Unrequited

Kimberly Dow · 10-07-2005, 11:36 PM

18x24"

oil on ABS

Kimberly Dow · 10-09-2005, 12:47 PM

Dang it. I did it again! I was trying to figure out how to adjust the color and get it back up here without bothering the moderators with the re-approval thing. I apologize, again.

Detail

Rob Sullivan · 10-09-2005, 02:04 PM

When one of my students ends up in a position where the model is foreshortened and upside-down like this, I have to laugh at their efforts to get the heck outta there, dragging their easels and gear noisily across the room.

That being said, bravo to you, Kimberly, for attacking this kind of perspective with terrific results. All the forms recede very convincingly. I am also impressed by the manipulation of light in the gradation you employed from lower left to upper right. It grabbed me and led me through the work exactly the way it was intended. Oh, yeah - wonderful work on the hands! Their position, pose and delicate rendering are perfect contextually.

I have some thoughts/suggestions on the overall theme. I really like it, and I think it's working... but remember that I'm part illustrator, so I'm big on tweaking the narrative. However, I won't get into it here; this is not a crit thread. With your permission, might I email you or PM my thoughts?

A fine addition to your figurative work, Kimberly. Thanks for sharing it.

Linda Brandon · 10-09-2005, 03:38 PM

Kim, this is lovely, beautiful in technique and conceptually so strong. I'm very impressed by the flesh tones and the detail work in the hands. What's most impressive, though, is the way you're knocking everybody's socks off with the energy and intensity of your paintings. A huge congratulations to you for this one.

Terri Ficenec · 10-09-2005, 07:08 PM

Kim, this is stunningly beautiful, unique and expressive. Beautiful skin tones and color harmony. Kudos to you!

Janet Kimantas · 10-09-2005, 07:45 PM

This looks absolutely beautiful to me. I found myself leaning forward at the monitor, trying for the close-up detail that you may have already posted (pending approval). I am sure that Rob Sullivan has very relevant things to say about the narrative, but my thought - not a critique in any way whatsoever - is that she looks reasonably requited to me. Maybe that's my monitor, or else it was your intent. Not important at all, this is lovely.

Enzie Shahmiri · 11-08-2005, 01:33 PM

Kim,

What a wonderful, sensitive work. I love the challenging angle and am amazed how you were able to make it all work and create an interesting composition.