Tuesday 15 November 2011

Frayed

...or unwinding, coming undone.......frayed rope I borrowed from my neighbour......


graphite/watercolour on Canson Aquarelle paper

(want to save "end of my tether" for another painting)

21 comments:

  1. It's so beautiful, Debra! Wonderful textures throughout; I love how frayed the ends are!!

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  2. You wouldn't think a rope could be so aesthetically pleasing, but that it is.

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  3. So well drawn and coloured - fantastic.

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  4. Incredible how you manage to put art into anything....and getting the ideas! Another beauty!

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  5. I like this SO much. The simplicity of the single rope on the white ground, and yet the complexity of the fibers. It's awesome!

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  6. I really like it how you can turn such a simple thing in to a beautiful painting, well done!!!

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  7. Great gorgeous work, Debra ! So precise use of the watercolor ... it's wonderful :)

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  8. Wonderful, Debra. As I look at this I know that I would have no idea 'how' to even start, with all that detail!

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  9. Wow, beautiful! Amazing how something so simple has an attitude!

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  10. Stunning. Your neighbor will want the painting.

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  11. Your drawings and your style never stop amazing me Debra =) Everything looks so detailed but I really like how they look so subtle in so many different angles. Love it!
    The cat is pretty too ^^

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  12. This is lovely! It looks so realistic but keeps a 'painterly' aspect!

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  13. Love the interest, color and detail in such an ordinary everyday object. But then again I guess that what art is :) superb!

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  14. Lovely work..I like the title 'coming undone' too!

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  15. I really, REALLY, love this! The subject, composition, simplicity of treatment, you have turned this bit of frayed rope into a very elegant statement!

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  16. Your studies continue to be magical. I can't imagine how you manage to capture every detail without over-working it. It's lovely! nancy

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  17. This is really stunning, and beautiful in its own, very "zen" way!

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Thanks for your comments everyone!