Completed Critique Girl Powdering Her Neck

[Anastasiya]

Hello Planetfigure!


I'd like to present the painting of semi-flat figure " Girl powdering neck" after Kitagawa Utamaro
(produced by Alexandros Models)

" Her curves are like slopes of Fuji mountain"- these words from original print inspired me to make a little painting on the background.

 

[Evgeny Golubev]

Стильно!

 

[jenghiz]

Not only is the background and figure painting great but your mount and frame are spot on,one often sees flats where the frame doesn't add to the figure .That care and thought has paid dividends,well done.

 

[Blue Thunder]

Fantastically artistic Anya! The background is awesome, but what I really want to point out is that in such a simple piece you created a story that is immediately perceptible for the viewer!

Congratulations!

 

[Marco22]

nice work !

 

[housecarl]

Beautiful work.

 

[Nap]

Anya,

A really beautiful piece of work , love the way you have presented it in the frame really works well ...the mirror reflection is very finely done and oh so Japanese as often seen in the woodcuts from this period.

Nice one

Nap

 

[DEL]

Absolutely beautiful. The background adds so much to the finished piece, painted to enhance the 'story'.
And yet something like this would be excluded fro Euro Militaire because of the background

 

[Captain Lol]

Great work and paint
Cheers .

 

[swralph]

really well painted love the background

 

[Dennis]

Stunning absolutely stunning. I love all of it particularly the way you have handled the way the light falls on the woman's hair.
Thank you for posting this little beauty.
Dennis

 

[Helm]

Absolutely beautiful. The background adds so much to the finished piece, painted to enhance the 'story'.
And yet something like this would be excluded fro Euro Militaire because of the background

Eh ? How so Del ?
Stunning work Anya both sculpt,painting and background are so very Japanese, beautiful freehand birds
Steve

 

[DEL]

Eh ? How so Del ?
Stunning work Anya both sculpt,painting and background are so very Japanese, beautiful freehand birds
Steve

It could be I'm reading this wrong....hope so because backgounds like this add so much to those flats and bas relief figures that are single face engraved / sculpted.

PAINTED SINGLE FLAT FIGURE - for a painted traditional flat figure (‘zinnfigur’) of any scale, cast in metal alloy from a master engraved in slate.
Class 20 PAINTED SINGLE BAS RELIEF FIGURE - for a figure derived from an engraved mould or sculptured master and cast in any material.

• Both 19 and 20 are for a single engraved and cast figure, with or without a mount, presented on an unadorned base, in a frame or mounted on a plain backdrop. These classes exclude multiple figures on a common casting.

 

[Helm]

Looks from that you're right Del which I agree is a bit bizarre as the background as you say makes this and I'm sure other figures really come to life
Steve

 

[Anastasiya]

Thank you, my friends!

 

[davidmitchell]

Superb painting on flat and backdrop.


Cheers David

 

[Anastasiya]

Thank you, David !

 

[Joe55]

A marvelously fine piece of work! The background, along with the simple mat and frame really enhance and provide focus to the girl.

Joe

 

[Anastasiya]

Joe, thank you for so nice comment concerning my work

 

[megroot]

Great piece of art.

marc