this is great Kulu :)

What an ingenius way to use empty space. The man's face looks like it's turning into a skeleton with the use of darks which ties into the flatline, which of course represent death. At least that's what I see. I like art that makes you interpret things your own way.

thanks guys n gals..the dude is kinda inspired by an old ghost rider scene from a comic, but its from memory. the ekg turned out okay too

LIke a dark pearled look. Nice

What a lovely idea Lori!

thanks guys, the background reminds me of opal a bit

that is a beutifull horse very nice drawing good details...

Thanks so much K! Even though this has been submitted I have tweaking it for a competition I want to enter. I may do several more small changes. I appreciate you taking time to look at my work!

Hi Aakyra!! This is "sparky" from sketchfu.....I am so glad I finally found you. I was just looking through your gallery....and I can't believe my eyes!! Your artwork is more amazing than ever....I just have to keep looking at these horses....this Arabian looks sooo real...I can almost "reach out" and pat him!! You are really an amazing artist.....I'm just "speechless"...."LOL"!!!

The eyes are captivating... she looks young ..but old, drawn somehow. I keep coming back to this piece.. it really is very good.

She looks like she needs a good cup of coffee.

thank you all

I heard about that volcano..is it actually erupting now? It was just clouds of ash last I heard.. they're scary

oh zep you are the master of obscure, I love the work you do quite a provocative draw! As for the volcano, I have seen the pictures that national geographic has captured of the eruption, what devastation, the whole country side is covered in ash. I think the most frightening image was the huge black cloud that was amidst the lightening and thunderstorms, I have never seen nature so violent...in that manner. hoping things are well with you where you are...

Intense emotion in this. An incredible pic!

This is fantastic....so real looking. You've captured this one perfectly.

Wonderul drawing, you captured light nicely :D

nice

Oh, this is awesome. I feel so happy looking at it.

Impressive....all of my kids played with these in their younger years. Great job!

oh...what can i say..total realism! And it brings happy smile to the face :D

lori, we all go through that, when we were young our imaginations could keep us drawing all day long, then we age and life sucks the imagination and magic right out of our minds and hearts, so don't feel bad, we all have that issue, I have things floating up in my head but can't seem to lasso them and put them down on paper, the way my mind's eye sees them, that is probably why I get stuck using photo ref. so much, it is easier than frustrating my self to death trying to pick my brain and make my hands produce what my mind sees....oh such is the life of a cynic...lol

well said --- and thanks backmagicwoman :)

This is very nice Lori! Reminds me of some sort of Alex Grey art. http://www.alexgrey.com/ The artist who did art for the well known Band called "Tool".

Thanks to all of you..I appreciate all the comments...

my, this is simply amazing... the color is awsome!

thank you..:D

DK, if you look besides the image, and only see it from the corners of your eyes, it will move. At least, it did when I looked.
At first I also wanted to say, not advanced. Until I noticed you used Lascaux, that to the best of my knowledge does not have a texture like the background. So at least you get a 'kudos' for that.

ouch...very interesting.

thanks all...bmw what makes a pen specifically a shirt pen? ;)

and enjoy, advanced was used for size...these types of illusions are hard to replicate effectively on a smaller scale. as per the textures, well, its not, its lines...lots of them, with just enough frequency to sequence evenly..there are some imperfections, and it does not have the effect i wanted, but im happy