The Essence of Femininity 2of6
A framed soft pastel on canvas.9 total reviews
Comment from jesuel
what a beautiful piece of art the color composition is great i really like how you paid attention to anatomy me personally it doesnt need an adult rating nudes are a part of art nonetheless beautiful work here
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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what a beautiful piece of art the color composition is great i really like how you paid attention to anatomy me personally it doesnt need an adult rating nudes are a part of art nonetheless beautiful work here
Comment Written 27-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments Jesuel. I appreciate both. As to the rating. I agree. Why do we as a society allow images of killing and destruction while needing to censure beauty. However, it is a category on this site that needs to be addressed and being cautious, I comply.
Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
With fine draftsmanship and handling of the medium, you have created a lovely painting which is classical in its composition. Another lovely addition to your previous works. Thanks for sharing!
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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With fine draftsmanship and handling of the medium, you have created a lovely painting which is classical in its composition. Another lovely addition to your previous works. Thanks for sharing!
Comment Written 27-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments Seshadri. I really appreciate both.
Comment from MKFlood
well i ran out of 6's. bummer. the facial expression is excellent. the body form and language is excellent. the details is excellent. the shading is excellent. the blend of the colors is awesome. the depth is excellent. the creation is well balanced and very eye appealing to the viewer. creative and awesome work overall(clapping)
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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well i ran out of 6's. bummer. the facial expression is excellent. the body form and language is excellent. the details is excellent. the shading is excellent. the blend of the colors is awesome. the depth is excellent. the creation is well balanced and very eye appealing to the viewer. creative and awesome work overall(clapping)
Comment Written 27-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments. I appreciate both. I also appreciate the if could have, would have six star vote comment.
Comment from Sean T Phelan
Cool!
This one's another fine looking creation,Carl,and I'm enjoying my view of it a lot!
This is just a personal thought but I wonder how she might look with some jewelry?
~Sean
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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Cool!
This one's another fine looking creation,Carl,and I'm enjoying my view of it a lot!
This is just a personal thought but I wonder how she might look with some jewelry?
~Sean
Comment Written 27-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments. I appreciate both. Jewelry? Probably seductive, which of course is not my intent when I paint nudes as we both know.
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I know! I just wondered how it would look.
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Understood, and it ain't going to happen.
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I understand but I think it would look great!
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Thank you for your opinion and I am now done on this topic.
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Comment from iPhone7
Number 2 of the series. This is another great work depicting the feminine side of a woman.
The pose is natural and nicely done. The mouth and the teeth for me are somewhat of a distraction as it is not a smile or anything I can put my finger on. It just looks a bit out of place in this work. Not enough to take away anything from another wonderful work.
Your series has been very enjoyable to see. I hope you have another possible series in mind Carl.
Great work Carl ~ Steve
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Number 2 of the series. This is another great work depicting the feminine side of a woman.
The pose is natural and nicely done. The mouth and the teeth for me are somewhat of a distraction as it is not a smile or anything I can put my finger on. It just looks a bit out of place in this work. Not enough to take away anything from another wonderful work.
Your series has been very enjoyable to see. I hope you have another possible series in mind Carl.
Great work Carl ~ Steve
Comment Written 26-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Again, thank you for your five star vote and your comments. I appreciate both. About the mouth. Once again I am running up against a culturally induced perception of idealized beauty. Obviously it is something I will live with because I choose reality over idealization and I try to honor my models with being as truthful to their appearance as I have the skill to do so. As to another series? Not at this time. I have other paintings demanding to be born.
Comment from alissa webb
what a marvelous piece you entered here. the figures praportions are spot on. great job using light and shadows throughout the piece. the color choice for the background is a good stromg.choice
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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what a marvelous piece you entered here. the figures praportions are spot on. great job using light and shadows throughout the piece. the color choice for the background is a good stromg.choice
Comment Written 26-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Thank you very much for your six star vote and your comments. I appreciate both.
Comment from Lucien van Oosten
Of all the nudes you have posted this has several issue to me. The belly and how it curves as it leaves the frame looks wrong, it needs to be smoother in the curve, so that it flows. I also think the far nipple looks off; it is too distorted as a shape in my way of thinking. For me in this one the background having that bright yellow between her arm and face just does not work. I am also seeing a bubble like shape, which makes her check look wrong of off for me, it looks unnatural.
Even though it has issues, I still think for the most part, the use of pastels in this good, in the way you captured the majority of her flesh tones, the use of the media is good.
Thank you for sharing.
Have a good day.
Cheers
Lucien
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Of all the nudes you have posted this has several issue to me. The belly and how it curves as it leaves the frame looks wrong, it needs to be smoother in the curve, so that it flows. I also think the far nipple looks off; it is too distorted as a shape in my way of thinking. For me in this one the background having that bright yellow between her arm and face just does not work. I am also seeing a bubble like shape, which makes her check look wrong of off for me, it looks unnatural.
Even though it has issues, I still think for the most part, the use of pastels in this good, in the way you captured the majority of her flesh tones, the use of the media is good.
Thank you for sharing.
Have a good day.
Cheers
Lucien
Comment Written 26-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your four star vote and your comments. I appreciate both.
Comment from Neilnap773
This one in the series is not as womanly as the others as her structure ,particularly the face ,is certainly a lot more severe and her body a lot more defined through her muscles,however,still a beautiful composition with excellent palette of colours and tonal control
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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This one in the series is not as womanly as the others as her structure ,particularly the face ,is certainly a lot more severe and her body a lot more defined through her muscles,however,still a beautiful composition with excellent palette of colours and tonal control
Comment Written 26-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments. I appreciate both.
Comment from Jody brunson
I really like this picture. It looks very real. Because human body is one of the fantastic things of what nature can produce. And it shows the beauty of nature and it's glory. Great job keep it up.
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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I really like this picture. It looks very real. Because human body is one of the fantastic things of what nature can produce. And it shows the beauty of nature and it's glory. Great job keep it up.
Comment Written 26-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments Jody. I appreciate both. I agree with your opinion and try to honor the model to the best of my ability.