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A Year To Forget
Published: 2011-08-15 03:41:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 18099; Favourites: 1118; Downloads: 0
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"A Year To Forget"oils
december 2010 - august 2011
Over the course of 7 months, this painting was the visual journal while wrestling through the pain and the anger from the impact of a destructive scene in my life. It was extremely difficult to come up with an image that was accurate enough to express the pain. Eventually I came up with a scene of a little boy in a forest marked with red X's to get cut down.....and the boy is marked with one too.
This is one of my favorites because I feel like it brings us back to the heart of an artist's artwork ........where it's an outlet for honest release, and sincere expression of oneself in the wrestle of life's hurts and joy's.
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A visual ode to silent shame and suffering. This is magnificent.Β
I understand. I've lived there, too.Β
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This is divine. Β Such an emotional painting, and so dramatic. Β You are so remarkably talented. Β Finding your page was surely one of the highlights in my life...
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.......wow....*with a watery eye....thank you for this. This piece is one of the two hardest & most vulnerable paintings I've done. Very encouraging, because it's statements like this that help me push the fear of man aside, and keep being honest in my work. This is the kind of stuff that makes it worth it, thank you
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Wow, this is something so much better than beautiful, but I can't seem to find the right words. You are so talented. I can feel the emotions attached to this piece. Well done.Β
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hahaa wow....thank you for this. That's extremely encouraging - seriously, thank you
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No problem, you are very welcome!
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looks pretty neat!Β love the texture in the trees and the repition of the circles. Love the dripping aspect too, and how it is dark with the whites drawn in.
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very cool indeed!
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thanks man! I really appreciate your thoughts on this, thank you.
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Wow , so dramatic. Sadness and sorrow at its finest.
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And now I say it, wow. Thank you a lot -Β
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Great composition and stylisation the shape contrast between the threes and the circular form is very interesting too. Β The red X reminds me an old movie : ferngully! Β Lol!
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thank you so much - hahaa I used to love that movie as a kid. havn't seen it in years
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Wow. It was compelling enough in the thumbnail, but then the x's on trees and boy really hits you. Indeed an example of something beautiful and powerful arising from brutal experience.
Love the circle around the candle. No matter how much somebody beats you down, it doesn't stop you thinking.
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wow - this is really encouraging. thank you, for writing this.Β
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very expressive and moving, and I really like the overall composition. You did a good job adding interest with the contrasting lines and shapes
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that's awesome! thank you!
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ever since I first saw this work more than a year ago, I've thought of it often for some reason. I've never forgotten it, and I've always remembered the unique style, the smoothness and intensity, the pain, the healing, the light, and the darkness of this...and I just wanted to share that this is easily one of my favorite pieces of art, of all time, from any artist. simply breathtaking. thank you again for sharing it.
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wow....
..what a humbling compliment. I'm stunned by this.
Thank you, for sharing that.
Things like this make the difficult paintings, in all their resistance and heartache, worthwhile.
Seriously, thank you.
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no problem at all, actually I'm honored to be able to share that with you - you're an amazing artist! please, please, keep sharing your work, no matter how difficult. sometimes the art that is the hardest to create is the most meaningful to share, and that's definitely the case here.
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This is very moving. The art is very well done and has an even stronger message too it.
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how breathtakingly surreal... wonderful work
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thank you, very, very much. I really appreciate that
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The visual impact of the piece and its conceptual clarity struck me instantly; the story behind it only makes it more intense and adds depth to it.
Art can be a strong catalyst for emotional trouble - I have experienced that myself and I had the privilege of giving my hand to a many people who dared to face their inner demons and the terrors of their past. It takes courage to mend, but as much as I can say, the effort is never wasted.
Your piece is true art, if ever I saw some.
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wow........that's very, very encouraging. thank you so much for this.
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hello, your wonderful painting has been featured here 
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that's just amazing, i don't quite understand how someone can paint such things, since i'm only able to paint things i can actually SEE.. it's really impressive
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I have been adding favorites to my DA gallery for awhile now... and your work is the first that I felt compelled to comment about. I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm crying while writing this because your piece means that much to me. My parents were brutal in their verbal abuse when I was growing up, and until I was hospitalized 3 years ago, there was no concrete change for the better. Seeing this was such a visceral reminder of that pain... I can't thank you enough for your strength and talent. This is such a beautifully done piece and I for one feel honored that you shared it with this community.
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wow............
.......that's incredible. ....i don't really know what to say..
thank you [so] much for telling me that.
it's extremely encouraging
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The story behind your painting caught me, +fav ->Favorites->Great Artworks.
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Incredible piece. I'm at a loss for words.
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VEry dark, very deep ....and about all: very honest !!!
I kinda undersand what you been through, I have live similar sensations, in my case I am reaching the point where any little thing annoys you.
there are completes episodes of my life I dont remember and my mother get mad because i look at her in total confussion when she talks about it.... but i just dont remember!!!
But i remember the last beating I got from my father, i was 12 and my father got me cornered and I started yelling at him why he always punish me, i was crying and trembling covering my head with my arms... after yelling he ask me to forgive him.
I have run away from home 2 times aand then go back. He dont hurt me anymore, not phisically ... sometimes I think I do forgive him, sometimes II feel i never will.
I have consider psychologic help, but I judt dont have money and I dont dare to ask him for it .
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This is amazing. It is wonderful to hear that you feel the same about art as I do, it was like the words were coming out of my own mouth (sincere expression of one's life experiences, journey and discoveries). This work is fantastic and I can't wait to view the rest of your gallery.
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gosh, amazing work. i love it.
about your story, the exact same thing happened to me, except verbal abuse, it was so bad that my mind blocked it out. the only way i know this is because my best friend told me that i told her when i was younger that my father yelled at me until i cried. and the only memories i have at my house is my father yelling at me. i still haven't forgiven him and i still hold a strong hatred towards him. but i am so glad you were able to forgive your dad
i feel your pain
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this is such an amazing and inspiring work of art that words can't do it justice. incredible!
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This so raw, so powerful. For me there is a lot that is still blocked out, and the only way I could move on was to seperate the man he was from the man he is.
Thank You
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