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18x24" hot press
Watercolours
Concentrated dyes
Iridescent Gold acrylics
Pearlescent inks
Gold mica flakes
Gloss varnish
Watersoluble oils (fluorescent pink)
Ink pen (lineart and Kanji only)
Collaged hot press (speech bubble)
• Click to view earlier version from June 2009
• Work-in-progress shots
• Figure work - walkthrough part I ; walkthrough part II
• Closeup I ; Closeup II ; Closeup III ; Closeup IV ; Closeup V
• Started 27th November 2010 ; Completed 23rd April 2011 ; Approximately god knows how many hours
This painting is dedicated to my dear friend Shawn wroth - and not just because he worked so patiently to procure my absolutely stunning website, which can be viewed here at www.katherine-cheng.com.
Every painting I make comes from somewhere deep and special. Moments of sadness are what I have a tendency to honour; they are a reminder of the contrary, so I would never forget what I have, as opposed to what I don't have.
Here I am commemorating the situation of being in love, but not loved in return. The emphasis is not on blame, because in a game of two, fault never lies with just one individual. Rather this is a representation of constantly falling, deeper into the endless abyss, where the saying "it can't get any worse" holds no ground. The eels are locked in a figure-8 of eternity, the embodiment of just how long this could last if one does not have the capacity to save themselves... or in my case, be saved. The illusion of beauty, as symbolised by the flowers, impedes the mind as degradation sets further in to eat right to the core of one's soul.
It can become utterly hopeless.
... or it can all turn around
PS. The Kanji in the speech bubble means "Heaven".
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I offer my deepest gratitude to my longtime friend Sam, SRaffa, as well as Keith zerocomplex, without whom this piece would have been forlornly lost, despite the 4 months of work put into it.
My thanks also to AthenaTT, JurgenDoe, johnpaulthornton, pewxi, NEOkeitaro and SkillZombie for taking an interest in the work-in-progresses.
Thank you for taking a look, please enjoy
. . : : katherine-cheng.com : : . .
Image size
1200x1600px 1.87 MB
Make
SONY
Model
DSLR-A850
Shutter Speed
1/250 second
Aperture
F/6.3
Focal Length
50 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Apr 23, 2011, 10:18:36 AM
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One thing that I've noticed about this piece is there's a lot going on, including the numerous tones & layers which really add depth to the piece.
There is something on the bust area is that it seems as though the yellow has found its way onto the chest I'm not sure if that was intentional (or just a simple error) but it does look a tad odd.
As always you've done a wonderful job of capturing the feeling of "falling" and being "helpless" and the two eels seem to act as if they're trying to catch the subject, or this could also interpreted as they could be letting her go.
Overall this is one of my favorite pieces from your gallery <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="" title=" (Smile)"/>