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palladia mors · Posted: Sun May 13, 2001 1:21 am

ok, here we go...I really like this one.
and it took at least 2 hours to do...
it's a tribute to symbolism, more accurately finnish symbolism of the early 1900's.
really hope you like it!

(gallen-kallela influenced once again...)

[ May 13, 2001: Message edited by: palladia mors ]

Totuus · Posted: Sun May 13, 2001 1:28 am

The muscles in the neck puzzles me..

sacrelicious · Posted: Sun May 13, 2001 2:05 am

The work you're cranking out is amazing. And in two hours! Crazy. I wish I knew more about Finnish Symbolism, and the artist you've mentioned... maybe I'll do a search tomorrow.

Collosimo · Posted: Sun May 13, 2001 2:41 am

Hey, you've gone mad! painting crazy, must be on a weekend? hehe

nice one I like it. heh, I like the solitary flower.. perhaps part of the symbolism.

Ax0 · Posted: Sun May 13, 2001 3:47 am

Very nice.

I like the position of it. Looks very
thoughtfull. On the other hand, this
really reminds me of some finnish artist.
Can't excatly point it....*puzzled*

palladia mors · Posted: Sun May 13, 2001 6:45 am

collossimo: yep, I've had lots of free time this weekend

...Should be studying for the university entrance exams though...

thanks all for the positive replies.
finnish artists that inspire me: gallen-kallela, magnus enckell, gunnar berndtson, helene schjerfbeck. If you check even one of them out then this painting has succeeded

.......wish I had had a reference for that pose...flaws emerge that I could not see when i made this...

palladia mors · Posted: Wed May 16, 2001 12:47 am

....here's a newer, bigger version. what do you think, which one is better?

topeira · Posted: Wed May 16, 2001 1:07 am

i like the whole pic better (second one).
i love the coloring and texture and the anatomy seems currect at all places too.
(besids the foot\hands but it's ok. don't bother no one)

nice work.

Rhomb · Posted: Wed May 16, 2001 6:39 am

That last one looks definitely better. What mostly bothers me in the anatomy is his left shoulder. I'd emphasis and darken the left contour of the shoulder much more so it wouldn't look like it's growing straight from his pectoral... I hope this makes sense. I like the whole painting and the style very much.

-Ville

laslauk · Posted: Wed May 16, 2001 8:07 am

You've managed to capture the style, it really looks like some old Gallen-Kallela paintings..