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May 6, 2011
Suggester says: "It's one of the most beautiful pieces of work I've ever seen. Compositionally it is interesting and original. The colours are mind-blowing but not overwhelming. But what hits me most about this is the figure itself. Her model was a mannequin, but she has managed to bring out in it a life like no other. The eyes are pleading, desperate. She has brought a mannequin to life; it's astounding!"

The rose by ~ellejayess

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Oil painting of a mannequin from the Macy's Flower Show, New York (its a public display that happens ever year - they don't always use mannequins, but there are always plants and flowers, which temporarily transform the window displays into "urban jungles"... all the buildings and people around form a parergon for what is going on inside the window)

Edit = I've finally uploaded a higher quality image of my painting. It's closer to the original painting now, as the saturation is up (I painted the roses as a glaze, where it's just one thin wash of oil paint, backlit by the white canvas, for high saturation). I hope you can also see the texture in the background now.

Thank you for all the comments! :)
Image size
2298x3080px 4.61 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Shutter Speed
1/60 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
18 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Dec 9, 2011, 2:35:13 PM
Lens
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Sensor Size
13mm
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Amethyst-Phoenixx's avatar

That is breathtaking beautiful :rose: