Either Give Me A Hand, or Get me outta here!:) Not sure which.
I began with two reference images; a woman in a fancy ball gown and an image of a child cheerfully reaching for something. I fully expected to use the reference very loosely, as a springboard for a sweet ethereal scene. But it quickly shifted into sometime else. I went with it. Resistance was futile.
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Your watercolor work is amazing!! Love the layers of expression here. Beautiful!!
Thanks Marcie.
Hmmm….the child wants away from the wicked mother, definitely. Or, could be a personal thing 😉 Beautiful image, provocative as always!
There’s something to think about. Thanks Christina!
Gosh, something dark is happening here..what a powerful image – and I agree, much of the push-pull about it..
Thanks:)
Feels like reaching out to me 🙂 I’m so amazed at what you and the other artist bloggers can do with watercolours….and colours in general!! 😀
Thanks so much Shree. But I’ve seen what you can do with color:)
This is beautiful, you have a very unique style!
Thanks very much!
Beautiful expression in painting. I loved it. Thank you dear Elena, love, nia
Thank you Nia.
It’s a little scary Elena. The woman reminds me of Dame Slap from the Magic Faraway tree and the child is reaching up for help!
Don’t know that one, but I’d love to hear that story. Yup def. a little scary;)
Wow, really different piece, Elena! Love it!
Thank you Anne!
Funny how art has a mind of its own! What a pleasure to be back to your blog. I have been working on my sketchbook and getting my post-a-day up and then out of time for blog hopping. Now that the sketchbook has been mailed away, I get to feast my eyes on your lovely artwork again. 🙂 I’ll have my sketchbook up on SnoBoot SketchCats soon and will do a series on my blog. I so admire you for getting yours done so long before the deadline….at least I got it done at all. Thanks for continuing to come by and for showing your appreciation of my blog even when I’ve been absent from yours for awhile. See you around the blogoshpere!
Hi Sheri! My pleasure. I’ve been enjoying your beautiful photos and look forward to getting a peek at your sketchbook! Congrats on getting it finished! Thanks for visiting.
I don’t know about casting a spell. But the child definitely looks like he is using a power to move or repel something from the path of the VIP he has been charged with escorting through the forest.
Another great take!
There is something very magic about this water colour. Who is casting a spell on who. It seems like a fight of sorts. As always the strokes and the colours are amazing. Your style is nothing short of extraordinary.
Thanks so very much Ottto.
Looks like a child well acquainted with the martial arts.
That never crossed my mind, but absolutely, why not?:)
I think she’s casting a spell to ward something off. It’s like a stolen moment from backstage of a fantastic children’s book. Lovely.
Ah, could be;) Thanks Richard!
There is a very cool story to be told through this painting- it’s amazing. I really love the blending of the purplish shade through the green back ground. Your details are beautiful.
Thanks so much Allyson Marie:)
I find the child more scary than the woman !
Maybe!
the foreshortening of the arm is striking. Well done! what will happen? Suspense…
What will happen….Thanks much:)
I think that young girl can hold her own – she is summoning up some magic herself.
Fabulous painting!
Great, we don’t have to worry about her;) Thanks Karen.
haha, i hear you on the “resistance was futile” statement. such is the way with moving water that happens to be full of paint! wonderfully brilliant painting. love it!
Thanks so much!
Using the size and condition of the child’s hand as evidence, I fear something not nice has happened here. But I’m just finishing Gillian Flynn’s ‘Dark Place’ and maybe I’m bringing external baggage to my interpretation.
And I shouldn’t be terribly surprised that there is an edge here, because I was listening to a scary audiobook while I painted:)
Wow! I love it. One thing you do, which I have yet to accomplish with any consistency, is create a whole world in a painting, and so often filled with magic!. It’s hard to know what to make of that creature, with her bonnet that might be a sinister mask, and her ribbons streaming out around her, perhaps to catch her escaping prey!
Perhaps..;) Thanks so much Cindy. I think you’ve made your share of magic:)
Wow, fantastic work – drama, intrigue all brought together in a lively mix of colors. Wonderful!
Thank you Mary!
i love that line, “resistance was futile”!
Completely stolen. I’m a Trekky.
Very beautiful picture, dear Elena!
I choose this title: “Give Me A Hand”
Thanks for sharing!
Have a wonderful day dear Elena and many blessings! 🙂
I had a feeling you would look on the bright side. Thanks ever so much:)
Having just seen the Richard Jones production of Hansel & Gretel at the Lyric Opera last weekend, this seems very apropos. Check out his design: http://likelyimpossibilities.blogspot.com/2011/12/hansel-and-gretel-at-met-not-just-for.html
(this is from the Met’s production, but Chicago’s is similar)
Thanks Scilla-just clicked on the link, love it! Hope you had a great time.
Not so sure where this comment will post. There’s a huge narrative coming from this painting!! I think you’ve made magic
Right place Amal. Thanks:)
What an incredible painting!
Incredible talent.
🙂
Thanks much:)