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dead-and-dancing In reply to ??? [2006-07-27 14:18:00 +0000 UTC]

This is awsome man.

I love the colors and the flowing lines!

Great work here.

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to dead-and-dancing [2006-07-27 18:10:04 +0000 UTC]

thanks I don't know what it was about this one...Just all came together at the end heh I appreciate the comment :rockon:

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dead-and-dancing In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-07-27 18:11:01 +0000 UTC]

your welcome, man

keep up the good work

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to dead-and-dancing [2006-07-27 18:16:54 +0000 UTC]

I will try I've been in a runt this past summer. Just not painting like I did during the winter haha. I have this painting sitting on my desk that needs finishing. I'll try to have it done before the summer ends hopefully

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dead-and-dancing In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-07-27 21:09:24 +0000 UTC]

I hope you do.

I look forward to seeing it!

I think what I like most about your work is it seems to have a definate style.
When I write, I have a style, but when i paint - I dont know, i just dont have a cool
memorable style like that. That's what I admire about your work.

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linkinela In reply to ??? [2006-07-26 14:33:24 +0000 UTC]

beautiful. she looks like a girl i used to know, except for the dress thing

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to linkinela [2006-07-26 15:08:15 +0000 UTC]

really? thats awsome minus the background

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linkinela In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-07-27 13:41:02 +0000 UTC]

not really, she lived by the sea, too. not that close, of course

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to linkinela [2006-07-27 18:11:02 +0000 UTC]

haha personally i'm not a fan of the sea i'll stick with pools and fresh water where i know things can't bite me

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linkinela In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-07-28 07:00:38 +0000 UTC]

things bite me everyone. yesterday a whole army of lucifer's spiders atacked me in the park. i escaped with one large, paintful swelling on the leg. fortunatelly, i had the right medication at home. so sea is more than ok, it's quite clean( altoungh it is named The Black Sea...) and it is spacious enough for my taste

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to linkinela [2006-07-28 17:54:44 +0000 UTC]

you have a point I remember a few summers back my friends and I were at the beach and one of my friends got attacked by a group of jellyfish and it took a few days for him to recover. after that I was like..i'm definatly not going in there haha. I can tolerate spiders to a degree...it's slugs i fear <- loser

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linkinela In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-08-01 12:02:38 +0000 UTC]

you should see me pampering myself, using tones of "keep-away-insects" sprays and solutions before going for a short walk. insects like me too much and i just can't face their love

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to linkinela [2006-08-01 15:05:27 +0000 UTC]

thats the thing...there is something about my blood or sweat that insects hate lucky me. on the same trip that my friend got stung by jellyfish we went to the beach at night and 3 of the girls who were there, the day after looked like they had chicken pox with all the red marks from the insect bites. and they used all that spray stuff. Me however got away scott free haha

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linkinela In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-08-01 19:50:18 +0000 UTC]

maybe you are related to insects somehow...maybe they respect you because when you were little you saved a cockroach from drowning in your kitchen sink ...or maybe i read far too many short stories about kids& helpless ants

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to linkinela [2006-08-01 20:41:35 +0000 UTC]

if thats true then their going to disown me after what i did to this thing today. My brother and I were driving in the car and on the highway i see this huge wasp or some weird creature at least 2 and a half inches big. but it's stinger was at least an inch long, and was right behind my brother on the head rest. So we pulled over to a gas station and I killed it This thing was a big sucker

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linkinela In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-08-03 11:10:12 +0000 UTC]

perhaps it had cancer or other fatal disease and came to you to ease its pain. and you absolutely did it !!

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to linkinela [2006-08-03 14:58:46 +0000 UTC]

that works too

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DreamsOfAtsuko In reply to ??? [2006-06-29 20:32:35 +0000 UTC]

When I see this picture- I think about illustration of some books with legend

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to DreamsOfAtsuko [2006-06-29 22:49:19 +0000 UTC]

thanks I always try to base off of a story I have in my head...or something i've heard and want to put my own spin on it

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DreamsOfAtsuko In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-06-30 14:21:43 +0000 UTC]

Yes, that very help pctures!

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dragonzmoon In reply to ??? [2006-05-29 15:34:55 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully done watercolor!

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to dragonzmoon [2006-06-09 01:36:48 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the overdue reply - this didn't show up in my message box This is one of my favorites...actually is my favorite of my work Thank you for the comment

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dragonzmoon In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-06-09 13:02:20 +0000 UTC]

No problem.. you're very welcome!

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to dragonzmoon [2006-06-09 13:11:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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dragonzmoon In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-06-09 14:27:03 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome..

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OibyrdsDDs In reply to ??? [2006-05-25 07:34:43 +0000 UTC]

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Jessbabygrl07 In reply to ??? [2006-05-22 23:54:31 +0000 UTC]

This is my favorite Painting!! Just by looking at it, I get a feeling a peacefulness. I don't think that I've ever seen a more beautiful or moving piece of artistic greatness. You really have a gift and a great talent when it comes to art!!

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to Jessbabygrl07 [2006-05-23 02:02:58 +0000 UTC]

thanks Jess! I can't wait to see your work

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Tsumami In reply to ??? [2006-05-13 02:01:59 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful work there! I swear, looks like something for a greeting card that New Age shops sell!

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to Tsumami [2006-05-13 04:27:52 +0000 UTC]

really? any chance of a link? that would be so cool!

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Tsumami In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-05-13 04:48:47 +0000 UTC]

When I say 'New Age'...I kind of mean't those shops that involve psychics and stuff (here where I live, we have a store called 'Vision Quest' [link] ). I've seen plenty of fantasy-related greeting cards there.

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to Tsumami [2006-05-13 04:59:30 +0000 UTC]

oh thats awsome don't mind my ignorance thanks for the awsome compliment then

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Tsumami In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-05-13 05:31:39 +0000 UTC]

No problem. It seems that some people don't know what New Age is, since it is...kind of a new term.

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to Tsumami [2006-05-13 15:37:05 +0000 UTC]

haha...because its new age of course! bad pun there

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CrazySkye In reply to ??? [2006-05-12 02:26:09 +0000 UTC]

really gorgeous~ I love your style, its so unique!

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to CrazySkye [2006-05-12 03:32:35 +0000 UTC]

aww shucks i'm honored well...i've always tried to be different thank you so much!

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CrazySkye In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-05-12 05:20:23 +0000 UTC]

and its always good to be different ^-^
your welcome!

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to CrazySkye [2006-05-12 16:53:41 +0000 UTC]

thank you again!

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ScatterbrainFox In reply to ??? [2006-05-12 00:09:43 +0000 UTC]

wow... what amazes me the most is how well her dress turns into water... or the other way round. I think it's very hard to draw believable water anyways, whether stylized or not, but combining it with a clothing article is something I'd imagine as extremely difficult, even if interesting. And you pulled it off so well! The shapes of the clouds and her hair also tie this picture nicely together. Especially how her hair merges with the background, I would've never thought that this could look good if someone had told me of doing this, but it just looks great!
Please keep up the great work, it's something special... I think of those few great fantasy watercolorists on dA as rare gems, so I'll just put you on my devwatch.

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to ScatterbrainFox [2006-05-12 03:38:40 +0000 UTC]

well - that's gotta be the best comment i've ever gotten on DA you know to be honest i've always wanted to do the sea foam in the ocean and when my friend came up with an idea for a sea fairing adventure (i guess if you want to call it that) i said this is my perfect chance to do it Her actually being apart of the water was a mistake of wrong proportion (i don't know if i told you that already) but it definatly worked out for the best. I've been studying with *yaamas James Browne for most of my life but really seriously bumped it up a level over the last 2 years. For me this is my favorite piece in my gallery thank you for the wonderful comment and the watch

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judylee In reply to ??? [2006-05-11 21:44:14 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! I love the way she comes up out of the water! The detail is awesome!

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to judylee [2006-05-11 22:48:13 +0000 UTC]

that idea was an accident actually - the real pose was supposed to be that she was floating over the water but like typical my proportions were off and i ended up cutting her lower half out and making her part of the wave which actually turned out to be a better composition the person who wanted this painting also wanted dolphins but i couldn't bring myself to paint them

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judylee In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2006-05-11 23:13:34 +0000 UTC]

A well executed accident thats for sure

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to judylee [2006-05-11 23:56:30 +0000 UTC]

hehe thank you

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watercolorists In reply to ??? [2006-05-10 22:30:36 +0000 UTC]

this is so art noveau!

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to watercolorists [2006-05-10 23:47:49 +0000 UTC]

it's definatly a first for me

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Papillonara In reply to ??? [2006-05-07 18:04:53 +0000 UTC]

this is a wonderful piece of work, I love the stylised yet detailed way in which you painted it!

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to Papillonara [2006-05-07 18:10:50 +0000 UTC]

aww thanks! It seems like i'm trying new things with my work in each painting. I havn't been painting for the last couple weeks, do to finals, but I have one in the works. My biggest problem is just general detail in faces and stuff. I just have to get 2 inches from the paper and start painting thank you for the comment

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shoany In reply to ??? [2006-04-26 02:46:55 +0000 UTC]

whoa yeah! absolutely LOVE the detailing in the water and clouds... decorative somewhat, graphical, that's just my bag!

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to shoany [2006-04-26 02:50:15 +0000 UTC]

yeah man, you hit it, i'm trying to get things more realistic overall but all my paintings have a way of looking cartoonish. I just gotta put my face at the paper and stare at it for a long time,

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