Ode to Almodovar

genevievem

Ode to Almodovar

Did anyone ever see that film “Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown” otherwise known as,”Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios” (which does sound a lot cooler). Well this pic reminds me of that film, hence the title.

Ink pen and watercolour on cheap watercolour paper. The pen kept ripping up the cheap textured paper so the pen strokes are quite raggedy. Need some Arches smooth!!

Ode to Almodovar belongs to the following groups:

1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture , Art Nouveau and the Arts & Crafts Movement, Finks of Inks, Mixed Media, Shameless Self-Promotion, thick black outlines, Water Media (Paintings by hand only) and Works On Paper Available for sale as

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Ode to Almodovar by genevievem
Ode to Almodovar by genevievem
  • Tahnja

    Tahnja

    Oh hunny I think this is one very special painting

  • genevievem replied

    wow, thanks Tahnja!

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity

    This is gorgeous- EXQUISITE my dear- I love everything about it :))))))))))))) xx

  • genevievem replied

    thanks so much Anita, it was an experiment but I am happy how it worked out!

  • Luke Brannon

    Luke Brannon

    Nothing wrong with raggedy… adds to her character. :) Very beautiful! Please submit it to Finks of Ink

  • genevievem replied

    thanks so much Luke for your kind comment and I love Finks of Ink, such an inspiring and creative group!

  • Luke Brannon

    Luke Brannon

    Oh, I see you did! Fantastic!

  • lacitrouille

    lacitrouille

    J’aime beaucoup ses yeux verts, ses cheveux bouclés et la position de sa tête. Toute la composition est pimpante et bien colorée. :)

  • genevievem replied

    Merci Josette, je suis tres contente avec les couleurs, quand c’etait juste en encre noir je ne l’aimais pas mais avec les couleurs ca marche beaucoup mieux.

  • Karin Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    gorgeous i love your line work, particularly the hair, rose stems and patterning on her dress…...i loooooove her gorgeous green eyes also and your palette here, superb and professional genevieve!

  • genevievem replied

    thanks so much Karin for your very kind comment, this was a bit experimental because I haven’t used a dip ink pen for a long time.

  • Belinda "BillyLee" NYE

    Belinda "Billy...

    I lvoe it! Wow, so lovely.

  • genevievem replied

    thanks Billy!

  • rosamd

    rosamd

    oh wow!! this is fabulous!!! love the detail of her hair,the flowers,infact….its going straight to my favs!!! excellent!:)

  • genevievem replied

    thanks so much rosamaria!

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    very well done!!

  • genevievem replied

    thanks Lorena!

  • Alexandra Felgate

    Alexandra Felgate

    LOVE IT!! Great title, really suits it, and despite your “cheap” paper, its absolutely beautiful!

  • genevievem replied

    thanks so much Alexandra, I enjoyed making it, feel more free to experiment on cheap paper!

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Very beautiful done!

  • genevievem replied

    thanks Ellen!

  • Lynda Robinson

    Lynda Robinson

    Absolutely beautiful, and I love the facial expression. The eyes are wonderful.

  • genevievem replied

    thanks so much Lynda!

  • Makeba Kedem-DuBose

    Makeba Kedem-D...

    Magically insane! This is a brilliant and dramatic piece. peace…

  • genevievem replied

    thanks so much Makemba, I like that “magically insane” phrase!

  • heidiypi1

    heidiypi1

    Oh Genoire this is so expresive and I just love the French wording to it, you are so clever!

  • genevievem replied

    thanks Heidiypi!!!

  • crispur

    crispur

    Beautiful work – congratulations on yet another feature

  • genevievem replied

    thanks so much crispur!

  • Arletta

    Arletta

    This is gorgeous!

    And, I believe I did see that film! At least, if I didn’t, then I saw one in French that was quite mad, and should have been named that. There was one man in the house and he died, or they thought he did. Sound familiar?

  • Makeba Kedem-DuBose

    Makeba Kedem-D...

    Makeba. Glad you liked that. peace…

  • swoofs

    swoofs

    Wow i really like this! :)

  • Mohammad Khaksar

    Mohammad Khaksar

    I love everything about it …colours are wonderfUl !

  • Lynette K.

    Lynette K.

    She is quite lovely, reminds me of a friend of mine. Those roses are wonderful. Faces and Florals

  • Anni Morris

    Anni Morris

    Don’t know how this one slipped passed me…it is lovely, the colour choice is superb ~ Anni xxx

  • Laurie Lou McKern

    Laurie Lou McKern

    very peaceful- lovely work

  • Petra Pinn

    Petra Pinn

    beautiful work, looks almost like a fine linocut!

  • Anastasiia Kucherenko

    Anastasiia Kuc...

    a very very beautiful portratit! gonna see the film now)))

  • wildago

    wildago

    Wow! Great colours and very striking. I think the raggedy pen strokes are nice too.

  • genevievem replied

    thanks wildago, I like the raggedy pen strokes too.

  • frenchblue

    frenchblue

    beautiful and also very quirky…! love it!

  • Brian Scolnick

    Brian Scolnick

    cool

  • Samohsong

    Samohsong 29 days ago

    Very nice…I like where the pen takes us sometimes.

  • ab-type

    ab-type 18 days ago

    wow, that is so pretty, i love the colours plus i’m a huge fan of almodovar’s films.
    very beautiful work. ;-)

  • genevievem replied 18 days ago

    thanks, yes confusing but very interesting films!

  • gottheshot

    gottheshot 14 days ago

    Love the tilt of her head, her EYES of course are wonderful, the curls and swirls of the lovely brown hair and the way the ‘real’ roses are echoed in her dress.
    A very eye catching piece of art (no pun intended)

  • genevievem replied 9 days ago

    thanks so much gottheshot, I love drawing roses like this and the swirls of hair were fun with ink, got a bit messy, hence the splodges.

  • Maryann3

    Maryann3 10 days ago

    What an eye catching portrait. I think if the woman is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, the raggedy ink edges are perfect!

  • genevievem replied 9 days ago

    thanks Maryann, that is what I thought too. This portrait reminded me of the leading character in that film.

  • gottheshot

    gottheshot 9 days ago

    Talking of splodges. Here’s a thought for you, Genevieve.
    wabi sabi – a Japanese saying. In essence it means to find MORE beauty in anything that is NOT perfect. Letting the imperfections be part of life. Anything that is TOO PERFECT is ‘clinical’.
    Its official: I LOVE IT JUST THE WAY IT IS :D

  • genevievem replied 8 days ago

    I love that saying! thanks so much, it really works in art. a friend was telling me about rug makers who will make a mistake in the work just to add to the beauty!

  • gottheshot

    gottheshot 7 days ago

    In photography I find it more than anywhere else. Myabe its to do with ‘making an error is human nature – rather than a machne. Machines can’t ‘put their sould’ into making something.
    Cos I will be taking a photo of people in a candid and then someone walks past at the back. Or a take a photo of a leaf and a lot of the tree will be shade and the other leaves look dark and boring and no colour. Its like taking a photo of a sports car with a black or white background – ‘clinical’
    Final one Chrsi Ecan, a DJ, spent £5,000,000 on a Ferarri just cos an actor James Coburn owned it AND THE PAINT WAS CHIPPED !! You can buy a brand new Ferarri for £100,000.
    So pleased you liked the saying – it gets me ‘through’ when I don’t like something in my photos.:D

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