Free Spirit
Acrylic on Boxed Canvas 16” x 20”
FREE SPIRIT…
A celebration of all my favourite things…
A celebration of life.
Free Spirit belongs to the following groups:
1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture and ♫.•°°African Art At heART°°•.♫ - 3/day - NO photography/digital artworks Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

LocoCow
Great Image, what it must feel like to be so free and jubilant at one with all of your surroundings…
Cherie Dirksen
This is one of my personal favourites…I thoroughly enjoyed painting it! I hope that comes across…
andygibb
love the wild look to this, great movement detail and colour
Carlos Teófilo
I love this work a lot.
Cherie Dirksen
Thanks Carlos!
soozart
I love all your work Cherie, but this one’s my fave! And you are so good at hands and hair – do you give lessons??
Cherie Dirksen
Thanks Soozart! I would love to give lessons but I don’t think I would be any good at teaching…LOL
LisaR
Great image!
Cherie Dirksen
Thanks Lisa.
screamqueen
amazing, great work
Cherie Dirksen
Thank you!
jean-michel ma...
very good painting …i like all ..colors ..technic…etc.
Cherie Dirksen
Thanks jean-michel.
robert (bob) g...
great portrayal of hands, sweeping past the ecclectic background, great composition
love life
t.o.l.a.
Hoopersart
love the chaos and motion and colours :D
Cherie Dirksen
Thanks tola and Hoopersart!
helene ruiz
gorgeous work!
Cherie Dirksen
Thanks helene!
Arletta
Yes, well, if you were trying to paint me, you got the hairstyle fairly well and the coffee and swirly cup and cupcake (check!) but I am really much paler than that and one of the cats is decidely more furry here than as you have it. Otherwise, there’s my reality, folks! lol
Seriously, this is cool! Love the wildness of it all!
Cherie Dirksen replied
Ha ha…I like that! Thanks for the comment…this is one of my personal favourites and hangs above me while I’m on the computer…LOL
Dawnsky2
This is stunning, colourful, and care free, love it :)
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thanks Dawnsky2!
KEITH R. WILL...
very nice
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thanks Keith!
billyboy
You said:
“Art is what gets me up in the morning and makes me feel complete in the evening”.
I understand now I`ve visited your portfolio. Your art is amazing and it must give you incredible satisfaction.
This is total gay abandon. The hair, the pose, the colors… the objects… totally off the wall and I love it !!
Cherie Dirksen replied
That is so nice to hear! Thanks for making my day billyboy!
PeteStreet
The fauna & flora, coffee, cake, sun & moon and oceans in happy harmony here. This isn’t decandence – this is life… and it’s all good.
KEITH R. WILL...
beautiful
Cherie Dirksen
Thank you all for such wonderful comments!!!
Mar Silva
EXCELLENT…..
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thanks Mar Silva!
Marion Cullen
Fabulous! So much energy and movement, and as I mentioned earlier…full of the colour and joy of life.
Cherie Dirksen replied
I am really glad to hear that, it is what I am trying to achieve :)
Crowmanic
An energising and uplifting piece of work … thank you for sharing.
Cherie Dirksen replied
Glad you like it, thanks for looking!
Crowmanic
I not only “like it” ... if I had the wall space, and the cash-flow, be assured, this would be given a space to be in my dwelling/home.
Cherie Dirksen replied
Aww…you are too kind ;)
Crowmanic
Kind, perhaps, too poor, absolutely!!
ToastedGhost
This is wonderful!
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thanks ToastedGhost!
Graeme Pettit ...
So much happening – a super image to study the detail in when you have got over the whole.
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thanks Graeme!
Abdelaziz Alsa...
wonderful artwork my friend
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thank you Abdelaziz!
Robert O'Neill
Fantastic work
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thanks Robert!
linaji
what an artist you are!!
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thank you, linaji!
Bee Williamson
yes! all my favourite things to!
Cherie Dirksen replied
Glad you agree! :)
ufosIsee
You truly have a gift, amazing color and detail again..
Cherie Dirksen replied
You are very kind, thank you, ufosisee! :)
Junior Mclean
awesome!!!
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thank you, Junior Mclean! :)
Catherine Howell
very joyful painting:)
Cherie Dirksen replied
I’m glad you get that feeling, that’s what it’s all about :)
Lee Wilde
Thank you for entering our WHO LET THE FAUVES OUT? portrait challenge and congratulations on being voted in the TOP TEN!!
Cherie Dirksen
Thank you, Lee! I’m so happy to be one of the top ten :)
Lee Wilde
Thank you for entering our Portraits of People Dancing challenge and congratulations on making the TOP TEN!!
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thank you, Lee!
coffeetea
wonderful strength in this image. love the dress :) great shade of dark skin
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thank you very much! ;)
nancy salamouny
wow.. great painting… feels so liberating and powerful
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thank you, Nancy! :)
Anita Art
cool…..........
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thanks, Anita Art!
Marilyn Brown
Congratulations on coming in the top ten of the PiMT Challenge
Cherie Dirksen replied
How nice! :)
Susan van Zyl
Awesome!
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thanks! :)
Mariaan Krog A...
Congratulations!
Cherie Dirksen replied
Thanks so much for the feature! :)
Marilyn Brown
3 days ago
Congratulations for being in the top ten of the final PiMT challenge of 2009