What a beautiful painting! Very "Girl with a Pearl Earring" but with a contemporary face and pose - John... I absolutely LOVE it! Especially the little blast of red on the right - creates tension and wonderful balance - exceptional. Thanks for sharing...
-L.
Artist Reply: thnx Les, I really enjoyed working on this one too. the darkness is what made everything else whisper in the soft light. to me, its all about the light.
26 Comments
Leslie Rohonczy 23 Apr 2006
What a beautiful painting! Very "Girl with a Pearl Earring" but with a contemporary face and pose - John... I absolutely LOVE it! Especially the little blast of red on the right - creates tension and wonderful balance - exceptional. Thanks for sharing... -L.Natalie Mason 23 Apr 2006
Absolutely perfect, I can not say better than that!Randy Smith 27 Feb 2006
John, this is very very good. Outstanding. :] RandyTanya Ray 26 Feb 2006
Just stunning!!! This is Fantastic!!Renee Nemerov 24 Feb 2006
Skillful! Well DoneRandy Fawcett 23 Feb 2006
Well done brother John!Susan Poda 23 Feb 2006
Classically beautiful portrait, John!corry stuart 23 Feb 2006
very nice work JohnMaria hedblom 23 Feb 2006
nice work! feel the emotionssharon hendrickson 22 Feb 2006
You have such a lovely gift !! This is absolutely stunning !!!~******~!!!Reba McDonald 22 Feb 2006
Beautiful work John.mark jorgenson 22 Feb 2006
beautiful and subtle shading and detail coming out of the darkness!Katrina Papoutcharov 22 Feb 2006
It's wonderfull!Julie Mayser 22 Feb 2006
Out of the ordinary composition, chiaroscuro..... superb!Renata Cavanaugh 22 Feb 2006
Beautiful!Timothy John-Luke Smith 22 Feb 2006
Great Use of chiaroscuro. It has a Caravaggesque quality about it.Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 22 Feb 2006
so very beautiful!! love the red accent!!Christine brand 22 Feb 2006
Master of Masters...You have the Divine Gift!!! the light illuminates from her face perfectly and the colors are like that of old...Priceless John!Elizabeth Teed 22 Feb 2006
great pose wonderful workmanshipLinda Bertiaux 21 Feb 2006
excellent work! Great composition. Love the feel of the piece.Debbie Gray 21 Feb 2006
Absolutely gorgeous work John! :0)PMyers 21 Feb 2006
John, you did a wonderful job. Beautiful.Leah Jaarveth 21 Feb 2006
John this is beautiful :)teresa greene 21 Feb 2006
Beautiful!thea walstra 21 Feb 2006
brilliant artAnalua 21 Feb 2006
Sublime magic work John!!!