Sirens
My versions of Sirens31 total reviews
Comment from filly421
Did you ever see the movie "Brother where for Art Thou" and the sirens there? They seduced the men and turned them into frogs.
Glad your stretching the myth even farther.
very creative work with the skulls on top and the samba/fiesta like costumes. The waving lower bodies in hot pink really make it. Well actually the entire body wave with the waving backround and the textures around and between them, all the colors, make this.
good composition and design and balance.
lots of interesting detail.
well done.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2012
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Did you ever see the movie "Brother where for Art Thou" and the sirens there? They seduced the men and turned them into frogs.
Glad your stretching the myth even farther.
very creative work with the skulls on top and the samba/fiesta like costumes. The waving lower bodies in hot pink really make it. Well actually the entire body wave with the waving backround and the textures around and between them, all the colors, make this.
good composition and design and balance.
lots of interesting detail.
well done.
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2012
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Thank you so much for your toughtfull and informative review. I am honored by your high rating and happy you like my take on the Sirens.
No I did not see the movie [I am living out of country], but read the synopsis. Seems funny: Frogs! Funny it reminds me of Circe who used to change sailors into pigs, dosn't it?. Actually I got that idea from the description the same Circe gives of the Sirens in Homers Odyssey as ...lolling in heaps of corpses and bones.
These costumes and heads are part of the original doll featuring Catrina the most famous of the Calacas [Mexican Skeleton Dolls]. It is one single doll, multiplied and distorted.
Comment from Kenneth Dinkel
Conceptually brilliant work here. The soft pastel green back ground is very appealing and presents the three sailors wonderfully. Like The way they are free flowing like they are in the water doing a ballet.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2012
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Conceptually brilliant work here. The soft pastel green back ground is very appealing and presents the three sailors wonderfully. Like The way they are free flowing like they are in the water doing a ballet.
Comment Written 20-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2012
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Thank you! I appreciate your review very much.
Comment from Selvanroy
Wow, very beautiful. The colors chosen are very bright and bring the picture out nicely. Good Contrast Red and Pink. Very imaginative.
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Wow, very beautiful. The colors chosen are very bright and bring the picture out nicely. Good Contrast Red and Pink. Very imaginative.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Thank you, I appreciate your review very much and I am honored by your high rating. I am happy you like my picture.
Comment from pms1268
Interesting spin on the sirens, always thought they were supposed to be beautiful girls with lovely singing voices that lured men at sea to them...this is interesting the way you have portrayed it.
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Interesting spin on the sirens, always thought they were supposed to be beautiful girls with lovely singing voices that lured men at sea to them...this is interesting the way you have portrayed it.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Thank you very much. You are right, that is the common interpretation, beautiful but deadly. On the other hand in Circe's description [Homers Odyssey] the are "lolling in their valley with hives of rotting corpses surrounded by bones..." To show themselves as skeletons it a bit of a stretch, but who knows? It's all a question of reception. From far away they look beautiful and who ever came to close to the Sirens can't tell anymore.
Comment from emeraldheart
Colorful and lively with good impact.Good creative presentation to show a different look at the Siren doll.The background highlights them well.Your technique brings them to life for a good entry.Enjoyed.Thank you.
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Colorful and lively with good impact.Good creative presentation to show a different look at the Siren doll.The background highlights them well.Your technique brings them to life for a good entry.Enjoyed.Thank you.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Thank you! I appreciate your review very much.
Comment from jesuel
what a great and creepy piece of work here the color is great the detail is great excellent depth great design beautiful work here
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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what a great and creepy piece of work here the color is great the detail is great excellent depth great design beautiful work here
Comment Written 19-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Thank you, I appreciate your review very much.
Comment from obriankl
this is very different. i'm not so sure about the pink that is coming out of the bodies of the skeletons. thanks for sharing
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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this is very different. i'm not so sure about the pink that is coming out of the bodies of the skeletons. thanks for sharing
Comment Written 19-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Thank you very much, I appreciate your kind review and your input. The pink is not coming out of the bodies, but is the original dress of the Mexican Skeleton Doll [Calaca]. I can't change it since it is part of the doll, same as the head.
Comment from tin2019
Very vivid colors. I like the overall impression of the artwork. Perhaps the edit was a bit too over-the-top, and the image is to tacky, but I think this might be a matter of taste. All in all an excellent attempt.
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reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Very vivid colors. I like the overall impression of the artwork. Perhaps the edit was a bit too over-the-top, and the image is to tacky, but I think this might be a matter of taste. All in all an excellent attempt.
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Comment Written 19-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Thank you very much, I appreciate your kind review and your input. The tackiness was intentional, I just call it humor. Surely it is a matter of taste; but what is taste? I think taste like art and beauty is relative and personnal and it is always in the eye of the beholder. Would be boring otherwise.
Comment from Christine389
Oh this is so cleverly done! I love this sort of fantasy art when it's as well executed and creative as this.
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Oh this is so cleverly done! I love this sort of fantasy art when it's as well executed and creative as this.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Thank you! I appreciate your review very much.
Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
OMG! These are Devil's dolls I think:)This is an interesting composition.. The figures makes it interesting viewing. Fine composition, bright colours make it interesting viewing. Good luck in the contest!
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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OMG! These are Devil's dolls I think:)This is an interesting composition.. The figures makes it interesting viewing. Fine composition, bright colours make it interesting viewing. Good luck in the contest!
Comment Written 19-Feb-2012
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2012
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Thank you very much! I appreciate your review and your contest wishes.