growing pains
I have been inspired by the Taylor Wessing portraits and have decided to put up a colour image.
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Mike Emmett
Gasp! Colour! And so expressive… lovely image from life with a growing child. (I have them too…)
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks Mike – I do have a b&w version but thought I would be bold. :) This is going to be my new project at uni – a sofa series in medium format – hopefully will get to scan and upload. Hope you are well.
Richard Veal
And is a dark one. LOL
Great capture and love the light Deb.
Plus, ‘the attitude problem’ sitting down. :-))
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks Richard – I don’t think I could ever do light and happy lol!!!
Stuart Chapman
1st uploaded in 27 weeks and we see why. You’ve been painstainkinly colouring it with felt tip pens you got from Andrew Walker for your birthday.
I must admit I had to double check your name next to the coloured image on my activity monitor, 1st, new work from Deb! 2nd Colour!! – I wondered who had hacked into your account.
Lovely image as usual (I think they used to be good – I can’t remember how your other stuff looked now – it’s been so long :)) packed full of emotion, feeling, space and vigenette inspired shadings with a masterpiece of light.
You can see Abe thinking (Dammit, I thought i’d got away from the mad lady with the camera but she’s back tormenting me again – Trip to see the panda coming up to compensate methinks)
Deborah Parkin replied
Not that you are counting Stuart lol!!! I do have it in b&w but if you go to the National portrait gallery site you can see why I was inspired to do colour for a change.
As always, great comment – hope life is good for you and you are setting down to being a parent to two :)
Ian James
Brilliant the tones are really great and I love the tangle of arms and legs.
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks Ian – really appreciate your comment – and it is great to know that people are still around :) Hope you are well.
Caroline Gorka
Wonderful tonal work and expression … you are inspirational yourself
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks Caroline – lovely to hear from you and such a lovely thing to say – really appreciate it :0)
Ian James
Good to see you back. It does seem to have gone a bit quiet in here. Not sure if it because I have been hanging around here for too long….hey ho.
Deborah Parkin replied
Thank you Ian – good to be back – I had heard that it had been quiet – funny though, still love the place even though not here as much as I used to be.
aglaia b
hello there lovely lady. this is gorgeous, so love the rich colours of cushions and the blue glow on the wall behind, most of all i love his body language and expression.
sofa portraits, well i can’t wait to see more deborah. ;-) xox
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks aglaia – lovely comment :) I am trying to get those unguarded moments – so pleased you like it – hope you are well.
Glenn-Patrick ...
Your comp and lighting are top notch.Love the denied crop on the art work above.The expression and pose of the subject are incredible.
Deborah Parkin replied
Thank you Glenn-Patrick – such a lovely thing to say and as always much appreciated.
Paul Tupman
Well, when you do colour, you do it so well! The contrast between the orange skin tones and blue wall is wonderful… who is your interior designer? ;-)
Love the framing of this and and the multitude of patterns and shapes, including twisted limbs!
Welcome back Deb!
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks Paul – it’s good to be back :)
Thanks for your great comment (as always) and yes, I not very good at the interior design bit – my house is a real mish mash of crappy ideas lol!!! Thanks for stopping by – hope all is good in your world.
Paul Tupman
Haha! I actually liked it!
Lisa Defazio
Gorgeous work – the color and hue!
My he has grown.x
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks Lisa – lovely to hear from you – hope all is well with you and your family :)
Simon Gladwin
My God your camera does have colour mode…....Love the contrasting COLOURS and their subtleness. Composition and mood is great as is the light and cheesy feet :-)
Deborah Parkin replied
It certainly does Simon :) Glad you like and thanks for the comment – I see you may try and get to the meet up in the Lakes – that would be fab!!!
SylviaHardy
I love the mood you have captured Deborah. Very inspirational and well done :-))
Deborah Parkin replied
Thank you Sylvia – such a lovely thing to say – hope you are well :)
Nicholas Averre
A wonderfully captured moment Debs, love the lighting and hint of vigenette.
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks Nick – really lovely to hear from you – hope you are well :)
Cvail73
Powerful photo!
Deborah Parkin replied
Thank you Cvail73 for your comment – really appreciate you stopping by :)
Carl Chick
In color!! Really nice composition. Looks candid, but at the same time not candid. Well done. Great treatment. Lots of emotion.
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks Carl – nice to hear from you – thanks for the comment, much appreciated.
Sarah Lipow
Very nice! Beautiful lighting and vignetting!
Deborah Parkin replied
Thank you Sarah – really appreciate your comment. :)
Plangman
lol… did you tie the poor child in knotts!!
great lighting and comp.
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks Pete – like the new avatar by the way :)
Mark Gardner
Another wonderfully expressive beaut, really like the muted colour here Deb, thats almost a self restraing pose going on there, top stuff
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks Mark – such a nice thing to say and really appreciated of course :)
Matt Roberts
Great photograph.
Deborah Parkin replied
Thank you Matt – much appreciated :)
marshall calve...
I love the pose then there is that eye wow , enjoy your time in the colour zone but please don’t forget those that love your mono work
Deborah Parkin replied
Thank you Marshal for such a lovely comment – really appreciate it and don’t worry my first love is still b&w :)
Jenny Haskey
Colour… Shocked yes but still trademark Deb!!! Perfect composition as ever – and together with the light just tells the story so well. A great image for your comeback;-)
Deborah Parkin replied
Thanks Jenny – such a lovely comment – really do appreciate it and nice to see you around here still. Hopefully we will eventually meet at an RBUK meet up :)
Karin Taylor
aaaaaw!
Deborah Parkin replied
heehee!!! Thanks Karin :)
Ken Mucke
It took me a very long time to comment on this…because I was shocked to see color…You really did an amazing job with it….his posture and lack of expression really tells a poignent tale….The lighting is very dramatic as well
funkyfacestudio
Very beautiful lighting and color ;) love the natural feel of this setting.
Graham Dean
Your pictures are always so inspiring Deb, when there’s an artists work you love and wait for, and when it’s finally unveiled and it’s completely what you didn’t expect, but then you have an even greater admiration for their work, well that’s how I see growing pains.
deannedaffy
Awesome title . Is just perfect for this capture. Loving your work!!!!!
Pulok Pattanayak
Love the expression.
paulineism
fantastic colour and Abe looks so grown up he’s beautifulx
bubasvaba
body talk, expression, colors, momentum,...
BRAVO!!!