Free Spirit

Cherie Dirksen

Free Spirit

Acrylic on Boxed Canvas 16” x 20”

FREE SPIRIT…

A celebration of all my favourite things…
A celebration of life.

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Free Spirit by Cherie Dirksen
Free Spirit by Cherie Dirksen
  • LocoCow

    LocoCow

    Great Image, what it must feel like to be so free and jubilant at one with all of your surroundings…

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    This is one of my personal favourites…I thoroughly enjoyed painting it! I hope that comes across…

  • andygibb

    andygibb

    love the wild look to this, great movement detail and colour

  • Carlos Teófilo

    Carlos Teófilo

    I love this work a lot.

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    Thanks Carlos!

  • soozart

    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

    Cherie Dirksen

    Thanks Soozart! I would love to give lessons but I don’t think I would be any good at teaching…LOL

  • LisaR

    LisaR

    Great image!

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    Thanks Lisa.

  • screamqueen

    screamqueen

    amazing, great work

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    Thank you!

  • jean-michel macias

    jean-michel ma...

    very good painting …i like all ..colors ..technic…etc.

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    Thanks jean-michel.

  • robert (bob) gammage

    robert (bob) g...

    great portrayal of hands, sweeping past the ecclectic background, great composition
    love life
    t.o.l.a.

  • Hoopersart

    Hoopersart

    love the chaos and motion and colours :D

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    Thanks tola and Hoopersart!

  • helene ruiz

    helene ruiz

    gorgeous work!

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    Thanks helene!

  • Arletta

    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

    Dawnsky2

    This is stunning, colourful, and care free, love it :)

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thanks Dawnsky2!

  • KEITH  R. WILLIAMS

    KEITH R. WILL...

    very nice

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thanks Keith!

  • billyboy

    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

    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. WILLIAMS

    KEITH R. WILL...

    beautiful

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    Thank you all for such wonderful comments!!!

  • Mar Silva

    Mar Silva

    EXCELLENT…..

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thanks Mar Silva!

  • Marion  Cullen

    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

    Crowmanic

    An energising and uplifting piece of work … thank you for sharing.

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Glad you like it, thanks for looking!

  • Crowmanic

    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

    Crowmanic

    Kind, perhaps, too poor, absolutely!!

  • ToastedGhost

    ToastedGhost

    This is wonderful!

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thanks ToastedGhost!

  • Graeme Pettit Photography

    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 Alsamahy

    Abdelaziz Alsa...

    wonderful artwork my friend

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thank you Abdelaziz!

  • Robert O'Neill

    Robert O'Neill

    Fantastic work

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thanks Robert!

  • linaji

    linaji

    what an artist you are!!

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thank you, linaji!

  • Bee Williamson

    Bee Williamson

    yes! all my favourite things to!

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Glad you agree! :)

  • ufosIsee

    ufosIsee

    You truly have a gift, amazing color and detail again..

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    You are very kind, thank you, ufosisee! :)

  • Junior Mclean

    Junior Mclean

    awesome!!!

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thank you, Junior Mclean! :)

  • Catherine  Howell

    Catherine Howell

    very joyful painting:)

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    I’m glad you get that feeling, that’s what it’s all about :)

  • Lee Wilde

    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

    Cherie Dirksen

    Thank you, Lee! I’m so happy to be one of the top ten :)

  • Lee Wilde

    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

    coffeetea

    wonderful strength in this image. love the dress :) great shade of dark skin

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thank you very much! ;)

  • nancy salamouny

    nancy salamouny

    wow.. great painting… feels so liberating and powerful

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thank you, Nancy! :)

  • Anita Art

    Anita Art

    cool…..........

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thanks, Anita Art!

  • Marilyn Brown

    Marilyn Browncommunity host

    Congratulations on coming in the top ten of the PiMT Challenge

    In Dreams

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    How nice! :)

  • Susan van Zyl

    Susan van Zyl

    Awesome!

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thanks! :)

  • Mariaan Krog Art Portfolio

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    Congratulations!

  • Cherie Dirksen replied

    Thanks so much for the feature! :)

  • Marilyn Brown

    Marilyn Browncommunity host 3 days ago

    Congratulations for being in the top ten of the final PiMT challenge of 2009

    Celebration

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