Hello Steemit family! Today I wish to share one of my recent paintings from "Erebus" series. This work is very personal to me. I wanted to express the feeling of premonition of tough times to come, the turning point from state of joy and happiness to the territory of sadness and grief. And this moment in between two worlds is filled with bittersweet melancholia.
The size is 50x60 cm. Oil on linen. Model: @star.dust
This painting was selected as finalist in ModPortrait competition and will be exhibited in Zaragosa and Barcelona among work of really amazing and talented artists.
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You are such a master portraiture artist, Arthur! I love this <3 The tonality is so subtle and so well considered, that one can truly feels the undercurrent shift of a premonition between the light areas of the painting to the dark areas. The way you used bats at the bottom almost as if they are frozen in flight is delightfully dreamy, suggestive of the darker moods of sadness and grief, and this contrasts so well against the high moon in the top side of the canvas, peerless and buoyant, it symbolizes a state of joy and happiness well :)
Love, love, love your steady use of subdued tones throughout the piece. It really does embodies bittersweet melancholia so nicely <3
A gorgeous work, Arthur <3
thank you so much, Liske!
Wonderfully eerie!
glad you liked it!
This is one fabulous and great portrait. Love those strong shadows on her face and unusual background. Good luck with exhibition.
thank you so much!
Excellent work again Arthur.
Thanks Leo, deeply appreciate it!