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Published: 2006-05-07 17:54:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 12074; Favourites: 335; Downloads: 2487
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She broods alone in the corner of a french cafe, nursing her wounds (emotional and physical) with a cigarette and a glass of absinthe. ...Oh can we possibly get any more dramatic? No, but seriously, this is a combination of a Degas painting and my own concept, using one of my favorite models. It's slightly sinister, atmospheric and leaves a lot of room for interpretation as to what exactly is going on.Related content
Comments: 84
Your work is fantastic. This one is my favorite.
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Beautiful painting! Nice use of perspective and lines, also really like the overall balance as well as concept!
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this is stunning painting. Absinthe theme has become significant for me lately. I am writing research related to absinthe as a motive of 19th and 20th centuries art. I would gladly like to paste your work in my research, if you allow me. I certainly will give your credits. My research doesn't have any commercial use, I do it for my own interest and my art studies. Would you agree to help me in such way? thank you
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what supplies did you use for this? it's hard to tell from such a small image,
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Doesn't look at all like Degas, much more like Otto Dix 'Portrait of Sylvia von Harden'(1926). Still it's quite good.
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I adore this theme !
I feel like I can totaly understand her !
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Beautiful and impressive... I don't know why, but she makes me think of a modern version of Zola's L'Assomoir, perhaps it's the french atmosphere or the glass of absynthe.
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I mean L'Assommoir (and missed a "m"), sorry 
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you did such a lovely job painting this. i love the shading. i really love how she sits by a mirror so we can see a different side of her. really a beautiful painting that i love. the angle is so interesting.
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the dA people did right to choose this one for a daily deviation. This is wonderful. I love your painting style and the colors. I love everything about this.
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Oh my o.o this is just very beautiful. awesome and strong gesture, framed by her hair, i love her eyes, and her pose, seems like she was caught in the middle of a movement. reflections on the window and on the table look beautiful. i like the blush on her cheeks, her hands/arms look very proportional, very correct and her blouse. o.o *stares and stops worshipping* I have to 
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Very beautiful, I love the gesture of the hands.
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my nickname is sadie....although i prefer to think that i'm not quite like this sadie....awesome job though.
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My name is Sadie!
Anyway, this is really, really nice! You did the reflection very nicely. Wonderful shading and tones!
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she seems to have masculine features. but the style is A+.
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How is that relevant? I'm not trying to be an asshole here ,but nowhere in the description does it say "extremely feminine girl with delicate bone structure". In other words, there's no reason why she can't look a little bit masculine.I haven't been misleading or purported to do something that I didn't accomplish.
Is it just that you find that unappealing? If that's the case, then okay, cool , fine. But as I said to someone else who mentioned that she looks a bit like a man, this is how my friend looks and I was trying to do a portrait of *her*. To this end, I think I succeeded.
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great use of model and concept here...
the colours and feel of this are awe inspiring!-wish i could excecute such a master piece-
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Very nice, there's a lot of emotion here.
Although I would love to see a larger version!
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a larger version has been added
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looks like she's fading away ;-;
yes. many diffrent stories could come out of this.
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wow....Bloody hell. Its about time I see some phenomenal painters on deviant that actually still do paintings!
Too much computer these days. Beautiful work!
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Thank you! I know what you mean..I,personally refuse to give in to doing digital artwork. I like to get my hands dirty, to really get in there and sculpt when I'm sculpting, paint when I'm painting etc., not just click away on a mouse until I've got carpal tunnel.
Not that I don't appreciate what digital artists do (there are many great digital artists!) I just prefer traditional methods. I want to keep the art of real painting alive as long as I can.
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Yeah, I actually love alot of the digital work I see all the time. Its just refreshing to see actual texture. Nothing compares to getting paint all over your pants!
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Wow, I totally had to look the picture up to find what you were talking about. ^.^; But yeah, it's a cool interpretation. Nice work.
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Oh yes, I can see the Degas influence - I love the style, wonderful work.
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Wow! It's just... wow. 
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every inch of this painting has feeling
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I know the Degas piece you've looked at, Thats a great picture too!
this is a beautiful painting!
love it
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Wow. Very Nice!
I wish it was bigger, but it's still very nice.
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I like it, but I think you could tint it a little more green to make the absinthe-ness more 'overpowering'.
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Good idea. I was working with a glass of Mountain Dew
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Now there's an idea I never thought of
Absinthe was a little more grreen than Mountain Dew, I believe, but who can tell? THe stuff was banned ages ago =]
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Well it depends on what kind of absinthe you have. Some is more watered down than others. I think you're right that it's missing something in the painting though. I might not need to necessarily be more green, but it just needs to sparkle a little bit more or something...
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Yeah, okay. You probably know better than I
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that is soo cool! I actually wrote an analysis of the picture you refered to !! And your picture imediatly made me think of it!
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Really? Awesome! I wasn't sure if it was immediately recognizable as being a take on that painting or not.
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