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06-10-2004, 02:27 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Apr 2004
Location: Columbus, NE
Posts: 24
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Wrapped in roses
Hi, at the request of Cynthia D., I am posting a picture of my oil painting Wrapped in Roses. It is a 20" x 28" painting of my daughter, Haley.
The times I have entered the PSA competition it has been with a painting of Haley. She must be my good luck charm! I finished the painting just in the nick of time to enter the PSA competition in Boston and to my surprise it was chosen as a finalist!
Ardith
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'05 3rd Place, ARC
'04 PSA Finalist
'04 Staff Award & Finalist, ARC
'04 2nd Place, Pastel Journal
'04 Finalist, Artist's Mag
'02 Merit Award, PSA
'01 Finalist, PSA
'01 Best Portfoilio, PSA
'00 Finalist, PSA
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06-10-2004, 03:00 PM
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Joined: Jul 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 1,734
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Ardith, I can see why the judges liked this painting: it's beautifully and sensitively executed and the rose garland is a lovely and unexpected design element.
Congratulations!
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06-10-2004, 03:30 PM
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Joined: Mar 2004
Location: 8543-dk Hornslet, Denmark
Posts: 1,642
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I am not surprised at all.
This is some of the best rendering of values I have ever seen.
The balance between color and light values are exemplary and I hope to see many more of your paintings.
The model and pose ain
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06-10-2004, 04:08 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Feb 2003
Location: Centreville, AL
Posts: 306
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Beautiful painting Ardith! There's no suprise here at all as to why this piece was chosen. This is a lovely composition. The idea of her being wrapped in roses is a great idea. I like the harmonious coloring between the face and roses.
Congragulations!
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06-10-2004, 05:51 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Apr 2004
Location: Columbus, NE
Posts: 24
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Thanks
Thanks for the kind comments. I started second-guessing the roses being wrapped around her after I heard someone say that they thought the pose was too contrived. But I liked them and that's why I put them in--I thought that they added to the painting.
Ardith
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06-10-2004, 06:28 PM
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SOG & FORUM OWNER
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Tampa Bay, FL
Posts: 2,129
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Thanks for posting this, Ardie. Having seen it in real life, I can tell eveyone that it's even more beautiful in person.
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06-10-2004, 11:20 PM
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SOG Member
FT Professional
'09 Honors, Finalist, PSOA
'07 Cert of Excel PSOA
'06 Cert of Excel PSOA
'06 Semifinalist, Smithsonian OBPC
'05 Finalist, PSOA
Joined: Mar 2004
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Ardith,
This is one of the loveliest portraits I have ever seen and is masterful in every respect. You deserve all the attention this is generating, and all Forum artists benefit and grow by your sharing of this masterpiece.
Congratulations,
Garth
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06-10-2004, 11:38 PM
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SOG Member
FT Professional
Joined: Jul 2001
Location: Seattle, WA
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Masterful and very creative! Thanks for sharing it with us.
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06-11-2004, 12:50 AM
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SOG Member
Joined: Jun 2003
Location: Portland, OR
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This portrait would have been wonderful without the roses, but with them, it is magnificent. Simply breathtaking.
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06-11-2004, 01:29 AM
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Juried Member
Joined: Jul 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 1,734
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Ardith, can you post closeups? And can you tell us about your working methods and your palette colors?
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