Sorting Fruit
The author and friend sort fruit in 1979 Guatemala26 total reviews
Comment from AndreThreeThou
I like the simplicity of the shapes and colors on here, and they go together so well and have unity all across the art. I also like the gradients in the shapes, like the color shifts in the fruits and on the people. Great job with the storytelling, it really set the context for this picture and made me understand the emotion behind it.
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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I like the simplicity of the shapes and colors on here, and they go together so well and have unity all across the art. I also like the gradients in the shapes, like the color shifts in the fruits and on the people. Great job with the storytelling, it really set the context for this picture and made me understand the emotion behind it.
Comment Written 24-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Thank you so much! I would actually be a traditional artist except for injuries to my right hand. Vector art simply became a tool to bring my more traditional art back to life. Obvious vector art is not traditionally used that way I use it....I am glad you like it!
Comment from Regina E.H-Ariel
What a sad story
This work is really beautiful and has such a pure essence- the beauty of these two people shines from inside - a naive style with striking detail work on shapes and dorms
The distribution of the fruits is so well done, harmonious and well balanced painting with excellent visual first impression
Beautiful - thanks for sharing
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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What a sad story
This work is really beautiful and has such a pure essence- the beauty of these two people shines from inside - a naive style with striking detail work on shapes and dorms
The distribution of the fruits is so well done, harmonious and well balanced painting with excellent visual first impression
Beautiful - thanks for sharing
Comment Written 24-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Thank you so much! I would actually be a traditional artist except for injuries to my right hand. Vector art simply became a tool to bring my more traditional art back to life. Obvious vector art is not traditionally used that way I use it....I am glad you like it!
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very beautiful and most welcome
Comment from Lucas Sizov
Excellent job Victoria! Great tribute to the man who has died. A memory makes this art alive, doesn't it? The ring on your left hand shows you were married at that time. Perfectly and carefully created digital image. Perfect composition! All the proportions and details are excellent! My highest compliments with the highest raiting! Thanks for sharing! Pleasure to review!
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Excellent job Victoria! Great tribute to the man who has died. A memory makes this art alive, doesn't it? The ring on your left hand shows you were married at that time. Perfectly and carefully created digital image. Perfect composition! All the proportions and details are excellent! My highest compliments with the highest raiting! Thanks for sharing! Pleasure to review!
Comment Written 24-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Thank you so much Lucas! I would actually be a traditional artist except for injuries to my right hand. Vector art simply became a tool to bring my more traditional art back to life. Obvious vector art is not traditionally used that way I use it....I am glad you like my work!
Comment from shoregrass
The piece itself is beautifully rendered, Daphne, with excellent color tones and design quality, plus excellent expressive people brought to life even more so by your notes. Masterly done and a very fine contest entry. Best of luck.
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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The piece itself is beautifully rendered, Daphne, with excellent color tones and design quality, plus excellent expressive people brought to life even more so by your notes. Masterly done and a very fine contest entry. Best of luck.
Comment Written 24-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Thank you so much!
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So very welcome.
Comment from cleo85
It seems that the wildlife still sneaks in. There is a small opossum at the oranges and a mouse in the bananas. I see the different stages of ripeness of the bananas. I guess the yellow ones are ready to eat. The yellow orchids and green bromeliads seem merchandise also. The painting is well composed and framed.
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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It seems that the wildlife still sneaks in. There is a small opossum at the oranges and a mouse in the bananas. I see the different stages of ripeness of the bananas. I guess the yellow ones are ready to eat. The yellow orchids and green bromeliads seem merchandise also. The painting is well composed and framed.
Comment Written 23-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Thank you so much!
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You're very welcome. :o)
Comment from RicksPortraits
The subject matter is wonderful. I think that it is captivating in a that you want to hear the conversation and are drawn in by that. The color are good and it is well drawn.
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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The subject matter is wonderful. I think that it is captivating in a that you want to hear the conversation and are drawn in by that. The color are good and it is well drawn.
Comment Written 23-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 07-Dec-2019
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Thank you so much!
Comment from Brendaartwork18
This is beautiful. The course and the portraiture. An historical story very sad we live in a beautiful horrible world. I know this type of scene and yes I realise it is a cleaned up scenario but it still showscases the activity.. the working together . What a memory. Thank you for sharing this and your well written story.
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2018
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This is beautiful. The course and the portraiture. An historical story very sad we live in a beautiful horrible world. I know this type of scene and yes I realise it is a cleaned up scenario but it still showscases the activity.. the working together . What a memory. Thank you for sharing this and your well written story.
Comment Written 15-Sep-2018
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2018
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Thank you so much not only for the great rating, but your insightful and heartfelt response to the topic! When you say you are familiar with this kind of scene, do you mean you have worked on a farm? I would be interested.... Daphne Oberon
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I haven?f worked on a farm of this kind but I spent sometime in Madiera where there main farming is bananas. Now that is quite modernly managed compared to the area of Tunesia?s side of the Sahara desert where small plantations exist in oasis spots. The work is dirty and I think hard and dangerous. The young guys schin up the plants and harvest the fruit carrying big majettes. They are very quick but not paid much and I think what work there was was heavily controlled. I have to say this was 1980s so perhaps things will be improved. At that time Tunisia wasprimitive in the districts outside ofthe tourisz areas compared to where I was used to living. The tourist areas were fantastic and very European. With every luxury and good service. The country was encouragibg thrir yiung folk to grt education abroad. Many of the waiters we got chatting to had first class degrees from UK univerdities but no comparable job opportunities. But that was then. I haven?t been back.
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Thank you very much for your update about your experience with banana farming!! My father was doing this experimentally at high altitude. I was in charge of gathering information from the Del Monte Company down in the hot lowlands in the Guatemala town of Bananera on how they handled their crops, then I was supposed to figure out how to cultivate them organically up in the clouds! To make a long story short, my father was getting quite mentally unstable I guess -- or he was afraid I was gaining too much influence I suppose(or both) because once I had done all the research on banana cultivation he said he was no longer interested in continuing the project. In the end, I learned a lot about alternative banana cultivation and organic control of nematodes that never got put to use! As you say, the laborers at the commercial companies worked very hard, were dying of cancer from pesticides at an early age, and so on. I f you like reading I am looking for readers of my writing (too long for Fan Story); unfortunately I have been overwhelmed trying to explain my insider's life with my parents than writing about the other more interesting things I did like banana farming. I embarked on this overwhelming writing project about my parent's operation in Guatemala at the request of some filmmakers, but the producer went off the deep end and made a horrible film -- that is another story! However, my Guatemala memoir explains about that. It is written a bit like the film Alias Grace. My email is daphneoberon@gmail.com if you would like me to send you some reading!! Alaskapat, Steve (iphone7) and Markke Flood were interested in reading some of my writing, but they are very busy and I don't know how much feedback I will get (understandably.) I have two screenplays and two nonfiction works that sound like fiction because my parents were so out of the mainstream and secretly heavily into the occult... My fiction screenplay and book are about horses and are sweeter stories about horses mainly. That is what Mark Flood is trying to find time to read. Alaskapat and Steve at iphone7 chose the heavy real life memoir, poor folks! I may never hear from them again! They seem happy with what they got though... Is sounds like you have had an interesting life yourself! Daphne Oberon
Comment from LynnAMarie
Nice artwork. The detail in this is excllent right down to the rat trying to get some fruit. It's framed really well by the flowers and banana's. Colors are wonderful. Thanks for sharing!
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2018
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Nice artwork. The detail in this is excllent right down to the rat trying to get some fruit. It's framed really well by the flowers and banana's. Colors are wonderful. Thanks for sharing!
Comment Written 15-Sep-2018
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2018
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Thanks so much!
Comment from Neilnap773
a clever and effective presentation for this contest and good use of your digital software .The palette is good as is the structure with the two persons being framed ideally by the fruit
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2018
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a clever and effective presentation for this contest and good use of your digital software .The palette is good as is the structure with the two persons being framed ideally by the fruit
Comment Written 15-Sep-2018
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2018
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Thanks so much!
Comment from Shadow catcher
Nice companion piece to your other work! Love the great colors and shadings,very eye pleasing to view.wish you the very best in the contest!
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2018
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Nice companion piece to your other work! Love the great colors and shadings,very eye pleasing to view.wish you the very best in the contest!
Comment Written 14-Sep-2018
reply by the author on 15-Sep-2018
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Thank you very much! I really appreciate the support! Daphne Oberon