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2008 Who ARE we? We ARE LIFE! There is one point in this world that will be certain: We all will die and we don't know when! After DEATH we face ourselves in many ways! We face all our THOUGHTS! Will we be ashamed? We will face all our deeds! Will we be ashamed? We will face all our words! Will we be ashamed? We will face all we participated in! We face all EVENTS on earth! Our...deceit....abuse......rape......greed............ We face ourselves if we turn a BLIND Eye Will we be ashamed? We face ourselves if we make up EXCUSES why? We face ourselves if we are dishonest in the face of the WORLD that CRY Will we be ashamed? See all graven images are STUFF that DISAPPEAR when we enter the GRAVE Will we be ashamed? Who am I? Is this all I have become? Why do I allow a GRAVEN Image before me? I AM LIFE! WE ARE ALL LIFE! Yet....we destroy each other with STUFF that we hide behind! We hide behind Holy Books, we hide behind Angels, we hide behind ascended Masters, we hide behind good DEEDS, we hide behind GOD! We hide behind Governments, we hide behind Security. But No-One can hide from DEATH! And then we will face OURSELVES Will we be ashamed? Here is a DARE A DARE that will change the world if we DARE I DARE you to live without SHAME Because YOU are going to be with the TRUTH of YOURSELF FOREVER! Self-Honesty Self-Forgiveness Self-Awareness We are Each Responsible for OURSELVES! If no Saviour came and the world is in FLAMES Will we be asheamed? If God made man in his IMAGE and LIKENESS Would God not LEAVE man to see what man would BECOME as IMAGE? And only when it's too late- Wait within DEATH at the GATE And if you say you were AFRAID Will God Ask: Why did you use my name IN VAIN or in VANITY? Why did you use my IMAGE and LIKENESS without HONOUR or RESULT?? Will we be ashamed? YES WE WILL! Thus-THIs DARE From today LIVE to not BETRAY LIVE as who We are as each other as NEIGHBOURS DARE to LIVE without SHAME Dare to DIE without SHAME Share this DARE! PAINTING IS SOLD
147 Comments
Carol Sawyer 16 Mar 2012
Outstanding work!!Anonymous Guest 27 Nov 2010
"The dead have no shame!" Grand idea in your art here.Maksim Mezhuritsky 03 Feb 2010
!!!Grace Engel 29 Jan 2009
Beauty is truthMonica Resinger 30 Nov 2008
Beautiful colors and very imaginative!Anonymous Guest 20 Aug 2008
sorry for not get back to you,but somehow i lost my yahoo email adress,pew!! i nedad to open up a new one end start all over agan!!!love your work!!!Anonymous Guest 20 Jul 2008
great imagitive painting and strong true text Anetteelizabeth clausen 29 Jun 2008
Wow. . . .great work, and great text!Anonymous Guest 26 Jun 2008
ye are gods!Lynn De Serres 15 Jun 2008
Truly magnificent artwork, Annette.Anonymous Guest 11 Jun 2008
excellent!!!Anonymous Guest 11 Jun 2008
excellent!!!Anonymous Guest 11 Jun 2008
excellent!!!Anonymous Guest 11 Jun 2008
excellent!!!Anonymous Guest 11 Jun 2008
excellent!!!alessandro alex 11 Jun 2008
very nice colors and composition,molto bello!ciro d' alessio 09 Jun 2008
bello!Ann Howard 29 May 2008
Strong statement and well said. Everything is well organized in this abstract. It really expresses your thought well.Anonymous Guest 22 May 2008
love it! love the creativity..great workLoredana 22 May 2008
Love this excellent AbstractGeorge Wallis 20 May 2008
very cool colors and compositionTabitha Borges 12 May 2008
like ghe swirl that awkw with in so beautiful.lillianhibiscus 02 May 2008
wonderful paintingMarika Antal 01 May 2008
yes this is good!!! by MarikaGavin North 30 Apr 2008
This is a very strong work that matches your words beautifully. I have been asking myself many of these questions of late. It is one of the hardest things to do, to stand back and take a long hard look at yourself. I can garantee there will see things about yourself you do not like. I have found it a very confronting experience. I have face death and come back from it, it no longer scares me, life on the other hand does. This piece is so powerful, you are a brave person and artist. Asking such questions can put people off as they do not want to see the truth that lies within. Excellent work my friendWilliam Boyer 30 Apr 2008
great jobCarla Klosowski 29 Apr 2008
This is a wonderful image of colors and movement! I love this! :)Khalilah Muhammad 22 Apr 2008
Very nice abstracts...thanks for the comments!Autumn Borges 21 Apr 2008
love the way the paint swirls and flows..Anonymous Guest 21 Apr 2008
It's touching deep my soul! Great work, love Marian.Doris B. Lambling 10 Apr 2008
inspiring in so many beautiful ways - heart warming and thought provoking artwork, dear Annette!NVJasmin Rodriguez Garcia 07 Apr 2008
great work and explanation!!Barbara Beck 05 Apr 2008
this brings to mind the scripture if those people who are called by my NAME (Yahweh) will humble themselves and pray I will heal the land... you are so right that the world has chosen death rather than life - TIME TO get on our knees before the Ancient of days and Creator of the Universe (not just leaving it to the universe) and PRAY....Jodi Keys 05 Apr 2008
STUNNING work and words! we should all take notice.Ora Moon 03 Apr 2008
Lovely bold colors, with interesting sharpness/softness contrasts!Claudiu Cristea 02 Apr 2008
Awesome work. Very nice. Love it.joanne shaw 01 Apr 2008
wonderful colours and deep symbolismAnonymous Guest 29 Mar 2008
This is vert hard stuff; we will not like to see our self in the mirror when we are alive and if we don't it will be much harder when we die! Most wonderful and interesting artwork to this subject Annete xxREAnonymous Guest 29 Mar 2008
This is vert hard stuff; we will not like to see our self in the mirror when we are alive and if we don't it will be much harder when we die! Most wonderful and interesting artwork to this subject Annete xxREAnonymous Guest 29 Mar 2008
This is vert hard stuff; we will not like to see our self in the mirror when we are alive and if we don't it will be much harder when we die! Most wonderful and interesting artwork to this subject Annete xxREAnonymous Guest 29 Mar 2008
This is vert hard stuff; we will not like to see our self in the mirror when we are alive and if we don't it will be much harder when we die! Most wonderful and interesting artwork to this subject Annete xxREAnalua 28 Mar 2008
Excelent beuatiful work Annette!Maria Murphy 27 Mar 2008
just awesome!!!!!!jessica torrant 27 Mar 2008
Beautiful motion and colorful intensity.Federica Bentivoglio 27 Mar 2008
Another great work!!! Sorry if I didn't write you in this months but I was so really busy with my wedding... In the next month I will find the time to watch at all your wonderful works that you upload in the last months... have a nice day, FedericaAnonymous Guest 27 Mar 2008
very nice painting Annette, grx rOy & Ella FayeAnonymous Guest 25 Mar 2008
Headyyy annette, very headyy....the verbal text that compliments this piece will is just a snipet of who you be to me...MA.Anonymous Guest 25 Mar 2008
Beyond wordds, very beautiful and real easter message!Kathryn Mellas 24 Mar 2008
There's a rare depth to this painting; the impressions of flowers and water and the totemic faces really pull me into your composition. Also the arrangement of color is very pleasing. Beautiful! ^_^Per Corell 24 Mar 2008
Thank you , -- you are quite right, it is the privilige of artists to remind us what Easter is, and as you prove there are a visual way to do that.Patty Day 22 Mar 2008
Awesome work!!!Anonymous Guest 22 Mar 2008
This is moving me deeply!Easter is Resurrection of Life in all there Is. Every day is Eastertime. Thanks for sharing, AnnaAnonymous Guest 22 Mar 2008
Beautiful work Annette !Kwabena Poku 21 Mar 2008
Love it. Wonderful workCher Peterson 20 Mar 2008
No bunnies here, instead you've created a wonderful, sensual tribute to Easter. I really like your style, Annette.Marion Bubak 19 Mar 2008
Love the colors. Nice work.Cathy Jones 18 Mar 2008
Fantastic painting, profound beautiful work Annette!Cynthia DeMaio 18 Mar 2008
Powerful moving piece and words Annette!Eddy collins 18 Mar 2008
very niceCeleste Smith 18 Mar 2008
Wonderful Annette!!! Powerful words and powerful image !!!pamela jones 18 Mar 2008
Very profound Annette, very interesting work, regards PamelaAnonymous Guest 16 Mar 2008
the work, the words all so interesting Annett!x jacquesIzabella Pavlushko 14 Mar 2008
lovely work, Annette... love soft hues here !Pepita Selles 14 Mar 2008
Powerful message and a fantastic painting.Happy for your sell of this painting.Katerina Koukiotis 14 Mar 2008
beautiful work and message!Brigitte Hintner 14 Mar 2008
Great image and message ...thanks for sharing !!! :-)Lili Segal 14 Mar 2008
Fabulous artwork, Annette! Very powerful message! Bravo, my friend!!!Malou Pombo 14 Mar 2008
great artwork , Annette!Tahnja Wolter 14 Mar 2008
truly beautiful and moving! Such passionate work Annette! WonderfulAlex Preiss 13 Mar 2008
Strong message.Vivian Gutierrez 13 Mar 2008
very interesting!!!!!!Slobodan Kalupcic 13 Mar 2008
Awesome .......... regards Boban.Anne Vis 13 Mar 2008
Beautiful color composition, Annette!Mayme Crouse 13 Mar 2008
great piece Annette.............Petra Wohlwerth 13 Mar 2008
A very good statement and an interessting painting.Julie Mayser 13 Mar 2008
Much to ponder here, Annette... much to admire as well!Jan van Baarle 13 Mar 2008
Fantastic work Annette! Great!v blair 13 Mar 2008
Powerful message Annette....fantastic painting!gregg dutcher 13 Mar 2008
Love your new piece,.....and your words that should make people who do still think to think about what is really important,...and what's not. Pascal=Passover will soon be here,...the day the death angel passed over the houses of Israel in Egypt and by the blood Shed By Jesus' on the cross, he(Satan), still passes over our houses today. Praise Him and love Him for what He has and still does for us everyday right into eternity. ----cool image.Yuriy Bihusyak 12 Mar 2008
I’ve recently taken up yoga. :-) LOVE YOUR WORK!Hui Zhu 12 Mar 2008
fantastic work !!! ^o^PRuth Kauffman 12 Mar 2008
Great work and design, Annette!!Sara Deutsch 12 Mar 2008
Striking and profound...Gabrielle Stahlie 12 Mar 2008
The circle of life.... een prachtige cymboliek. Quo Vadis... Prachtige werk en een schitterend essay Annetter!clystie pruden 12 Mar 2008
Wow, I see faces and a womens eye hidden behind the flower. Very nicely done. Is it people at the end inside of the spiral?Joke Schotting 12 Mar 2008
Fantastic work Annette!!!!!Akber Moeen 12 Mar 2008
Nice theme, good application of colorsKC CHANG 12 Mar 2008
GREAT WORK!Robin Webster 12 Mar 2008
We are who we are. Wonderful message Annette. Very thought provoking. It is not for us to judge others...only accept them for who they are. I love the art! It is very moody and deep. Fantastic!Jessica Courtley-Rose 12 Mar 2008
Wonderful Art!Renata Cavanaugh 12 Mar 2008
Fantastic work AnnetteGerard van den Berge 12 Mar 2008
Dank Annette voor wat je geschreven hebt ; je hebt een groot menselijk gevoel ; and your painting is beautifulmel taylor 12 Mar 2008
Beautiful, Annette! melbrenda coster 12 Mar 2008
Beautiful Annette! Stay positive!Mary Ashton 12 Mar 2008
Food for thought Annette, thank you. Very powerful image. MaryThom Roslan 12 Mar 2008
Very apropos for the times annette .........Excellent design & color!AVE HURLEY 12 Mar 2008
Very creative, intriguing and causes one to think and reflect. The colors, textures and delivery come together very well.Johnnie Jumper III 11 Mar 2008
This piece moves me annette. Thank you for bringing this piece to life, It is A MASTERPIECE!!!!Karie Goffic 11 Mar 2008
beautiful, love the colours!ArtWanted.com Print Demo 11 Mar 2008
The circle in the bottom is balanced by the rectangular figures about. It creates and asymmetrical combination which allows the viewer to roll with the circle. It has a pleasant combination of abstract and figurative elements.Sigridur Bachmann 11 Mar 2008
Beautiful work Annette,lot of emotion very powerful and great text.!!!Tim Walters 11 Mar 2008
Excellence in quality and reason for being. Thanks for the wonderful addition to the art world. Tim E. WaltersSeth Weaver 11 Mar 2008
Powerful and profound work, Annette. Bravo!!!Carliss Mora 11 Mar 2008
Lovely piece Annette! I am willing to admit that I know I shall be shivering in fear when the day comes. All I can do is try to live my life doing deeds I've set aside, and hopefully be forgiven.Phil Cashdollar 11 Mar 2008
bravo annette... this is wonderful and the text is great... you really rock girl....your friend phil....Joanna Jungjohann 11 Mar 2008
My Father has something to say, I pray he gets to share and frees himself before he parts. Thank you Annette. You are beautiful in and out, I love you, joShahram S. Nahavandi 11 Mar 2008
I Love you for this one..Lior Goldenberg 11 Mar 2008
Profound, thought-provoking, powerful! Great words and great painting, Annette!Ann Fawssett-Atkin 11 Mar 2008
Superb energy here - but I really really love your Atlantis paintingAnonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
The last comment was me - thought I was logged in...Anonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
Superb energy here - but I really really love your Atlantic painting AnnetteJim Perkins 11 Mar 2008
lovely design ,and color !!!!Steven Torrisi 11 Mar 2008
Perplexing though to accomodate the resident imagery. Thoughts and faces in shapeless transition never complete yet complete in the sense this is how it will be forever.jamie winter 11 Mar 2008
very very good, most excellentleny hendrickx 11 Mar 2008
nice picture and very spiritual !!Nira Dabush 11 Mar 2008
Very artistic EXPRESSIVE Full of your ENERGY OF LIFE, Dear Annette...this is wonderful, the colour use is very pleasing to the eyes...FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!Jerie kunitsky 11 Mar 2008
Powerful art...Nikolay Semyonov 11 Mar 2008
Annette, perfect in every respect.Anonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
this is sosososo beautiful annette, wonderful my dear.....kerbieMRobin Foss 11 Mar 2008
Very well done.bert cortes 11 Mar 2008
Annette, This is one wonderful painting and I congratulate you.luci reader 11 Mar 2008
very heavy stuff, anette.... thank you. made me think about the purpose of art and the graven image...disturbing images . on the other hand, the paintng is just delightful!Ginger Lovellette 11 Mar 2008
Unfortunately, my server won't let me view the youtube but I do like your abstract and your verbage too.Hiromi Green 11 Mar 2008
Great imaginative piece, Annette. The immortality of the soul, our art is eternal. Beautiful picture, Annette!Caballero Salguero 11 Mar 2008
Great content and to refine richness. Much harmony .Good styl .Powerful group of colours, You always inspired. You wow essence and brightnees. Best wishes.joseFrank Maguire 11 Mar 2008
Hi Annette, I think that this is a great piece of artwork both beautiful and philosophic. It has great depths to plumb and is very effective. Never worry about the annoying anonymous asses who suffer from mental anal problems. Keep painting like this.BILL NAGY 11 Mar 2008
Beautiful work Annette. Don't listen to the dunderheads. I have no use for people that hide behind the word ANONYMOUS. BILL NAGYNelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 11 Mar 2008
so gorgeous!! bright and beautiful!!! love it!! GREAT WORK ANNETTE!!!!Jean M. Laffitau 11 Mar 2008
Marvellous work Annette! Very intense and powerful! Don't let Anonymous take you and your art down...If someone makes a statement (even if its garbage) he/she should have the politeness and integrity to sign it (with the real name!). We don't have the need to hide behind "Anonymous". I'm proud to do what I do! And you, Annnette, are a marvellous and real ARTIST!!!Charles Jones 11 Mar 2008
Nice, Annette. I like the faces in this abstract. You know it takes guts to put our art up for others to see; it takes guts to let people know who and what we are. We are artists, my friend, and artists are a brave and, largely , honorable lot. We are not satisfied with being amongst the anonymous. :)Karen Cash 11 Mar 2008
fantastic work Annette!Ron Atkin 11 Mar 2008
I think perhaps the video and text is perhaps what Anonymous is trying to move away from Annette. Perhaps you would kindly point them to my HEAVEN OR HELL meditation.José Fortunato 11 Mar 2008
Beautiful acrylicAnonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
you said that we had a problem and to ignore us we are just explaining our views to. you did not have to comment on our comment you chose to do so and we choose to tell you why we think images like the ones you have commeented on this morning are wronge.Anneke Hut 11 Mar 2008
Yep Anonymous is all around! I agree with you, there is nothing wrong with this wonderful painting, it's just beautiful Annette. The video was very impressing, thanks for showing it to us.Barry Huyett 11 Mar 2008
WOW! i like this!!Anonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
what difference does my name make to you. you said we had a problem we are just explaining ourselfs to youAnonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
everybody has a soul mate. and a body to respect and treasure not to expose so sick people and by that we mean unwell people to lust over because everyone knows thats what happens. it causes heart ache relationship breakdowns you must know its wrionge you may say forget what that person said they have a problem but who realy has the problem.Anonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
please think about itAnonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
you are so right after death you face your self. will you be ashamed annetteAnonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
god say noAnonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
and people like him put the images there for them and you say its ok. even if it was not indecent its rediculas have aother look tell me whats the point in it. the position of the woman if i might call that is sill its all just silly are you realy going to stand up and say its right. you have put your name to something seedy oublicly do you feel good for thatAnonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
you are sad so sad. these are images that people trawl the net to sexualy relieve themselfs over annette do you not think that is sad.Anonymous Guest 11 Mar 2008
how can you say that the people with the problems are the people bringing uglyness into the world. there is no place for it it is disgusting woman should cover themselfs up and men should protect them not perv over them. it is strange that you a woman would enjoy such sites. it discusts my family and myself.Chris Roukema 11 Mar 2008
Magnificent Work, Annette! Very Awesome Painting and write up!Olga van Dijk 11 Mar 2008
Grote grutten, allemachtig what a disturbing images on that movie... Very gruesome...Ik vraag me af of Amerika daar klaar voor is met al hun gesensoreerde beeps op de TV waarin alles weggenomen wordt, wat gezegd wordt of gezien is... Amerika is verre van DIRECT, zoals het Nederlandse volk is, die recht voor zijn raap zijn mening uit. ---Ik heb nog helemaal niet naar je art gekeken... Oh...ook INTENSE maar vriendelijker dan de movie Annette! Wow...kath nepia 11 Mar 2008
WOW! THATS A HEAVY THEME..LOVE THE ART WORK-REAL GEM..:)