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Cocaine Girls of Poker by ~breathingwithnoair:iconbreathingwithnoair:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Portraits

©2006-2009 ~breathingwithnoair
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This was a project that my teacher assigned over the winter break. We were supposed to veiw someone or something through a reflection. It's named "Cocaine Girls of Poker" because when I was painting I dropped water on the bottom part of the chin and so I wiped off the water [imagine that] and where I wiped off the water was a part of the television schedule. Underneath the missing paint spot read:
" Cocaine
Girls
of Poker"

But yeh, this was done on Canvas with Newspaper glued on top, Acrylic Paint, and a bit of Sharpie.
[Model : Michael]

My teacher brought up a good point saying that I dont really have a foreground, so he suggested that I add shoulders just to give this painting a feeling of depth. Opinions on this subject would be MOST welcome.

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~reganr Jan 4, 2006, 12:57:54 PM
i dig it. something more solid beneath the head would help to ground the piece a bit better (shoulders maybe like your teach suggested?). but no real complaints. that gray area under the head looks like it could be a collar to a leather jacket or something.

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~breathingwithnoair Jan 4, 2006, 1:13:01 PM
i dont really want to add anything behind the head because i like the way the many layers of paint feels, like the background was imprinted in. yes on the shoulders, im starting to like the idea more, i originally tried to make a collar but it it made him look even more like a greaser. but maybe shoulders wouldnt be so bad. thanx for the comment.

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~shutyoureyes Jan 4, 2006, 1:43:24 PM
o do i see ringling in his sunglasses?
i like how you made the fram stay as the newspaper
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~breathingwithnoair Jan 4, 2006, 7:29:28 PM
oh! yes, yes you do!
thank you miss llama.
my teacher actually liked that part too.

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~akesner Jan 4, 2006, 9:54:46 PM
i absolutley love this painting. its fucking awesome.

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~breathingwithnoair Jan 4, 2006, 10:01:14 PM
thank you OH! so much.

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~agentdebrasmith Jan 5, 2006, 2:06:50 AM
it's soooo cool!

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~mezzzmorized Jan 5, 2006, 2:15:21 PM
B e a u t i f u l piece,awesome choice in colors as they all work very well together with this image,great work! :nod: :)

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~breathingwithnoair Jan 5, 2006, 8:22:15 PM
thank you thank you.

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