" La nonette" painting version.

[Marina Dieul]

I was interested to see if I could bring this further. It was an interesting experience.
I used my drawing like a preparatory sketch, so the main compositional challenges were yet resolved, but changing the medium makes a big difference of approach..

[Linda Brandon]

It's beautiful, Marina - those dark, cool woods are wonderfully mysterious and I like how they set off the skin tones of the girl.

[Claudemir Bonfim]

wonderful

[Alexandra Tyng]

Marina--WOW! I love it! The color accentuates the fairy-tale archetypal quality. I feel the importance of what you are saying, but you say it totally without artifice or pretension. It's beautiful and moving. The idea that the little girl comes from those mysterious woods, the slight feeling of nervousness I get with the thought that the woods are behind her, is disconcerting because I would expect a little child to be on the other side of the wall from the woods, maybe looking into the woods. (At least that is the stereotype.) So this is the unexpected and strange quality. What does she know? It's intriguing because from this dark unknown emerges a child who is innocent in the sense that she is trusted by the bird. I could look at it a long time and wonder about it.

[Marina Dieul]

Thank you Linda,
I have read some threads about adding some of the background colors in the skin tones , but finally I did exactly the contrary : I added some skin and hair colors to the background, and it seems also to help the figure to integrate the atmosphere more harmoniously.

Claudemir, Thanks a lot!

Alex, I'm glad you like it !
I like the fact that it brings a lot of questions. I believe that when an artwork brings some aesthetic emotions, it's a good thing, but when it brings aesthetic emotions AND an intellectual process, it doubles the viewer's pleasure.

[Kenneth Kaiser]

Marina, fabulous job. One could write a short story based on this painting.

[Ngaire Winwood]

Marina, your work continues to inspire me, thanks for sharing your spirit with us.

I can hear the birds singing in the back ground and a faint calling from the mother for the little girl to come inside before it gets late. She just wants to stay and be at one with it all, feel it, sense it, being in a place where time can stand still - nature at its best, she is so serene yet confident in her background. Well done!

This one is definitely a winner!

[Marina Dieul]

Thank you Sharon and Ngaire,
your support means a lot !

[Allan Rahbek]

Marina,
I feel a bit like the Tit, looking at something great and mysterious.
This will definitely be a winner.

[Marina Dieul]

Thanks Allan,
yes, human beings (even the young ones) ARE great and mysterious.