thanks very much! I love this new lascaux..it seems to have opened up a whole 'nother channel of creativity in me. yeah!!

i like this picture way to go ... :D

thank you dreamyyy!

Oh ok, well that's fine then. :)

"I like how the right side looks like she has a man back with a big dent in it! Like her man back side was in a big bar fight one night because this one guy took all the pretzels and one thing lead to another and ole' half man back thought she should get up and do something about it but then the other guy had a friend who usually doesn't come to that bar, no he usually goes to the 4 U lounge, but he went there this time and when ole' half man back stood up he knew he had to have his buddy's back... his buddy was a man so his whole back was a man back, not like this lady's back, but anyway, so he saw ole' half man back get up to do something about something an he slammed her upper right shoulder area with an extra 4 inch lead pipe he happened to be carrying around, not his good one that he had in his coat pocket for something else, but his extra one. So that's what I like about this picture when I look at it."

I'd just like to ask Zack one last question here. Is this what you call, 'formal criticism'? Of course, you could be referring to criticism given to terracotta by people besides Axil. But I'm pretty sure terracotta's posts were in response to Axil. Although, I haven't had 50 yrs of experience myself, I've never heard of giving criticism in 'tell-a-funny-story' form in any of my classes. And I can assure you, if that were the case, I wouldn't waste my money or time on such an unprofessional school.

No. What I was agreeing with Axil about was the issue of sexual abuse re: his cartoon. His critique was informal and absurd. I do not consider the issue of the picture being finished relevant to an analysis of the motivation behind any critique, formal or informal, since critiques on finished pictures are just as legitimate as critiques on works-in-progress.

The absurdity of Axil's comment speaks for itself, and to imply that he was being meanspirited for pointing out flaws in a finished picture demonstrates to me a lack of understanding of the nature of artistic critique in a learning environment. That is to say, Axil may have been meanspirited in his comment (I can't tell), but that has nothing to do with the fact that he was criticizing a finished picture.

Egads

So yummy. I can eat broccoli everyday. Great drawing

great stuff

I sure like this one Donna. This one feels like a Leroi Neiman! (sp?) They have a really cool carousel called "Steeplechase" (or did) at Rye Playand in New York. This is not your gramma's carousel, it goes about 20 times faster to simulate a race. You do that kinda dismount on that one and you'll end up in California

oh my gosh poppa..what a nice thing to say! I never saw his work before (LeRoy Neiman) but I just looked him up. Cool stuff! smilin at my pop, Donnalag

You see why I said that? It looks very much like his stuff Its a good one

I still stand by what I said about them looking 'yummy'. I like how you didn't only use highlights, but you also used those darker shades of red that really add to the 3D roundness to them. You should be proud of this! You did a GREAT job :).

I love that song! :D

Mad props for knowing that the German version is superior. ^_^ You do reflective/transparent surfaces very, very well!

my mouth is watering for grape flavored tangerines in an orange orchard. I also see lots of Spanish moss hanging from the trees and an old Louisiana estate with white pilars and full of voodoo secrets at the end of the lane.

A view of a 1950's Grand Prix auto race heading towards the distance.

The cloud queen has returned to take her rightful seat on the throne

You're in a city picture mode. This is so tiny and detailed.

mighty smchexy! :D

lol@you must have sat close to the monitor ~ this is cute :)

Omg, bahaha

Why is she so scared of polar bears?

Wow you are one of the best artist ever. I cannot believe this is a painting and on the computer. I'm not a bear lover but in this picture I think I sunddenly like them now!^^

My favorite thing about this is the way you painted the shadow on the face of the bear in the back. The transluscent quality shows such depth.
The colors are so sensitive, and palpable... (I love the way that orange next to pale lavendar happens so distinctly in nature)

thanks poppa and darkshadow! yes, poppa, I do too, but hey..remember that someone has to operate the tools or they just sit there.

Looks like a gem of some sort... cool! :)

thank you momma! I am sure lovin the new Lascaux, it's a blast.

oooo what a cool 'vision' you have poppa! glad you like it.

they had something like this on star trek kirk went to 5 planets in 5 diffrent star systems and each was just like earth so there were 6 earths total..... the only diffrence was how the people turned out and developed other thaen that the planet was earth domm dom damm...
i agree with dave looks like a big cosmic eye! cool pic

I see it now davinci, getting great MissD.