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Dichotomy of the moon
Glowing argent
Halved and shadowed disk
Down below, rising from the grass
Where darkened stars lie waiting,
Tiny sisters of the one floating
In a halo between herself
And the night sky:
Full or new or crescent, both
Growing and dying to resurrect again,
Twins leaning toward the black empyrean
And one you pluck
Blowing your wishes with the
Moon dust.

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July 3, 2011
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This is my painting of my dad, from the same college-era photo as
I did this weird method where I toned the canvas and painted the shadows with acrylics, then scrubbed off the highlights with hard brushes. It works really well, although the detail level is down.

acrylic paint
9 x 12
4ish hours

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~HoustonTxArtist Aug 30, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
This is awesome!!great job on this!!
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~Starlace Aug 31, 2011   Traditional Artist
Thanks very much! :)
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Mood: Joy ~HoustonTxArtist Aug 31, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
You're welcome!I like the canvas and everything about it!Its great!
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~Starlace Aug 31, 2011   Traditional Artist
Thanks again, Josiah :)
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Mood: Joy ~PENANDINKDRAWINGS Aug 14, 2011
Your method of scrubbing the canvas is interesting.Great job, I love the overall effect :)
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~Starlace Aug 14, 2011   Traditional Artist
It was my mom's idea, actually...in fact I think she discovered it by accident...
Thank you very much!
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~PiggyDot21 Jul 14, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
OMG THIS IS AMAZING! :jawdrop:
I love the range that you have with the gray scale. It almost looks like a photograph. Great work :D
You are a wonderful painter.
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~Starlace Jul 15, 2011   Traditional Artist
Wow, thank you so much! I'm delighted that you like it.
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~PiggyDot21 Jul 15, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
You're very welcome. It is truly a great painting. :)
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~RealNsurreal Jul 5, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Excellent, such a sensitive portrait - you have gobs of talent. Really interesting method. I am wondering if you chose to do something in color with an underpainting, would the highlights come out as the undercolor....now I must experiment and see. This is what I love about artists, this constant growth - you can evolve all your life.
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