'Pearls Are A Girls Best Friend' or Mr. Vermeer's Done Gone Hollywood

Norval Arbogast

'Pearls Are A Girls Best Friend' or Mr. Vermeer's Done Gone Hollywood

FEATURED the Inspired Artist Group 12/10/2009

I have seen several wonderful repaint studies on RedBubble of Vermeer’s ‘The Pearl’. This is my fun version of it.
This digital painting is all mouse drawn and painted in Photoshop 5.5. Windows ‘98 platform. I would like to think my version of the ‘Pearl’ is how Mr. Vemeer would have painted it if he was a commercial illustrator in the 21’st century. He liked bright color as is being discovered when they clean centuries of grime off his wonderful paintings.

I recieved a reproduction back on this design. The color is just as brilliant as you see on screen.

Greeting Card

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'Pearls Are A Girls Best Friend' or Mr. Vermeer's Done Gone Hollywood by Norval Arbogast
'Pearls Are A Girls Best Friend' or Mr. Vermeer's Done Gone Hollywood by Norval Arbogast
  • bdazzled

    bdazzled

    Great version – love it :o)

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank You :-)

  • JayneLogan

    JayneLogan

    Oh I love the colours .. I love your version!!

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank you, this was fun.

  • AngelPhotozzz

    AngelPhotozzz

    Brilliant I love it!!

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank You

  • bev langby

    bev langby

    oh wow love her she could be a Pearlie Queen too…..

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Bev you know your the one that inspired this quirky knock off.:-D Your beautiful ‘Pearl’ painting kicked my brain into over-drive, I sat down and started on her right away. Mr. Vermeer don’t roll over in your grave.

  • kevinmawson

    kevinmawson

    wow! Thats alot of pearls! Excellent work!

    km.

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Kevin, the title says it all, times don’t change just a different bauble.

  • Janis Read-Walters

    Janis Read-Wal...

    oh excellent love it – love it :o)

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thanks Janis :-)

  • HELUA

    HELUA

    She looks good still!!

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank You. That’s the thing with a masters good drawing, you can decorate it to the high heavens and the beauty of the original still comes through.

  • mimulux

    mimulux

    love it!

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank You

  • Shanina Conway

    Shanina Conway

    Dazzling colours and got to love those eyelashes…stunning work ;)

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank You. I did exaggerate just a little bit :-D. Norval

  • Marsha Elliott

    Marsha Elliott

    Beautiful! The colors just dance!

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank You Marsha. The colors ‘dance’, I like that :-).

  • kamaljeet kaur

    kamaljeet kaur

    OH THATS WONDERFUL…love the bright colors :)

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank you Kamaljeet, I thought I had answered, I write something and forget to click the red reply button. I do the darn same thing with save too.

  • F.A. Moore

    F.A. Moore

    How fun, Norval. You gave her a cute, contemporary, curly bob. Colors and your choice of blue are divine.

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank You Frannie, you’re too kind, I caught her on a bad hair day :-DDDD. I am going to have to be more observant on ‘Painted Ladies’ the artist in that group are masters of hair.

  • Vanessa Barklay

    Vanessa Barklay

    Great work Norval, looks super, especially her headband! :O)

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank You

  • bev langby

    bev langby

    oh really thanks so much for telling me Norval im honoured my friend xx and u did indeed knock my socks off , its a stunner…

  • bubbleblue

    bubbleblue

    Fantastic work and detail.

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thanks Joy, I love drawing with the brush on emboss.

  • Hidemi Tada

    Hidemi Tada

    this is really wonderful!!!

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank you Hidemi

  • Renate  Dartois

    Renate Dartois

    Hello Norval-I love your beautiful version the colors are so wonderful and vivid.

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank you, I had a lot of fun with pattern on this one.

  • Mark Peterson

    Mark Peterson

    Nice work Norval…

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank You Mark

  • arteology

    arteology

    a lot of fun, this is wonderful, gallo

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thanks, I like your chose of presidents too.-I read his books on the west when I was a kid.

  • Varry

    Varry

    YOur version is wonderful Norval,you must be pleased with the outcome,lovely work

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank you. I use to plan every thing out down to the last detail, comes from being a commercial artist and having to please art directors. Now I just start in and let it all hang out and let it be a surprise when I finally call it finished

  • Rodney Campbell

    Rodney Campbell

    Vermeer in the sky with diamonds lol. Very well done Norval.

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    These things are so much fun to do, keeps me out from under my wifes feet too. :-D retirement!!!

  • Marilia Martin

    Marilia Martin

    I really love this paintig,the colors are amazing!!!

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank You

  • Carol-Anne Kozik

    Carol-Anne Kozik

    This is the best version ever – love the vibrancy of the colours. She is wonderful xxx

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Sorry being so late answering, I hadn’t checked and sometimes miss replies coming through the feed. Thank you, the color turned out really well. I got back a repro and the color is right on, I was pleased.

  • MelDavies

    MelDavies

    Awesome work, great colours.

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank you Mel, I missed this coming through the feed. I,m pleased with this one. I just got a repro back at card size and the color right on, wonderful blue.

  • wendymcwilliams

    wendymcwilliams

    fantastic.

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank you Wendy

  • Linda Scott

    Linda Scott

    Norval I LOVE THE COLORS and coposition of this paiting!!! Well done!!!

  • Norval Arbogast replied

    Thank you Linda, so glad you came by. I’m doing this style on one of my cat paintings I told you about, ‘Two Ver-Meer Kats’.

  • Caroline  Lembke

    Caroline Lembke 23 days ago

    beautiful!I like those vibrant colors. Looks almost like a silk painting.

  • Norval Arbogast replied 20 days ago

    Thank you Caroline

  • K Bock

    K Bock 9 days ago

    this is gorgeous!! just incredibly beautiful work, i love it!
    i hope you will add Impressionism Cafe to your work

  • Norval Arbogast replied 8 days ago

    Thank You K, ‘just did so. I tryed to enter your two challeges but the enter is acting up again and only pulls up half my gallery,all older stuff.

  • K Bock

    K Bock 7 days ago

    must have been a little glitch in the site, hope you were able to get your entries in, remember to add our group to your work before entering challenges,

    oh i am so glad you decided to add our group Impressionism Cafe to your work, it’s just wonderful that you are sharing your lovely art with us, looks so beautiful in our gallery :))

  • artisandelimage

    artisandelimage 7 days ago


    bravo !
    my best, your host (francis).

    (your vote is needed here !)

  • Norval Arbogast replied 6 days ago

    Thank you very much Francis, I consider this an honor and it comes just at the right time to make me feel better. Our Electric power just came back on line after sitting here in the dark in 15 degree weather for seven hours without any heat.

  • eoconnor

    eoconnor 6 days ago

    great and creative LIZ

  • Norval Arbogast replied 6 days ago

    Thank you Liz, this was a ball to work on.

  • Mariaan Krog Art Portfolio

    Mariaan Krog A... about 4 hours ago

    I love this artwork! Striking!

  • Norval Arbogast replied about 3 hours ago

    Thank you, I had so much fun with this, I’m afraid old Vincent VG is going to get the treatment next :-D

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