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Description Judges 16:15-16:21
15 And she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me wherein your great strength lies." 16 And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death. 17 And he told her all his mind, and said to her, "A razor has never come upon my head; for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I be shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man." 18 When Deli'lah saw that he had told her all his mind, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, saying, "Come up this once, for he has told me all his mind." Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought the money in their hands. 19 She made him sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him. 20 And she said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And he awoke from his sleep, and said, "I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free." And he did not know that the LORD had left him. 21 And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with bronze fetters; and he ground at the mill in the prison.


Another rendition from the bible, hope you enjoy. This is a MUST FULL VIEW, for all the texture and detail. Also, This is resized 50% from original. thanks for the stock...

Just a side note, If you don't know the story of samson, I recommend reading it, It starts in Judges 14 I think or a little earlier. It's a cool story with a tragic ending. I displayed the ending here for you to read, to understand why I chose this part. I bolded the part that will really explain this piece.

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Comments: 46

TomWilcox [2012-01-03 08:21:02 +0000 UTC]

Very cool image.

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to TomWilcox [2012-01-03 13:46:39 +0000 UTC]

Ever think of mixing things like this with your fractals?

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TomWilcox In reply to JohnnyMalkavius [2012-01-05 12:31:30 +0000 UTC]

I'm not that great with Photoshop. Only know enough to get by.

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froggermea96 [2011-10-29 00:35:56 +0000 UTC]

when i see this it makes me think of the "little people" from Cirque Du freak Series.... theres one on the cover of book 12

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s-o-p-h-i-e [2010-05-11 13:11:14 +0000 UTC]

Very francis bacon

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VictoriaScarlet [2009-02-26 15:01:05 +0000 UTC]

Hello

You've been featured in my journal [link] . Congratulations

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mortisha667 [2007-03-18 22:39:34 +0000 UTC]

great, I love to stare in it...

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to mortisha667 [2007-03-23 04:28:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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The-Corpse [2004-11-18 19:03:15 +0000 UTC]

Great, great, great! What a mood!

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to The-Corpse [2004-11-23 03:54:28 +0000 UTC]

thank you !

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Skullmonkey666 [2004-10-03 14:36:25 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Fucking inspired, man. Amazing work.

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to Skullmonkey666 [2004-10-03 17:02:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ! Where did you stumble on this one ? ( just curious cuz I have it posted elsewhere. )

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Skullmonkey666 In reply to JohnnyMalkavius [2004-10-04 22:10:31 +0000 UTC]

Found it while searching for stock photos from PDTNC-stock. Your welcome, It's a great piece.

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TomWilcox [2004-09-05 20:35:07 +0000 UTC]

Another amazing job man! Soooo well done. I absolutely love it! For sure you have found your place.

Tom

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to TomWilcox [2004-09-06 10:45:21 +0000 UTC]

once again I thank you. It means a lot coming from someone like you, I know my brother will be happy as well with your return. If you haven't seen his stuff here go ~AcidTouch . I taught him the things you taught me and he's been workin fractals ever since. He really adores your work too. Thanks again ! Lotsa fav's and lotsa messages ! Wooo !

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pdtnc-stock [2004-08-27 20:20:57 +0000 UTC]

very nicely done, I like that

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to pdtnc-stock [2004-08-27 21:59:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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LordTarquin [2004-08-26 17:00:48 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome. It really does look like a painting, like someone else said. I like the textures, its fucking creepy looking too. Great job.

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to LordTarquin [2004-08-27 12:09:05 +0000 UTC]

Well thank you very much, very nice to see your commentary again.

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LordTarquin In reply to JohnnyMalkavius [2004-08-27 12:20:01 +0000 UTC]

yes! I would be commenting more but i am so busy, i still check out everything you make though.

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nehpets [2004-08-25 15:41:23 +0000 UTC]

heya ! i love this one ! def a +fav

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to nehpets [2004-08-25 19:23:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you !

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thursdaysdove [2004-08-25 05:43:34 +0000 UTC]

Your shit is always so tyte...fucking shit.

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to thursdaysdove [2004-08-25 11:40:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man.

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thursdaysdove In reply to JohnnyMalkavius [2004-08-25 11:52:29 +0000 UTC]

yup

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parker-stock [2004-08-24 23:20:25 +0000 UTC]

i really love the murky image, and the concept to it; i've been enjoying lately all of the chrsitian-themed works lately, with the bible citations and such , this piece is by far my favorite of them all; as always, i'm glad i could contribute, keep up the awesome work johnny -p.
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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to parker-stock [2004-08-25 11:43:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much ! You always have something wonderful to say.

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sundel [2004-08-24 21:40:39 +0000 UTC]

*chuckles* When you mentioned you were going for 'Samson and Delilah' next I had to read it up because I remembered the story only up to the part when Samson lost his hair. After refreshing my memory I was pretty sure what to expect of your next artwork, and right I was.

I agree with ~ailu , it actually looks like it is a painting. It's something that already caught my attention with some of your other photomanipulations, it seems to be part of your style, even if it is unintentional.
Excellent use of textures in this piece. I was always wondering what people would do with *resurgere 's "Flood" stock, and you used it in a great way. At first I thought there were clouds in the background behind Samson, on second glance it looked like he was on fire or surounded by some sort of firey aura - the Nimbus1 comes to mind. Only when I read the credits for the stock I realized that it was one of the "Flood" textures.



1Nimbus (Latin, related to Nebula, nephele, properly vapour, cloud), in art and archaeology signifies a shining light implying great dignity. Closely related are the halo, glory, and aureole.

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to sundel [2004-08-25 19:27:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much ! Your comments always make me think and inspire me so hard into my next piece. I hope you will continue to let me know your thoughts on my pieces as you have so far. Also, I'm glad I'm interesting you enough to go and research my pieces as you have with this, it fills me with joy ! Alrighty, thank you a million times, and be well.

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suzyprice [2004-08-24 21:38:41 +0000 UTC]

I love it....reminds me of someone being caught in between two worlds, a place of eternal horror. This is creepy and I love to be creeped out!

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to suzyprice [2004-08-25 11:45:53 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad it keeps you in a dark place, thanks for the kind words.

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ailu [2004-08-24 18:47:05 +0000 UTC]

beautiful work. It looks like it's amix between watercolour and charcoal. I like the textures, and the colours!

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to ailu [2004-08-24 18:49:56 +0000 UTC]

Wow thank you, I noticed that too. It does look like a painting...Kinda side effect, nothing I tried for. Did you check out the original picture of that guy ? Pretty interesting tattoo he has.

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phox [2004-08-24 18:41:54 +0000 UTC]

Another piece of excellence. You have skill some people would kill for...

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to phox [2004-08-24 18:43:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, I still don't think I'm all that great. But hey, I cannot ask for the world in one day...so be it, my span of digital art is only 3 years and less than 1 in photoshop now. I think I'm still growing, hopefully I will grow to be as good as some I have seen or better. Thanks for all the support, it is very much appreciated.

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phox In reply to JohnnyMalkavius [2004-08-24 18:50:16 +0000 UTC]

I'll always be around to crush your ego if you mess up...

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to phox [2004-08-24 18:53:14 +0000 UTC]

excellent.

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MalixSanders [2004-08-24 17:22:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is really good! I had a quick flick through Judges 12- onwards, the story was interesting to say the least. I'm not a big bible follower myself, however, but I love this piece. Nice work!

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to MalixSanders [2004-08-24 17:31:18 +0000 UTC]

ahh thank you. I'm really glad you enjoyed this piece. I also, do not follow the bible... Just reading it to get it under my belt.

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VirginGothChick [2004-08-24 16:03:14 +0000 UTC]

its a perfect peice!

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to VirginGothChick [2004-08-24 16:09:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, you should see the full sized version I have here on my computer, this resized version does it no justice.

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VirginGothChick In reply to JohnnyMalkavius [2004-08-24 16:11:30 +0000 UTC]

welcomez!

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gerostenkorp [2004-08-24 14:59:10 +0000 UTC]

as a nightmare

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to gerostenkorp [2004-08-24 14:59:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you !

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777heaven777 [2004-08-24 14:57:38 +0000 UTC]

nice work i feel horrified thats good

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JohnnyMalkavius In reply to 777heaven777 [2004-08-24 14:57:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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