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.

Kimberly Dow · 10-10-2005, 12:35 AM

Thank you Rob, Linda, Terri & Janet - I appreciate the kind words.

I dont know if the narrative reads exactly how I intended or not, but it really doesnt matter as everyone will have their own thoughts on that. And that's ok. I dont necessarily want to spell it out clearly anyway - even if I could.

Patricia Joyce · 10-10-2005, 08:43 AM

Wow, Kim, I can only study this with great admiration. It is beautiful. I, too, really am enjoying the skintones and your rendering of the hands. The perspective is also awesome.
I would kill for just a dribble of your talent and energy!!!

Alexandra Tyng · 10-10-2005, 09:01 AM

Kim, I think this is amazing! It's not just a nude, it's a person. (I hope I'm not saying the wrong thing.) I think it's in the face and hands--there is so much individuality and humanity concentrated in that area that I get a sympathetic pang of "unrequited" ness. I admit I'm the type of person who cries watching a TV commercial (slight exaggeration), but still I think this is remarkable.

Alex

Kimberly Dow · 10-10-2005, 01:41 PM

Thank you Pat, and please dont kill anyone.

Alexandra, I appreciate your comments. I am very pleased by your response as that is pretty much what I was going for with this painting. I think your the first one to tell me you feel sympathetic towards the emotion displayed. Im glad it could illicit this response. Thank you.