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thesis painting, a book cover for Gone with the Wind.There's something weird about Rhett's face/head that I intend to fix when I get the chance.
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I love this movie, but the ending was just not cool. I was really hoping that the both of them would stop all their games and lies, just to be together!Β
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It ends the same way in the book, too.Β What I find sad is that Rhett wanted to love her and give her everything he could.Β He makes it very plain when he states that their daughter, Bonnie, was like a form of Scarlett that he could love and spoil without anything or anyone in the way.Β It was Scarlett's obsession with Ashley that got in the way.Β Not even the real Ashley, but the idea she had of him and what she wanted him to be.Β If she could have let that go, she and Rhett could have been happy.Β It wasn't until Melanie died and Scarlett realize Ashley didn't love her, and wasn't the man she thought, that she realized what she had with Rhett.Β Unfortunately, he had been hurt so much that he was no longer willing to try.
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This is wonderful illustration - color, composition, sense of drama and romance. The foot path references the red clay of Georgia, but I am really impressed by the fact your depiction of Tara is closer to what Margaret Mitchell had in mind rather than the statelier version in the Hollywood movie.
Excellent job!
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I love the geometric shapes and bold colour, and the unique composition. beautiful.
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So fantastic! I'm close to finishing the book and i'm enamored with the way Rhett's dashing yet dangerous nature is capture here. Handsome and a scoundrel, it shows his impertinent personality and how strong and masculine he can while still wanting to protect something he really wants! I love this piece! Well done!
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I love this! But there's definitely a suggestion of gothic horror.
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I was raised to love this film and Oklahoma! manly because my mom was named after Scarlett O'Hara
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Love the style, the lighting, the colors. As a self contained piece of art it's gorgeous, but I have to disagree with the tone of it as a reference to GWtW. True, it was not an idyllic love story, certainly it was tragic at several points, but the tone of this piece feels more like a horror story, like Dracula dragging away his next victim to his castle. Rhett was admittedly not a gentleman, and he had some selfish, rough, even barbaric, qualities, but I wouldn't characterize him as a monster, which is what he appears to be here. In many ways he was heroic and caring. And while Scarlett was definitely naive about some things, she wasn't a meek, fluffy, forest creature, or an unwilling victim, like she seems here. She was as selfish as Rhett, and to an extent she used Rhett as a pawn in her own schemes. The house was not a trap that Rhett lead her into, like it appears to be here. She's the one who wanted that ridiculous, gaudy house, not Rhett, and he gave it to her as a gift because she wanted flashy, extravagant things. I could understand the tone of this piece if it were supposed to be a scene from Scarlett's recurring nightmare, but that would be very different, with gray fog, and Scarlett would be alone. Anyway, I hope I'm not reading to much into your art. Am I? Or am I misinterpreting the intended tone of your piece? Or is this really the kind of tone that you thought the novel exemplified? I'd be interested to hear your views.
But overall, as a stand-alone piece, it's wonderful, like everything in your gallery. Great work. I'll be keeping my eye on you.
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Scarlett is a self-serving, willful person. The person Scarlett is, however, is very, VERY different from the person she sees herself as. Rhett was the only person to ever know her true nature. The story of Gone with the Wind is told from Scarlett's point of view, even if not written in first person,. I meant to reflect that here. She used her perceived charm and femininity to gain what she wanted when she could, and attempted to conceal her steely will and malicious nature whenever possible.
The house is not meant to look like a trap...it emanates warm light in a world of darkness. There is meant to be something slightly menacing there, though. Not all of Scarlett's memories of home are happy ones. Also, I think I spent probably one night on this piece, 2 years ago, during my last week of college. So, it's unfortunately pretty rushed. I don't consider it finished or fully fleshed out, but it's old enough now that I doubt I'll ever really finish it.
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AH! So this is a scene from the perspective of Scarlett herself! Well, that makes perfect sense! Yes, I do believe that she would see Rhett this way, like a seductive vampire who is simultaneously revolting and enticing. Until the last chapter or so she always did seem to view him as a kind of charming monster, feeding on the blood of the dying Confederacy. And certainly she would see herself as a victim. To be fair, she WAS a victim of war and all of the atrocities that go with it, so even after her willful success and her deliberate creation of a new self after the war, she would still see herself as a victim. Even while admiring and exemplifying the strength of her mother, she always saw herself as Daddy's little girl.
I would disagree, however, that the novel was told from Scarlett's perspective. As you say, it was not written in first person, and while that might not seem too significant at first, I believe it is. I felt that this slight step of removal from her character gave the novel a somewhat satirical, if not clinical, point of view. It was more like Scarlett's kindly therapist telling the story than it was Scarlett. There were paragraphs describing in detail Scarlett's every thought and feeling, but there were also paragraphs (chapters, even) describing big-picture happenings that Scarlett would never grasp. Overall, I'd say that the novel was sympathetic, maybe even empathetic, toward Scarlett, but it was also critical of her in a way that she would refuse to be of herself. To use her own words, she would "think about it tomorrow." In my opinion, Mitchell was telling the reader that Scarlett's way of living may be a successful way to structure your life, but it is not a healthy or happy way to structure your mind ... at least that is how I interpreted the point-of-view of the novel.
Anyway, I suppose my only criticism at this point is a matter of the house's hue. Yes, the house in your piece is a source of light in the darkness, it is a source of warmth, but that particular, eerie shade of red warmth brings to mind the searing fires of hell more than it does the security of a fireplace in winter. Perhaps a more orange or yellow hue would do better to fit that notion of security and warmth. Also, the fiery red path brings to mind that quotation about the "the road to hell" and all that it is paved with. If the path were dark, like the rest of the scene, it might serve to highlight the house as a beacon of hope at the end of the dark tunnel, rather than the shiny lure of a trap. Yes, it is true that not all of Scarlett's memories of that particular house were happy ones, but I think that in this case, since you are narrowing/simplifying the piece to one character's point of view, you should choose to illustrate either the good or the bad. Overall, the notions of "home" and "family" were something she valued greatly, and I can see how these things might be a distant, gleaming hope on her horizon, the "tomorrow" that she is always looking towards.
But, like I said, its a great piece overall! I'm only nitpicking, I suppose, because the story is so dear to me and it thrills me to see an artist of your caliber interested in the same thing. Even if you never do come back to this piece, I hope you will keep Gone With the Wind in your mind and that it will inspire even more such thrilling pieces in the future. Keep thinking about GWtW, but βthink about it tomorrowβ if you prefer.
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I do think your critique is valid, though, and I thank you for sharing your thoughts!
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Well, I do have to disagree that the novel wasn't told from Scarlett's point of view. Yes, it was highly critical of her as a person, even satirical...and that was a large part of the mastery of this novel. We saw what Scarlett was doing, how she was behaving, and how she was thinking. We saw exactly what the world and every person in it was through the limited, biased filter of her mind. But because we, the reader, were without that bias, we were able to perceive what Scarlett's actions really meant about her as a person. It's a subtle but powerful form of criticism, and I don't think I can discount it as having been present as it's one of the things I loved most about Gone with the Wind.
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All the best!
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Wow its beautiful! 
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This is lovely, although Scarlett actually has black hair in the book.
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Yes, I've read it...but I had to take some artistic license with her hair. If it were black it would blend in with the background and she'd look bald
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Gotcha. I just presume when people make her brunette it's because they've only seen the movie.
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So dramatic. Perfect reflection of the story really.
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omg this is beautiful i love gone with the wind XDDDD
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Oh my god, okay, I am officially in love with your book covers. The aesthetic is totally appealing! I would read the crap out of every one of these if they had these covers and I hadn't read them already!
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I don't think anything's wrong with anyone's face, but I'm not exactly what one may call an artist. But still, I find this brilliant!
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BEAUTIFUL. I'm in love with this! The characters, the angle, the designs, the colours. Beautiful!
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Wow, I love Scarlett's dress! It's absolutely gorgeous. I love the house too.
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Well, Reth certainly looks pretty sinister here, but all in all, itΒ΄s a beautiful portrait. ScarlettΒ΄s dress is made of pure win
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This is so beautiful.
Here's a fun fact my mom named me after this Katie!
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i love the foreboding feeling this evokes...
although i agree, Rhett looks a lil pissed, too much like vincent price. lol. lovely colors.
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LOVE RHETT IN THIS!!!! AWESOME PICTURE PERSON! Your sytle is fabulous and sweet!! lol Fave+
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Amazing! I love the colors and how you drawed the area! 
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This is lovely! I enjoy the colors going on here, and the pose of the two characters.
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Finally found something worth looking for. <3 Beautiful. I just cant understand one thing: when I try to find cool Gone with the wind fanart and I write rhett and click search, there comes these weird pics drawn with photoshop, pics of foxgirls who have enormous stomachs and huuuuge tits and this doesnt happen only when I try to search for Gone with the wind goodies, no no it happens all the time. Once I tried to search fanart from Neil Gaiman`s Sandman and I found pics that represent two female characters from the comic as gigantic titted and with swollen stomachs. What the f...??? I mean what is it with this anime fanart? I just dont get it... And why O why they have to push it in to Deviantart. I admit that I am very narrow minded and its none of my business... but it just pisses me off. This is a place for beautiful pictures and not for some freaky hentai... I mean seriously. You made my day because I finally found something I tried to look for.
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Oh my god I LOVE this !! :]] What did you do this with ?? It's great !! :]
I really like the angle and the lighting, Rhett looks...hmm cunning ? Well his look really suits him that's what I mean :]
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Wow! Loving the colours on this! Especially on Scarlett. Nice work!
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I LOVE IT I LOVE IT even though rhett looks the tiniest wee bit like zorro I LOVE IT I LOVE IT.
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WOW. The way you drew Rhett is unlike any fanart of him I've ever seen before.
I love it.
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I love Scarlett's face! She looks slightly apprehensive. Rhett's face looks fine to me.
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