Good luck! I'm no art critic but there's something really compelling about this for me, both close up and even as a tiny thumbnail. Hope it does well, but either way, be proud!

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llamapocalypse 3 points 3 years ago

This is amazing, suggesting so many images without outright portraying them.

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restingboredface 1 point 3 years ago

Wow thank you so much! It's one of my personal favorites and has become pretty emblematic of my art style (with acrylic anyway). It's still for me to use paper as a base layer but I really love the effect.

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livus 2 points 3 years ago

Gorgeous. Sort of feels like it's about light, are you influenced by Turner?

Either way very cool, good luck!!!

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restingboredface 2 points 3 years ago

Very much about light. But interesting thought about Turner... I hadn't thought about that before. I usually think of contemporary abstract artists first when I think of my influences but Turner's work is so amazing and the only thing I ever do that is remotely representational is landscapes so that actually tracks.

You've given me some great food for thought! Definitely want to revisit some of his stuff and see if it sparks any new ideas! :)

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livus 2 points 3 years ago

@restingboredface Cool!

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Maeve 2 points 3 years ago

Stunning! Thanks for sharing it with us, and good luck.

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LemonSegway 1 point 3 years ago

Talented. I really like this. GL

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Tb0n3 -5 points 3 years ago

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southsamurai 6 points 3 years ago

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restingboredface 6 points 3 years ago

100% to this. I am far from any kind of expert, having cobbled together some competency through individual classes and reading on my own over the past 14 years. In formal classes you learn about how to use light and dark values to guide the viewer's eyes around the work, and keep them engaged with careful composition. Using specific textures, line weights and and colors can reinforce a mood, style or subject matter.

I dabble in many media so I'm still a novice in most art styles so I don't succeed in thinking these things through with each piece, so some are more "effective" than others. But at the end of the day I paint because I enjoy it and I create things that I like to look at.

There will always be people who prefer hyper realistic art because their view is that that style is the highest skill and its what represents art to them. That is the great thing about art-everyone can find something they like.

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soupspoon 3 points 3 years ago

I wish I could sit a spell with this painting irl, I love it and also love your perspective and context. Good luck!

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southsamurai 2 points 3 years ago

I can't deny that there was a point where I rejected abstract and expressionist stuff. Hell, I still don't always like it all, and dada falls flat a lot.

But when you take a few classes and try to do it, it gives a different perspective than a more casual art exposure will. Doing so opened me up to the kind of work like Mondrian and Basquiat did, where the realistic or even directly representative isn't the goal.

Like you said, there's room for damn near every form of art, and tastes always vary :)

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Doorbook 3 points 3 years ago

I do think there is also the possibility that people who don't do art wouldn't be able to appreciate it. For example what if the colors are just hard to create? Similar to musicians, general public can appreciate some music but musicians will hear and be able to identify difficult techniques more than the general. Same goes for food flavour and chefs.

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Waldowal 2 points 3 years ago

Think of it like music. A song is just notes and lyrics. A song can be created by a beginner or a life long musician, and they have almost equal opportunity to create a hit. But that doesn't mean everyone likes it. People experience it differently. And some people like shitty music.

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