In this recent acrylic painting (large 3 feet by 4 feet) i place my face in the center of the work but create a world of insects, animals, and landscapes that surround my face and actually become one with my face. I have placed hidden whales, snakes, and other animals around the stone walls, fences, and overall landscape. My face in the center becomes a structure like a mountain or housing structure that melds into everything around it. I wanted to convey my love of life and the universe in a surreal abstract interpretation. Again, my camera is not getting these sharp enough. I will upload a sharper image soon. Copyright 2005 Imaginative Pencil and myself. All rights reserved.
37 Comments
Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 02 Sep 2005
it gives me happy feelings when I discovered this painting. It´s exciting!!!!Donald Giovany 09 Aug 2005
I found it interesting and fascinating. The element of life nature, the richness and complexity. It also give me a perspective of far I have to go. Fascinating and amazing piece. It allows me to dream even moreVivian Allen 03 May 2005
Your ideas for paintings are so unique. I love the mixture of content and color of your work!Paul Grech 01 May 2005
It is obvious that you are a very spiritual individual. This painting is the visual realization of Gaia theory.Konstantina Daskalaki 01 May 2005
Fantastic work Justin!!!!!!!!!! So many details!!!!!!Well done!!!!!!!Les Jobes 30 Apr 2005
Incredable! wonderful how you have shown your love of Mother Nature surrounding yourself with her and entwining yourself with her, and the universe.. beautifully done! There is so much to see! it must be something to view in person.. Just FABULOUS!! :o)Kathryn Fedoruk 30 Apr 2005
Very interesting piece indeed. I'm not one for abstacts but I like this. However I think it would have been more effective with a slightly more limited colour pallette... personal preferenceAngela Drysdale 30 Apr 2005
Wonderful work - feels like home:)francis kwok peng kin 30 Apr 2005
Fabulous work with nature and animals around you.....Jay Amatangelo 30 Apr 2005
I like how it builds up from the bottom to your face in the middle then goes up. Very intresting painitng. I could spend a long time looking at all the stuff you have in here. Great job as usual!Crystal Basta 30 Apr 2005
congratulations on making the top10Club. This looks like a lot of work and you deserve the #1 :o)John Enright 30 Apr 2005
justin, you gotta stop taking so much acid. Your visions are scaring the crap outa me! Ok...you can have a 20Nira Dabush 30 Apr 2005
As always in your works,ALOT to view...Great deapth..IT REMINDS ME THE CREATION STORY,AND...Its the same you like in pencil...GREAT JOB!!!Thom Roslan 29 Apr 2005
Keep Surrealizing My Man!!!Jo Glasscock 29 Apr 2005
awesome Justin your work is outstanding and you sure were missed.....Casey Catton 29 Apr 2005
This is unbelievable! BRAVO!Blonde Blythe 29 Apr 2005
This is mega kewel! Must have taken forever to do with all the unbelieveable detail!Juan Gomez 29 Apr 2005
Man these paintings are real power-ful..great work JustinLoredana 29 Apr 2005
Very complex work a great Image Justin :)Olga Dmytrenko 29 Apr 2005
Very interesting work. Sur! Very cool!Christina Toews 29 Apr 2005
Wow, this is great! :) Like it was said before me... I could stare at it for hours! Well done! :) I'll say "welcome to the top ten tomorrow" ;) LOLAlberto D'Assumpção 29 Apr 2005
You have an world of dreams and fantasy in this one! Great work, JustinRoger Anderson 29 Apr 2005
This is so cool Justin...........I could study it for hoursPat Abbott 29 Apr 2005
Fabulous work and what a great concept!Lisa Luree 29 Apr 2005
Wow Justin! I absolutely LOVE this! Lots of eyes - introspection and so much color! Wonderful!Billy Lewis 29 Apr 2005
Wow Fantastic work love the movement. well renderedJamie Brown 29 Apr 2005
Great work, overall composition is terifficXavier García 29 Apr 2005
WOW!!! Great composition!!Robert Burch 29 Apr 2005
Wow nice work, you can really get lost in itChristina Liddell 29 Apr 2005
Wow, a conundrum on the eyes..Well done... I need hours to truly look at it.eileen martin 29 Apr 2005
Justin, you are as talented with acrylics as you are with colored pencils, fantastic:)AMODU OLUWANBE OJO 29 Apr 2005
Good Work!Rob Jones 29 Apr 2005
crazy intense work my friend, chaos in control, wicked flow, wicked puzzlejoan warburton 29 Apr 2005
Beautiful, imaginative and colorful! Great piece!Colin Starkie 29 Apr 2005
Excellent image - Well Done!Joke Schotting 29 Apr 2005
Another great work Justin,top ten!!teresa greene 29 Apr 2005
Another awesome work of great creativity!