Comment from tina vanhorn
YOU ARE SO TALENTED I LOVE ALL THE DETAILS THAT YOU PUT IN THIS PIECE THE GREAT STORY THE COLORS AND THE THOUGHT PROCESS THAT WENT BEHIND IT ALL THANK YOU TINA

 Comment Written 04-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 04-Aug-2012

Thank you Tina, I appreciate your review very much.

Comment from adr1an
flamin marvelous cleo i,m seeing red now! good work here gal expressive & arty, cleverly rendered & presented well composed & coloured with good depth & great initial impact neat job!

 Comment Written 04-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 04-Aug-2012

Thank you very much for your review and encouragement. Your approval of my work means a lot to me. :-)

Comment from suenethery
Great art piece.
Its very eye catching.
Thanks for the description.
I like all the color hues.
Good choice for the contest.
Good luck.
Bravo.

 Comment Written 04-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 04-Aug-2012

Thank you very much, I value your encouraging review.

Comment from lynnkah
now this is way too cool!the title couldn't be better. This has movement in the flames. I absolutely love this
fantastic work Cleo
diane

 Comment Written 04-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 04-Aug-2012

Thank you Dianne! What a surprise! Stars raining down. I am happy you like that and I truly appreciate your review and the high rating :-)

Comment from Stacey Nagy
This is very beautiful and very interesting. I love how you made the form into the flames. Beautiful colors and movements.
Stacey

 Comment Written 04-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 04-Aug-2012

Thank you Stacey! I value your encouraging review very much.

reply by Stacey Nagy on 04-Aug-2012

You are very welcome!
Stacey

Comment from Wiltchy
This is a really dramatic painting and certainly caught the elements of fire and is a worthy entry for the competition. Nice work. Dave :-)

 Comment Written 04-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 04-Aug-2012

Thank you Dave! I value your encouraging review.

Comment from gmalanoski
I'm not an artist, so I'm not going to attempt any technical advice. However, I think you did a wonderful job in creating a nice piece of work. Good job!

 Comment Written 04-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 04-Aug-2012

Thank you very much, I appreciate your kind review.

Comment from shiloh106
Mmmmm, well you know this series is going to appeal to me! What a lovely idea. Great color tones to your fire. Love the way she is dancing through the flames and at the same time appears to be part of them. You have done a very good job on this. The flow of your strokes is easy and pleasing. Great storytelling!Best of luck.

 Comment Written 04-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 04-Aug-2012

Thank you appreciate your review and luck wishes very much as always. The idea came from the Greek philosophy, the cleansing ability of fire employed by many religions through history, as from the still practiced native customs of many nations of jumping through fire or dancing with fire or on embers.

Comment from yourbren
I love this Cleo. The shades in the flames are varied and compelling.
You see just enough of the woman's body to suggest she is one with the flames.
I am out of 6's but your image is well done and worth a 6. Bren

 Comment Written 04-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 04-Aug-2012

Thank you very much. Do not worry about stars. Your review is more valuable to me than any of them. :-)

reply by yourbren on 05-Aug-2012

Thank you so much Cleo for your gracious reply. Bren

reply by the author on 05-Aug-2012

:-) :-) :-)

Comment from Brian B
Beautiful colorful image and the pose reminds me of someone dancing. Wonderful expression in her face as if she is inspired by the moment. Good job in the shading of the color from bright red to tan. Nice job is blending the colors that seem to run through her body. Well Done.

 Comment Written 04-Aug-2012

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reply by the author on 04-Aug-2012

Thank you very much! Good eye. It is indeed a classical dancing pose often seen in ballet and other dance performances.