boardscontest!Painted Face
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bette_davis_eyes (Jan 4, 2009)
Painted Face

Grin
they said,
demanding
I hide feelings,
and show the false me.
Put on that happy face.
Repress the sadness and hurt,
for no one likes the lonely child;
or so they told me and I believed.
Swallow all that you know about yourself,
and lose your precious identity too.
So I painted my lips big and bright,
for all to see the cheerful me;
my soul sinister with time.
Now grown and on my own,
I fear being lost.
I am consumed,
but the paint
does come
off.

by Kim Schilling
bette_davis_eyes (Jan 4, 2009)
drawn in 48 min
bette_davis_eyes (Jan 4, 2009)
drawn in 36 min
bette_davis_eyes (Jan 4, 2009)
drawn in 1 hour 9 min
bette_davis_eyes (Jan 4, 2009)
drawn in 1 hour 14 min
bette_davis_eyes (Jan 5, 2009)
drawn in 1 hour 6 min
bette_davis_eyes (Jan 7, 2009)
drawn in 2 hours 7 min
QTgillie (Jan 7, 2009)
OMG....phenominal bette....this is GREAT
Miss_DJ (Jan 7, 2009)
tender, beautiful, sad, wonderful draw!
Pantera (Jan 7, 2009)
Poor baby looks so sad, great job :)
spyra (Jan 7, 2009)
great job capturing the facial expression!
bette_davis_eyes (edited Jan 8, 2009)
thanks so much QT, donna, pantera and spyra! I left it unfinished for now in case I see something that needs fixing (which I'm sure I will ):P
davincipoppalag (Jan 8, 2009)
This is really great Bette! Excellent entry for sure
elly (Jan 8, 2009)
Aw, just looking at that sad little face makes me want to cry =( But the outcome of your piece make's me say WOW! Excellent draw!
bette_davis_eyes (Jan 8, 2009)
thanks dave and elly .. very much appreciated :)
enjoydotcom (edited Jan 8, 2009)
Love the eyes and subtle use of color :D. Great seeing you evolve.
ChalkDust (Jan 8, 2009)
This is beautiful; Great subject, captivating!
bette_davis_eyes (Jan 8, 2009)
drawn in 1 hour 25 min
bette_davis_eyes (edited Jan 8, 2009)
drawn in 6 min
thank you joyce and chalk :)
Aakyra (Jan 8, 2009)
Fantastic work and moving poem! I think this is a winner Bette!!!
HiroDaZero (Jan 8, 2009)
I love the poem. The drawing is good too.
tscott (Jan 9, 2009)
beautiful bette!
lori (Jan 9, 2009)
my fav, you did a really good job
bette_davis_eyes (Jan 9, 2009)
aww thank you all .. you guys are so nice :)
Pantera (Jan 10, 2009)
Showcase please, I keep coming back to this drawing, so much emotion, wonderful work :)
montezmaria (Jan 12, 2009)
This is very beautiful. It makes me say awwwwwwwwwe, don't cry. This is an amazing drawing.
davincipoppalag (Jan 14, 2009)
Congrats on the win Bette..this deserved it
Kloxboy (Jan 14, 2009)
1st: Excellent rendering, very smooth and solid style. The imagery fits the poem well, they both capture the sad and disturbing introspection of a psychologically abused, and confused child. While it has nothing to do with the seriousness of this piece, I thought of the Joker the first time I saw this. I could see this piece being the cover of a tell-all book about the Joker called "How Good Clowns Go Bad: The Story of The Joker". Anyway, well done. I hope you enjoy the tablet. :)
bette_davis_eyes (edited Jan 14, 2009)
Thank you clox!! and thank you axil for donating the prize! (I'm really excited about getting a tablet and can't wait to try it out) :D
and thank you all again for posting so many wonderful and encouraging comments .. I appreciate every one of them :)
Miss_DJ (Jan 14, 2009)
Bravo, Bette! You deserve bigtime Kudos for this one. Well done!!
Axil62 (Jan 14, 2009)
Quite welcome, enjoy! :)
dorothyblueeyes (Aug 8, 2010)
wow,fabulous
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