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Red Bubble, a homage toJames McNeill Whistler’s Arrangement in Grey and Black.
I don’t know how he did it, I’m seeing spots after staring at black, grey and white for so long.
Although the original was in oils, this is in pastel on a linen paper to give the texture, then a rev in ps.
The gorgeous reference model is courtesy of lisa-jen and James Whistler.
Image copyright © 2008 Shanina Conway.
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coppertrees
Outstanding work
Shanina Conway replied
Thanks ct, it was fun until my eyes started watering lol!
Rose Moxon
brilliant!!!
David Roman
Lovely a long way from your usual I guess shes gonna strip in the next one sitting on the desk right and love the monitor in the image I was so busy looking at what you did almost missed it! Lovely detail in the black fabric your a wizard Miss a wizard.
write
Oh i love her wistful look – its so endearing and clever! Beautiful Shan’. x
joak
braw lady …beautiful shot
JaneAParis
This is lovely Shanina. You are a master of your craft. Your I love the look on her face. Smiles from Jane:-)
Irene Burdell
This is eally beautiful work Shanina , I just love it . A fav.
Nala
I love it well done . . so much to see . . . i love the hands holding the red bubbles and the PC screen.. . great work . . well done
shawhouse
fantastic….
Helene Kippert
Lol – a stroke of genius shan!
Cliff Vestergaard
This is just to good brilliant ! Well done !
Sensiworld
Wow, perfect ! Love it !!
smile4me
Love this piece,Shanina! Love your work :D
Brian Towers
I guess this is better than the Whistlers original Shanina, even his mother would be proud. Beautifully painted.
Shanina Conway replied
Brian, thank you but after working on this I really don’t know how Whistler managed to keep his sanity and eyesight working in these tones. I hope where ever he is, he thinks it’s acceptable;)
Per E. Gunnarsen
Brilliant work Shanina!!
midzing
brilliant work,,, well done
eseffpe
AMAZING!!!
Mugsy
Excellent creativity and execution, Shanina!
Lior Goldenberg
Perfect!
Midori Furze
Looooooooooove it!!!
: ))))
hfrymark
Shanina, I love parodies, wonderful work, I love it
transmute
This is cool :)
Tom Godfrey
Clever and beautiful
Von McKnelly
Oh now you’ve gone to far!! Over the top as it were.
But I’m so happy you have…bravo on a brilliant job.
Robin Pushe'e
Wooohoo Shanina Whistlers Mom never looked so Good.. Shes Beautiful!
kjgordon
blink the spots will go away…great work here….
Seth Weaver
You are to good for words, Shanina. This satire is absolutely wonderful! Bravo!!!
DarkHotel2
love this shanina, especially the highlights on her face… sensational!
Aurora Pintore
EXCELLENT !!!!!
Gregoryno6
Very clever! Is that whirring sound coming from the lady’s desktop, or is it James Whistler spinning in his grave?
Hey… she’s not looking at Amish porn, is she? There are rules about that sort of thing!
JonnyMarvel
Great take, the red ballons are a bit distracting, but i know why there there
reflector
An excellent version of the scene ! I love the bubbles / balloons and the computer additions.
inframefilm
Ha ha .. wheres Mr Bean…lol
Shanina Conway replied
lol! I kept thinking about Mr Bean while doing this;)
erikzhong
remembering me on BEAN movie, keep this don’t till be wet.. ha..ha.. it’s joke, Shanina. It’s very very BRILLIANT idea for ARTWORk. GOOD JOB, Shanina !!!
Mike Paget
Wow how I envy you being able to produce this kind of qualty. Oh well, back to the drawing board! lol
dinghysailor1
wow! stunning image!
Roslyn Slater
How funny!!!
Hidemi Tada
in pastel? Incredible. you are really great
Maria Murphy
AWESOME
ltruskett
Fantastic effort….........this is such a masterpiece….......love it.
Mia1
gorgeous.
Darren Burdell
Amazing work, just stunning!
ArtOfficialArt
Lovely piece of work!
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Matthew Scotland
LOL, such humour and artistic mastery, you are a wonder
Shanina Conway replied
lol! Thank you Matthew…I do like a laugh;)
rosepepper
beautifully executed. Making Whistler’s mother young and in front of a PC is outrageous!! Brilliant… and the pic within a pic within a pic.. lol plus the cherry shapes. Love it.
Lois Bryan
Gorgeous!!! What a delightful sense of humor you have!!!!!
Mark Ramstead
Perfect!
4spotmore
This one I like…
Lutz Baar
Logo turned into art! Bravo!
Pip Gerard
this is fantastic. What a stunning side profile of a very beautiful woman.
can only imagine how long it took to complete!!
Zepadeedee
j’adore
ChristineBetts
very nice work! and clever too. Whistler had severe lead poisoning from using so much white in his paintings…I hope you have faired better:)
BLYTHART
Yes, you must keep this away from Mr Bean :) I admire your skill immensely.
cyclops
ha ha ha…
the nxt time u try similar thg..
make sure u get a mac air book ;)
it is fun
Scott d'Almeida
true artist
Aleksandar Top...
smile, face, color, story….everything is perfect.
UnEasy
Add intensely amusing to your manifold list of talents.
frenchblue
stunning!!!!!
banrai
work of genius..
Shanina Conway replied
banrai, thank you, whistler’s was a work of genius..I did learn a lot while trying to copy his style;)
UnEasy
Whoa – got a cramp what with having to scroll through the deluge of well deserved kudos. Simply brilliant.
Jarko
Brilliant!
Iris Greenwell
Wow, this is an interesting work! Beautiful!
melbourneguy75
This is awesome, stunning work :)
Shanina Conway replied
Hi David, thank you, it was fun but tedious don’t know how Whistler worked in greys and blacks in dull light;)
annamora
just genius … most enlightened …. lol
Shanina Conway replied
hehehe..I love how it made you laugh Anna, exactly the reaction I had hoped for;)
betty porteus
21st C take on a classic is cheeky – smile suggests the model loves looking at the screen – or has she been indulging in lifes delights?
Scott d'Almeida
cheers,
Chookas
☼ BRAVO!! ☼ This work is an EXCEPTIONAL EKPHRASIS and featured in The EEG! [Oct ’09]
Read the accolades HERE-
CLiPiCs
Congratulations Inspired Artist
Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss ♥
Mitch Labuda
This is a gem
zooreka 10 days ago
Oh My!!! Great idea… I did this piece slightly in reverse I painted Vermeer’s (my favourite artist) Astronomer in Painted and included a Mac Book Pro a Monitor and a fractal Stargazer in place of his globe… Not sure if the piece is still in my gallery but lovely to see the same kind of idea going on here…