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Richly Coloured Dream Surfing by =amyhooton:iconamyhooton:


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Submitted: September 8, 2007
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I had the most real and intense dream the other night. I dreamt I saw my Grandpa again. (He died quite a few years ago when I was in my mid teens). He was younger and healthier than I had ever known him. He had been away for a few years and I wondered why he hadn't contacted me for so long. But he was so happy and delighted to see me. I woke feeling sad that he wasn't around anymore but touched that I had experienced such a vivid dream about him. He would find this strange modern techno world so interesting if he could see it today.
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*Simanion:iconSimanion: Sep 8, 2007, 6:59:42 AM
It's great how dreams can do things like that, I believe it's really a part of their purpose to help you to deal with things that the real world cant :D I love the cloud of yellow, green and blue at the top left. It's amazing!

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~1girazuNDdark:icon1girazuNDdark: Sep 8, 2007, 9:28:21 AM Mood: Joy
OOOO That is so beautiful!!! BRAVO

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*OneLifeOneArt:iconOneLifeOneArt: Sep 8, 2007, 5:55:37 PM
I'm loving so much about this piece....one question, though- is the white in it the white of the paper?...The edges of color feel heavy against it...like abrasive rocks, beautiful though they may be. I certainly love the free-form details, and their clarity in the white, but I wonder how it would all look if the colors flowed in and out of each other throughout the whole piece.

like I can talk, though, lol...I've left the white showing in many of my watercolor pieces, and could defend it all pretty well, I think- just like I'm sure you can:D

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=Berryness:iconBerryness: Sep 9, 2007, 12:10:59 AM
I love this.

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*NonIntentonal:iconNonIntentonal: Sep 9, 2007, 2:02:26 AM
great story and such an intense and beautiful painting, Amy!
=amyhooton:iconamyhooton: Sep 9, 2007, 2:42:17 AM
You are correct. The white is the white of the paper. I tend to use paper white in varying degrees in my work. I like it for various different reasons. I've experimented with more colour coverage and it has worked in some pieces but Its been a process of discovering what I can get away with and what becomes too busy. Sometimes its just turns to mud.
A few years ago when I was on a residency in Vermont, I was just discovering this process of working, I created a freak piece which I've not managed to attain since I don't think. --> [link] It has very little white in it at all but still maintains its clarity and I like it a lot. I aspire to this level of coverage.
But you know, I get distracted by other things all the time. Playing with the various forms of contrast, a million variations possible with so many colours. There are so many options available and its fun to try new things like in this piece with the painted border. :)
But thank you for commenting, its a very interesting observation, and I'd like to try to attain Coral Forest's level of coverage again one of these days. :nod:

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~Kim-not-kym:iconKim-not-kym: Sep 9, 2007, 7:08:16 AM
I think I can see a woman in the top right hand corner with an afro

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~zaradei:iconzaradei: Sep 9, 2007, 7:29:45 PM
Wow, it is an amazing picture, and a beautiful dream too:)!!
=amyhooton:iconamyhooton: Sep 10, 2007, 6:42:02 AM
:aww: Thank you sweetie! :hug:

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=amyhooton:iconamyhooton: Sep 10, 2007, 6:46:00 AM
Thank you Olya! :hug:

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