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Submitted: April 3, 2012
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MY SON - The Artist and Tattooist - OIL PAINTINGby *AstridBruning

Traditional Art / Paintings / Portraits

4 x 4 ft (1.2x1.2m) Oil on Linen. This was very difficult to photograph due to the shine and dark reflective areas, at the moment this is the best one.

I am going to submit the painting into a portrait competition and it is by a digital image which is why it is important to get it right.

I have been working on this over the last year.

The portrait is of my amazing son Jason Jacenko whom I am very proud of

tattooing his friend Akean.

As Jason is also an accomplished artist I have included his imagery and creatures that he has created.

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Jason's work that I included

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WOW!!! a DD, a great start to the day, thankyou

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for the suggestion and a big thanks to

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Aug 2012...............The work did not make it into the finalists, I have made a few changes and will update with a new image when I get a decent photo

Thankyou all for the views, comments and

s, very much appreciated.

Daily Deviation

Given 2012-05-08

Jason Jacenko applies ink to dermis, as witnessed by creatures from his own imagination, in MY SON - The Artist and Tattooist - OIL PAINTING by *astrid-1.
(Suggested by `athenatt, *DragonflyAndromeda, and *lions-nd-yellocake) ( Featured by `SRaffa )

Critique by ^SylwiaTelari Jul 23, 2012, 2:48:54 AM

Here's the critique you've asked for, Astrid!

First of all, I must say that there won't be much to write the critique about - this painting is technically done really really well and looking at your gallery - you perfectly know how to deal with paints.

The thing that I especially like about this is how you've managed to paint all the cloth in this picture. They all have got their own structure and I can easily imagine what they are like in real, what would I feel if I touched them. The blue blouse is a nice focal point and the subtle hints of your son's creatures in the background fill the places that would look too empty otherwise.

You've mentioned in your comment request that this piece didn't get into a portrait contest. I don't know the details of the contest, therefore I can't clearly say why did it happen, however I may have a theory on that and if you could provide me with further details, I'd like to discuss on it more. The problem's root may lay in the technique decription of what a portrait is - from wikipedia: "A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant", and from our dA gallery description: "Paintings of a person, especially ones showing the face". So maybe the contest's organiser didn't consider this painting as a portrait, as their faces aren't the main part of the painting.

Nevertheless, this painting is really well done and there are no technical issues that could cause the mentioned rejections, you've got nothing to worry about, Astrid!

What do you think?

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Critique by *jcourter Apr 4, 2012, 6:11:41 AM

Wow! This piece is current yet timeless in both style and composition. Not only is this a portrait, it is also a story both bold and beautiful. Not only have you shown us who your son is, but you have also given us a glimpse into his artistic reality. You present him as though a surgeon at work and you leave us wanting to see more of his skillfulness (if only we could move those hands!). But wait, maybe we are given a glimpse of the work he is creating. The inclusion of Biteme, Biteass, and The Nest was genius! Us, the viewer, is given a bold yet whimsical look into the mind of your son and possibly a hint to the work in progress. The lighting reminds me of a Rembrandt (like "The Money Changer") although it remains very contemporary. Needless to say I can go on and on about this piece. Although I can also sum it up in one word... MASTERPIECE!

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*portraitsRme13 Apr 2, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I have no words...this is absolutely amazing work! The richness of the colors and the depth really make this a very cohesive and interesting painting; seeing the works of your son incorporated into it really gave a more personal edge to it, giving us all an idea of who your son is artistically.