Here is my latest. Originally my idea was to do my own version of the Birth of Venus (see Botticelli) but the more I painted, the further I got from my original idea. The long ropy curls stayed. The idea of making maybe a slightly ugly Venus was originally on tab, maybe dressed up with some great steampunk style clothes. But then this happened. Not that what happened was so much better than Steampunk Venus would have been (I mean really, how can anything steampunk not be awesome??) but I am somewhat pleased with the results.
I feel like I say this every time, but the more I paint the more I realize how much more I have to learn. I look at my work and easily see tons of mistakes, but sometimes I also look and am pretty pleased with what I did.
I think the hummingbirds are nice. :)
This is a cropped version of the original, since the composition ended up being totally wacked by the end. I am also meaning to post a the work in progress shots for this so that, if you're interested, you can see how I work. Of course, by doing this, you're also going to see all my sucky mistakes too. Still, it could be interesting...
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2 comments:
I love the hummingbirds. The one in the top right hand corner is eerie.
Great work!
Didn't even see the one in the top right corner until I opened it at work on my super-mega big screen computer. Nice touch and great work as always!
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