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Published: 2007-10-22 18:39:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 3286; Favourites: 129; Downloads: 72
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40" x 30" oil on board. So this was just a blast to do my first piece that is completley done in oils and I have decided that if I had never done digital art I would not know what the hell to do. I think this one so far is the closest in quality to my digital pieces. It was so much fun to do I just cant wait to start the next one.I made a huge ornate frame for this so I think I might also add a link of this framed as well because the frame is a whole more couple days work in itself, so check back next week for a link to the framed image. Thanks again all of you for viewing!Link to image framed [link]
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In love with this work! I enjoyed your gallery very much, i love all your bright colors..yes, oils..they are so forgiving and fun to use..i have tried to use them, but cant stick to it..takes to long to dry. You are a master with them...a genius!
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Hey , thank you so much! I use winnsor and newton galkyds, they have a resin in them so they dry alot faster but still have the blend-ability, it takes about 24 hours for them to dry, you should try them!
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Hi there..i will indeed have to check those out and try..thanks for the tip..in any case your work is wonderful!!
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Wow, Kurtis, your art has changed since the last time I saw your stuff (how long ago?). The background is still vague, but the rendering is much better. Instead of random leaves floating in space it all looks grounded. The effect is wispy and surreal, quiet and obviously not the focus, but helping with the mood and not taking the notice away from the centerpiece. So even though it's not linear or realistic (my preferred as you'll probably remember, or not), I like the overall presentation.
Everything is so colorful! The dress' shading and blending is nice, and the style is cool. I like that you still have a moody feel to your piece without all the dark coloring in muted greens. 
I don't think I ever told you this, because at the time you were going for a more realistic approach to anatomy, but I've always liked the way you drew eyes. The problem at the time was that, while pretty, they were too big and out of proportion, and you wanted to at least be able to paint eyes 'correctly'. What I liked was your 'big' eyes never looked cute. Pretty, calculating, knowing, Mature: that's what I felt they were like. Nice juxtaposition to what is generally thought a female with large eyes entails.
I think I read that your going to showcase this somewhere? That's splendid, I was actually walking by some galleries today thinking about you, and I think this would fit in nicely with some of the exhibits.
Congrats on a beautiful job with the oils. Can't wait for the next!
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I love the arms and the dress, especially. The tattoos are convincing. However, the hands looks like they need a bit of work and more definition, specifically her left hand, where the wrist meets the thumb.
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Just beautiful!!! I love the way you mix the colors
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I really like the combination of green, purple and lime yellow in you picture. In my opinion, it looks like a digital piece and not oil one. Idea is cool too!
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OMG THE COLORS! :thumb67968122:
sooooo beautiful! =]
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Thank you so much for inspiring me to pick up oil painting again. I gave up after a failed attempt years ago, but I'm dedicated to practicing now. If you have some spare time, I'd love to hear about your process a bit. I was wondering if you do an underpainting/lay down a background color and let it dry first? or is this all wet on wet? Especially the white strands in her hair are lovely! Are these applied last over wet or dry paint? Thanks so much for your time
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hello!!!!!!! Well thank you so very very much. So of course I have a little bit of time. I do not start out with an underpainting because it infects the pure color I use on top to get that neon affect. If anything I put a bright pastel color as a back drop but not on the figure I always leave that space white. I paint in layers so it is never wet on wet except if I want subtle shading but other then that I wait for each layer to dry. The only way I can describe it is if you have done digital painting, it is the same process you work from the base up and the reason digital paintings can get such great deapth in such little time is that you do not have to wait for each layer to dry. I paint everything at high detail and then when you want some parts foggy you brush over them with an opaque layer (after everything is dry ), this is the hardest part for me because it is so hard to cover up that detail you just spent so much time on but it is neccessary otherwise details struggle within your work and it becomes to busy. So there is a little glimpse of how I work, if you have any more questions feel free to let me know
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I featured this work in my 2007 features, cause it is one of my favorite works 
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oh and you can also fav the article : [link] and have a look at the others deviat's work, they all worth it
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I was looking for some inspiration to paint in oils, and as I see this, I realize the amazing things you can do with oils... I love how colorful it is! I was never very good in using brilliant colors and I'm trying to learn it. You mix them so well, I'm amazed!
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Beautiful!
Love it!
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Come, show us what is hidden, the stick gilded under the bark!
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in the NEWS ARTICLE~ *A Special Thursday Wall of Wows! [link]
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Beautiful colors! It's stunning- especially considering you used only oils... Exceptional work; her hair and outfit, the eyelashes, the bubbles, and the background-- amazing...
Can't wait to see more!
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Wow, I'm amazed by the brilliant colors. You are so talented!
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The figure here is just so insanely distorted, it looks awesome. the skirt, the hair, the highlights on the fruit glow electric, the eggs in her hands are a gorgeous punch of blue on the vibrant green. Sweet.
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wow very nice, the colours are great without being garish.
i notice your style has changed a little in the past couple years, its great to see an artist and how they slowly change just getting better and better
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wow!! i cant think of nething to say...
SPEECHLESS**
this is an amazing piece!! i havnt seen something this trippy in a while, that wasnt emo or demonic!!
a million thumbs up... i love it soo much!!
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There's something that attracts me immeasurably to this painting, something about the mood, the colors, the details. It's gorgeous
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very electric!! The colours are just so vibrant and flow so well. Amazing!!
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AWesome pic! I really like the way you did the bubbles and the water on the fruit.
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This is so beautiful! You are so very talented with a brush.
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Always love the colors a lot, this is just too nice
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The intricate details and the vividness of the colors used just make this a visually stunning piece. Congratulations on your first piece done completely in oils. If your future pieces are as captivating as this one, I hope you do more!
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Thankyou!!!!! Yup it is oils here on out for me already started my next one should be done in a month or so.
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I love this, it's so colorful and dreamlike. Her hair looks so silky...I could go on and on about all the things I like in this piece
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her hair looks like lightnings captured in a rainbow. absolutely stunning
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oh, my! I like it very very much.
such a clean work. You got amazing colors and the lines are amazing.
I've never tried Oils, but I think your work is beautiful.
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this is beautiful-- you were able to get some fluid crispness in the oils
this is what i have been thinking about-- acrylics- even with a gloss medium- seem almost flat to me lately...
i want shiny paintings.... the thing that always bothered me about oils was how long they took to dry
what do you think about that? maybe patience in my old age would change this
i have a 2 year old and well, him touching them and space to let them dry is an issue
i have some oils that were my grandpa's and you have inspired me to get a piece of wood and start up with them to experience their fluidity and power
this piece is making me think of the tartness of the lemon and their shiny skin
with the oils inside
thanks for posting t-his *
i believe seeing the real painting would be wonderful especially with the frame you talk about
be well
love
lisa
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oh oh oh!!!!!! thankyou! Acrylics can be shiny to and you dont not need a gloss medium. After you are done with an acylic painting, buy some gloss polyacrylic by minwax at homedepot or lowes and do two coats and you will have a beautiful finish.
I absolutely hate drying time with oils the reason why I used to use acrylics so much. But I discovered this oil paint made by winsor and newton called alkyd oils and they dry within 24 hours so I can paint one night and it is dry the next, they are the most amazing things and are not expensive at all!
Thankyou so so much lisa for your support, now pick up that brush and get to work.
Kurtis
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yes- i appreciate your comments and suggestions
the oils i had were my grandfather's (super old ones)
i will try the ones you recommended...
i love painting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love
lisa
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I like her lightning like hair and arm tattoo too.
Colors are
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She got crazy Hair!
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You're brilliant!
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Holy crap!!!! This is soo amazing, the colors, the expression the shere feeling of this piece takes my breath away and soars my imagination
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