Fools are n ot born; pretty women make them in thier spare time. Interesting to compare the Japanese look to Rubens' treatment.

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Vita brevis, ars longa, mors profunda.

Your watercolors always have the most wonderful fluidity in the forms, and that works really beautifully here. I love the title, I've always been intrigued by the themes in Judith and this is a verrrry interesting extrapolation.

Obviously the ravens are great, it's such a turbulent motif and I love how that pulls the eye toward the center and the extreme contrast there with the hair and the halo and the blood and the column. I don't know what the story is behind the creation of this painting, but it stands alone as a great mysterious, tragic, narrative sort of piece. aaah that bicycle! it haunts me!

The only confusing area is her arm, I think, where it's difficult to tell how solid she is and if that tray she's holding is actually coming through her arm...but it's not as if that makes or breaks the painting as a whole. It's gorgeous and haunting.

Thanks!

Actually, I chose the title after finishing the painting. I took a good look at the whole piece and thought, "Hey, this looks like Judith/Salome with Holofernes/John the Baptist's head on a platter!" I like your interpretation.

Aw, thanks for much!

Thanks a bucketload for the lovely comment!

The splotches were actually unintentional, but I was pleased with how they looked and then went along with it. Painting's fun like that; You never know what sort of path you'll take.

I struggled with that cursed arm for a while before finally throwing my hands up. I think I need a lot more practice in figure drawing.

Thank you so much!

That arm drove me nuts until I finally gave up on working with it any longer. I need more figure drawing practice.

I'm so grateful for your commentary, Avalonauggie.

Thanks!

You're welcome!

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"Some people are like slinkies; they're basically good for nothing, but it makes you smile when you push them down a flight of stairs."
Man, I gotta find me some slinkies!

You're very welcome! You deserve all the compliments you can get.

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Even the depths of Death and Destruction are known by the Lord. How much more does he know the human heart.
Proverbs 15:11