Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
Thank you for use of this lovely art--it makes the perfect accompaniment to my piece NOT IN MY CLASS! about a capricious lady, fickle Queen of Hearts. Cheers. LIZ

Thanks again--used this for my piece HANG TIGHT OR CUT LOOSE? Subtitle" Still Playing Solitaire

 Comment Written 11-Apr-2020

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reply by the author on 11-Apr-2020

Thank you very much Liz,
It is an honor for me to provide the illustration for your writings. :o)

Comment from Jairos
Really like the Mixed media effect, good initial impact, good Frame the colors and clarity are great, good work, Jairos

 Comment Written 14-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 14-Oct-2015

Thank you, I appreciate your review very much.

Comment from Sean T Phelan
That's an enjoyably unusual and very interesting photographic presentation,my friend!
It's lots of fun to view and it's definitely a 'Really Good Show'!
~Sean

 Comment Written 13-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2015

Thank you very much for your kind review!

reply by Sean T Phelan on 13-Oct-2015

You're very welcome,my friend! : )

Comment from Bernadette Ballarin
Well how cool is this? Love the description. The colouring in this is great. You've got a great imagination! Well done to you for the brilliant concept.

 Comment Written 13-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2015

Thank you, your review is much appreciated!

Comment from GaliaG
Nice creativity and initial impact

good lighting, good composition, excellent focus and details

good presentation and clarity

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 13-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2015

Thank you, I appreciate your review.

Comment from MKFlood
what i find interesting is the bullet hole in the ace of clubs..so what wild west saloon did u get this deck from? wink..lol; the clarity is great. the setup is great. the angle of the shot of the ace and queen is great. the capture of the light is great. the image is balanced and eye appealing to the viewer. creative and great job overall.

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 12-Oct-2015

Thank you, I appreciate your review very much.
The cards are not from a saloon, but a curiosity nevertheless. The were found in the same street near a casino. The come from two different decks. Hence the size and shape of them. That is not a bullet hole in the as. Its a punch hole, usually made to mark the cards as coming from a used and discarded deck. I was told they are punching the cards to literally avoid the fifth as in the sleeve.

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Aptly captured for the contest theme...
An interesting initial impact. Nice attention to details, features & textures.
Impressive mixed media rendition. Excellent colors & textures. Interesting modification. Great lighting & framing. Thanks for sharing!
Best of luck in the contest!

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 12-Oct-2015

Thank you very much for your kind review.

Comment from Paul G.
There was a song about the queen of hearts. Actually a couple of them. I like what you are showing. Good story. Good luck in the contest and thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 12-Oct-2015

Thank you kindly for your review. What were the songs about the queen of hearts and who was the author/singer?

reply by Paul G. on 12-Oct-2015

Juice Newton did "Queen on Hearts". There is a a line in The Eagles " Desparado" that says , " don't try the queen of diamonds boy she'll beat you if she's able. The queen of hearts is always your best bet". Those two things came to mind when I saw your artwork.

reply by the author on 12-Oct-2015

Thank you very much for the Info.
Is the queen of diamonds the same as the queen of hearts? I thought that is the other red queen in the deck.

reply by Paul G. on 12-Oct-2015

Different cards. Heart, diamonds are the red.. clubs and spades are the black.

reply by the author on 13-Oct-2015

Thanks for the information!

Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice gorgeous lovely shot.Beautiful nice scene and entrance.Playing game cards ,red heart and another occasion,red design and b/g are gorgeous and great.I like this talent work and scene.Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 12-Oct-2015

Thank you much for your kind review.

Comment from michiganmike
An odd image in that the queen and Ace are different shape and clearly from different decks of cards. Nice colors and very good detail. Best of luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2015

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reply by the author on 12-Oct-2015

Thank you very much for your kind review. It is indeed odd, but the cards were found on the same street near the back entrances of a casino but not near each other. They both come clearly from discarded decks. Hence the punch hole in the as.