my father was not going to be able to continue to lease the island, which shortly came true. She was less crazy than he was by far, but he made her much more unbalanced than she might have been. Long story. About now I am getting close to wanting to find reviewers for a book manuscript that is 123, 000 words. These reviewers must not be familiar with the story. To my surprise a reviewer here expressed interest in that, so I sent him an excerpt he was stoked about, about the "light phenomena" in Guatemala. (That was nothing to do with my parents, just an aside...) If you are someone who would be interested in doing some reviewing of my unusual book let me know. I am mostly interested in learning if readers who are not familiar with the story can understand it. It becomes a pretty dark and hopeless tale, but my poor parents were also funny in their occultism, pretension and megalomania. At one point I thought of titling this book, The Power of Fools. It is presently entitled Testament to a secret world. Daphne Oberon
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Wow. This is something that I would be honoured and fascinated to review, I love your attitude, wording and artwork - and am glad to meet you on here, Keep me posted, I'm in :)
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Oh good! I can send attachments from my regular email, so if you would like to review some of my writing let me know if you want it in a format you can easily print, or whether you would like it in PDF to read off the computer screen; my email is daphneoberon@gmail.com My PDF's will sometimes have illustrations included and be in book format. Otherwise attachments will be plain text in Microsoft Word... Do you speak Spanish? Daphne Oberon
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That's fantastic - PDF with artwork would be best, and I'll be glad and enjoy your writing and illustration. I write and photograph, but sadly very few read or understand my narratives on here, which to me are occasionally very heartfelt and powerful. I have some writing to send you if you wish to share the constructive assessment of my work too - I will email you soon. If it comes from my business email (Metis Premier Solutions) then its not spam but I'll let you know when I've sent it! Again, I look forward to it :)
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I have been having eye trouble -- left eye has fluctuating vision plus not sure why, but my right eye steams up my glasses and stings like it has soap in it -- this has been going on for years but the doctors find nothing. It is worse lately, so what with my editing my own "opus" I am not much for reading, but send me something short of yours -- or something long; just understand I might not read a lot of it. You are British? Well i am half British -- my crazy father! I am in California but have relatives over there; one is a cousin who is an osteopath. He and my entire family don't want to hear anything about my father though -- an embarrassment! They are not all that wild about hearing from me either. Mostly they are evangelists and I am the daughter of the black sheep! Enjoy, Daphne