Deborah Parkin

can you help???

Hi RB friends

I have just been told that the college i go to is have a permanent exhibition room where i can put up images all year as opposed to just the end of the year – not sure how competitive it will be so i was wondering if you could help me. If you have the time would you tell me your favourite or what you think is my best image so far (if you want to say more than one, even better) – i am the worst decision maker in the world so this would be really helpful. Also, you may be a bit more objective.

Thanks all for taking the time – really appreciate it.

Bye for now
Debxxx

gordontant, 10 months ago

Deb

Use these!

My Beautiful Girl, The thinker and Golden Footprints
Tony Moore, 10 months ago

Hi Deb,
If it’s for college I would only put one or two of your best portraits up because it may look too much like a family portrait, some of your landscspes with good tones would work better.
Your work is excellent, so I wouldn’t worry too much.
WitheringMoon, 10 months ago

This was not easy Deb – i love them all but these are my fav’s (very tough )

The enchanted forest
Knock Knock
A Blue Day
Mine
Abbey
for withering moon – of course lol!!!!!!! – love this one =)

But my list could go on and on, just pick a variety of shots as your lanscape/buildings shots are as fabulous as the portraits, show your versatility!!!!!!
Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

Thanks everyone – it’s just so subjective isn’t it?? LOL
Torfinn Johann..., 10 months ago

Hi Deb!

A blue day
Reverse
Winter Morning

They are all wonderful! When it comes to your portraits I think you could choose almost all.
Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

Thanks Torfin appreciate it
Just realised Tony – point made about family album spot on but i will only be exhibiting one at a time – probably didn’t make myself clear – it’s just if you have more ideas then when i have to put another one up i don’t have to keep asking you – thanks again.
Paul Tait, 10 months ago

Wow Deb what a great opportunity.

It would be difficult to choose from your portfolio – I would recommend: my beautiful girl, Golden Footprints, man and boy

Alternatively tag all of your photos with Deborah Parkin and then type Deborah Parkin in the search tool on the top right and presto RedBubble will sort your photos in some magical order that takes into account number of views, time since upload, sales, comments and favorites. (from most popular to least popular). you need to have a unique identifier as the tag though otherwise you will get everyones photos.
lightsmith, 10 months ago

I’d have to say definately:

My Beautiful Girl
Reverse
Looking Up

But that was a hard choice because they are all so fantastic.
Martin Derksema, 10 months ago

Golden footprints
Knock knock
Tiptoe through the water
Beach

Ask tomorrow and I will probably come with another list.
WitheringMoon, 10 months ago

Well Deb if it’s one at a time my all time Fav has to be ’’Knock Knock’’ without a doubt !!!!!!! its a powerful sriking artistic image!!!!
Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

Thanks everyone – think it’s going to be Knock Knock first then – really appreciate the time you have taken to write and think about it – cheers Debxx
David McAuley, 10 months ago

Deborah, Knock Knock was first on my list followed by

Man and Boy, Running Boy and Blue Day

Intersperse with practically any of the portraits
Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

thanks David
shawhouse, 10 months ago

I love a challenge.

Man and Boy
The Enchanted Forest
freebornman part 2
On Entering the Enchanted Wood
The Thinker
Knock Knock
tiptoe back into the water

long list, not a big help. Okay, Man and Boy, then The Enchanted Forest. I’d suggest a bigger room :)
Dani Di Cesare, 10 months ago

Hi Deb,

My favs are:

knock knock
The Thinker
The Enchanted Forest
A blue day

What a great opportunity… all year!
Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Ok, just my opinion…
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Andrew Bosman, 10 months ago

Foot Prints
Knock, Knock
Man and Boy
The Thinker

:-)
Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

thank you so much everyone -
sandra56, 10 months ago

I love your work but a few favorites are My Beautiful Girl, The Thinker, Knock Knock
Danae Leach, 10 months ago

my vote is “Knock Knock” and “Man with boy”
Arthur Chambers, 10 months ago

Angel
White & black
Life on mars
Train
ABE
For withering moon.
best of luck Arthur///////////////
Bruce Halliburton, 10 months ago

With my business head on, consider who your audience might be as No 1 thing to think about!

If there are likely to be lots of Mums with young children, then your classic portraits might get you a few commissions.

Are local business people likely to go by? – What would look good hanging on the wall of someones office (portraits would be a definite no-no).

Without knowing the above context, My favourites are:

Knock, Knock.
Enchanted forest (I still think you should try and add some colour to the handbag though! :-)
Man and Boy

Hope this helps!
Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

Thanks Bruce – to be honest have no idea who the audience is – all so new to me – will seek advice. To be honest i never think commission sales etc – i live in a dream world where liking it is enough LOL – i will never be rich that is for sure (at least rich in the financial sense). Thanks again to everyone for taking time to look and comment
Bruce Halliburton, 10 months ago

Typical Artist! :-)

I guess I’m the same though, Deb. Being self-employed I’m actually losing money by being on this site, which reminds me what I’m supposed to be doing….
Kitsmumma, 10 months ago

I’m not going to confuse you any more Deb, all you work is fantastic and deserves to be exhibited. Whatever you decide, it will be perfect, I’m sure. Congrats on the exhibition too btw, very exciting for you.
Dan Cahill, 10 months ago

My dear friend this is like asking a child to chose their favorite dessert in their favorite bakery. I will do my best. Just remember, I could pick many more, but that wouldn’t help you. These are in no special order:

The Thinker
Dreams and Nightmares
My beautiful boy
I can read the future
Kiss
The enchanted forest
London eye

I do hope I have helped. The one thing my teachers have been telling me about exhibiting, is to try and create continuity in a theme. Congratulations on the opportunity. I very happy for you.
Danny
Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

LOL Sylvia – thank you so much – you know me well
Angela Stewart, 10 months ago

Geez Deb…pick some favs? I hope you realize you’re asking the impossible…they’re ALL favourites of mine!!
Ok, if I have to choose, I would start with these…
Man and Boy
Soulmate
The Thinker
My beautiful girl
Knock Knock
The Enchanted Forest
There are heaps of others I love, but it would take forever to decide on what order to put them in!
I’m displaying some of my work this Sunday at a local kindergarten fair (very small time, but it’s a start!), and so I’ve just had to go through a similar process of deciding what to have printed and framed…not easy, but good fun!
micmac, 10 months ago

That’s a torture,i went with the Tony’s idea to start with ,i think everyone love
Men and boy…me too
Knock Knock
The enchanted forest
Running boy ..my fav .of all ,when i saw it i cryied,to beautiful.
Dreams and nightmares…so original
........so exciting for you …
Cadence, 10 months ago

Wow… It’s a hard decision for sure! All your work is great and worthy of exhibition! My personal favs are Knock Knock, A Blue Day, and Looking Up. But of course I love that Black and White Butterfly, too! AND Train! Geez… It’s just too hard to pick… ;-P Good luck!
ed wong, 10 months ago

bw butterfly, daydream girl, a blue day, and the tiptoe photos really stand out for me – but i dont think u could go wrong w/any of your photos deb! cheers
Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

wow!! Thank you all so much for your support and encouragement
Madison Ellis, 10 months ago

My favorite is werer Abe is running and you can see his beautiful smile, and the wind blowing through his hair!
Louise Cooke, 10 months ago

Deb, you know what’s going to happen – we’ll all have different favourites and you’ll still be left trying to decide!! For me, it was a STRUGGLE to short list, but I think it’s the following:
Dreams and nightmares
Holiday blues
Golden footprints
Train
But you could ANY of your work on show and it would still impress the toughest critic!
good luck choosing!
Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

Thanks Madison – thanks Louise – just wonderful that you all like them and have shown such an interest – i’m confused but ecstatically happy!!!
Jennifer Resemius, 10 months ago

First of all you have so many amazing images that I agree with everyone else, you could pretty much choose anything and you would be fine. I love Knock Knock along with everyone else but I have to say your newest one “Joyful Explosion” has probably become my new favorite of yours. I also love “My beautiful girl”. Wonderful work Deb, you are inspiring. Good Luck.
Rany Lutz, 10 months ago

Hi, Deborah.

Of what you have posted now, I like “My Beautiful Girl”, “Knock Knock” and “Enchanted Forest”. Hope that helps!

Cheers, Rany
Susan Grissom, 10 months ago

Good for you Deborah
ok here is my pick
knock knock
london eye
for withering moon
enchanted forest
dreams and nightmare
thing I love
my beautiful girl

Good luck
Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

yes that does help – thank you – i do see a pattern emerging now
David White, 10 months ago

Hi deb , must be beautiful girl and knock knock , i Also like the tiptoe ones
Bridgett Ferguson, 10 months ago

I like all of your work so it’s hard to choose…lol.
I would have to say-
-angel
-london eye
-fleur
-enchanted forest
ferndesign, 10 months ago

always make sure u put up ur best work and there are no smudge marks. There is a professor who came to my college and he told us that if u want to put up work make sure that it is in perfect condition and only ur best work hope everything works out well
paul777, 10 months ago

Debs man and boy
tiptoe through the water

are my favourites.
alipicture, 10 months ago

lust for life&joful explosion are my favorites…
paulineism, 10 months ago

Too many really good ones to choose from but if I had to it would be The thinker, my beautiful girl, man and boy, I could go on for ever well done Deborah
Angela Stewart, 10 months ago

Wow, I’m so happy for you to see the encouragement you’re getting through here Deb! As you know I recently had to choose one of my images to enlarge for a display, and since then my tip would be to pick the one image that most often makes your breath catch in your throat and you think “Wow, I did that??”.