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The Worshipped and the Damned

The Worshipped and the Damned

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The Worshipped and the Damned
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A doodle in photoshop after a few month hiatus from painting.

Well, it started as a doodle and then took on a much deeper meaning to me as I continued the journey. I am not going to give any personal interpretations as I would prefer anyone to see what they want or NEED to see.

Enjoy and thanks to all of you for all the wonderful and inspirational artwork here.

Photoshop CS2 / Wacom Intuos
 
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Avatar ersen-t

 06/22/07 @663

great colors.
 
Avatar mol

 06/22/07 @669

Thanks, ersen-t!
 
Avatar cupcake

 06/22/07 @700

Wow, very pretty.:)
 
Avatar ARZILLIER66

 06/22/07 @710

col idea:)
I like the composition :)
 
Avatar mol

 06/22/07 @712

Thanks, folks! :)
 
Avatar Andy--Jones

 06/22/07 @785

Nice surreal quality to this.Very good.
 
Avatar mol

 06/22/07 @836

Thank, Andy!
 
Avatar dakoo

 06/22/07 @856

Love this one !!!!
 
Avatar Daykan

 06/22/07 @860

Just Amazing!!!! Great concept and composition!
 
Avatar Juro

 06/22/07 @867

Cool work!
 
Avatar mol

 06/22/07 @909

Thanks, dakoo, Daykan, and Juro! Much appreciated!
 
Avatar Mark7th

 06/23/07 @125

Great colors and atmosphere... I think it's a little bit unbalanced to the upper left corner, but overall, a very nice work! :) +7/8
 
Avatar slickgreekgeo

 06/23/07 @360

Excellent work; The composition is incredible.

+10
 
Avatar OnPix-Artist

 06/23/07 @601

Really nice idea !
 
Avatar beatrizmatar

 06/23/07 @624

Wonderful workˇˇˇˇ+10:)
 
Avatar Lisbeth

 06/23/07 @689

very nice work ~ I like the colors
 
Avatar mol

 06/23/07 @764

Thank you all!! =] I really appreciate it.

Mark7th: After looking at it for awhile, I feel the same. Oh well...live and learn!
 
Avatar killadore

 06/24/07 @057

this is really wonderful. i quite enjoy the dramatic composition and the sharp contrasts. great atmospheric piece.
i love the little blue flower there, and the various other symbols. always enjoy a piece that allows you to dig deeper.

you typed in your description that you prefer that we find our own meanin in the artwork, i figured i'd type down what i see in it.
as i see it, the image is about the state of confusion and total deception. i keep thinking about the shallowness of certain things like fame and fortune, the feeling that you're falling deeper and deeper even when it seems like you should feel like you're on top of the world. that to me justifies why the person's on top of the isolated island with the cut off staircase so she can't regain contact to the rest of the world.
on one side she has a demonic face hovering above her, on the other side a menacing sea of a million halos, representing the two extremes; both sides of fame, and again she's stuck in the middle as the composition suggests. the door to her 'island' being a face with a gaping mouth suggests how that world eats up genuine souls and the path of lights that leads up to it reminds me of how many people wish they were in her stead, perhaps not fully understanding what it means. and the little blue flower seems like an ironic sign of hope, perhaps a single companion in her life who cannot do anything to get her out of that situation anyway.
that was just my take on it
all in all a very inspiring piece
+10
 
Avatar mol

 06/24/07 @148

Thank you very much, Obscured. That was an amazing interpretation.
 
Avatar PaleDrow

 06/24/07 @432

Great work here Mol! Allot of emotion and imagery here. Good work!
 
Avatar BillCorbett

 06/24/07 @444

Nice work, plenty to think about here.
 
Avatar Grafiker

 06/25/07 @322

wonderful piece my friend :)
 
Avatar zaclab

 06/25/07 @629

Many things to look at. Nice work (thumbup)
 
Avatar Pirotess

 06/26/07 @477

wow! nice work! you created an interesting mood :)
 
Avatar Jaq64

 06/28/07 @433

Very interesting idea and very moody work. Well done !
 
devares

 06/29/07 @799

very intresting... max points!:)
 
Avatar buzzz3d

 06/30/07 @442

Wow Van, Interesting idea, and I like the traditional look it has.
Immediately recognisable as a Van though (warm colours :) )
Good to see you painting again, I need to get off my lazy ass too :)
Cheers,
Erik
 
Avatar ChristineG

 08/16/07 @425

Reminds me in a way of "Hope" by George Frederick Watts, one of my fave paintings. Great work.
 
Avatar jampy

 09/04/07 @762

whow! great! I can "feel" it. (sorry for not logging in earlier, so I did not see your PM before today)
 
Avatar mamoun

 10/16/07 @958

Nice work!
 
Brasileiro

 01/31/08 @110

hi mol, great! i not write more whit my english is terrible....hehee (B)
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