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Submitted: December 15, 2012
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Allisonby =agnes-cecile

Traditional Art / Paintings / Portraits

_{Allison Harvard
..when a lot of people asked me of portray her and her eyes.

This was one of the five special paintings that I made for Christmas, I made one painting for color, this was the pink one.

; red
; pink
; blue
; green}

Critique by *Gitta-Mikk Dec 19, 2012, 10:28:43 PM

I agree with Sedarati about the geometrical shapes. Honestly i just think they need more attention. They are already distracting enough to draw your eyes away from her face, you may as well use that to your advantage, i would suggest giving more of the page to them and the further you moved from the face the darker and more vibrant they grow. I say this because the way that they are soft colors and tones makes them look nicely joined with her face but the lack of contrast throughout the piece makes it sort of boring overall (or flat). Her eyes are lovely and, because of the contrast and vibrant colors, really the only thing worth looking at on the page at this point.

I do really like the shapes as an addition to your style, very creative way to add personality and differentiate yourself. could use some work of course but it looks nice.

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Critique by *KathleenCasey Dec 17, 2012, 10:58:16 AM

Fractured Essence is what I would call this. In the realm of “life” things happen we cannot control and therefore are exposed to a moment in time we thought we would never visit. She looks stunned and vulnerable and is carrying it with her throughout the days, learning to adjust and be whole again.

When a painting affects me in this way, it is hard to critique. I really can’t find fault only ways to enhance your already beautiful and haunting portrayal of a vulnerable moment in time. I love the fractures/triangles, and I love the flow of them off her shoulder and head. It looks like she has lost pieces of herself and they are desperately trying to reconnect to make her whole again. What I would say is maybe from the bottom left violet triangle the flow of color up diagonally to the right could use a bit more color as it moves to the ear, hair line and eye. Just a bit or what may make the flow better, is leave that area alone and lighten the right shoulder or remove the vertical line to the left of it. The two together keep grabbing my eye. It does not want to move effortlessly back up to the eyes of Allison.

These suggestions are picky, but it would not stop me from putting it up on my wall. As artists, we all want to be better, and my critique is just food-for-thought. Your work is lovely and always makes me stop and consider more than what is happening in my little corner of the world. I look forward to more. You give me something to aspire to.