Dear Valentine

Dear Valentine by Thomas Dodd
  • whisperingruth

    whisperingruth

    Very appropriate for the occasion! Stunning model . . . beautiful piece!

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    Thank you Ruth – and yes – that’s Halley.. she definitely conveys emotion perfectly for the camera!

  • Kurt  Tutschek

    Kurt Tutschek

    one word: excellent!
    no, let’s make it two: brilliant!
    (well, now that’s 15 words altogether…)

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    Math was never my strong suit (but they say all great art is based on mathmatical formulas though – don’t “they”?)
    Here’s 2 words for you my friend:
    THANKS
    KURT!

  • butchart

    butchart

    best image representing the difficult concept of a broken heart that i have ever seen….. very inspired and just plain cool…. u rocked it…..........b

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    Thanks Butch for the great compliment!

  • annacuypers

    annacuypers

    Thanks so much for your nice comment on ‘my supporting doll ’ Thomas.
    This is very appropriate indeed ! Love the contrast with the red.

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    Thanks Anna – I wish there wasn’t an ocean separating us because I would absolutely LOVE to photograph you. I think with our two twisted psychologically-inclined minds we could do an excellent collaboration together!

  • Crockpot

    Crockpot

    VERY nice!! I love twisted Valentine’s Day sentiments. Very cool stuff.

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    Thanks CrockPot!

  • Ginny Schmidt

    Ginny Schmidt

    Love the lighting, shadows, and perspective in this. The frame is a brilliant touch. Now, the dry cleaning bill ….

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    If only life was like Photoshop – just hit “delete layer” and it’s clean… (plus – I might walk around with some gaussian blur on my face to make me look cool)

  • vonne

    vonne

    Love the Image!

  • Amanda Hammock

    Amanda Hammock

    Making even a broken heart look good.

    I really am in love with the lighting for this. It is a stimulating image, brilliantly captured emotion.

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    it’s hard to miss with this model – that’s for sure!

    Thank you as always Grace!

  • Jarko

    Jarko

    So much emotion and beauty. Brilliant!

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    Thank you Jarko – this model is very good at conveying emotion – all I had to do was press the button and capture it!

  • EbonyKate

    EbonyKate

    Very beautiful! stunning image

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    thank you Kate!

  • Robert Mrvecka

    Robert Mrvecka

    thanx man for this one!!!

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    “This is for all the lonely people
    thinking that life has passed them by
    don’t give up ‘til you drink from the silver cup
    and ride that highway in the sky…”
    :D
    Thanks man!...

  • Krisso

    Krisso

    Bitter and twisted! Are you sure this isn’t really a portrait of me?

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    Somehow I don’t think you’d look as good in that dress Krisso – but thank you anyway!
    ;P

  • Scraggy Hag

    Scraggy Hag

    your models are sublime and the texture of the satin dress really makes it for me.

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    Thank you my dear Hag (hehe)... I have been fortunate indeed to work with the lovely Halley (who is pictured here) She has a great gift for conveying emotion AND she designs costumes too… it’s a win-win!!!

  • JenniferB

    JenniferB

    shit… I mean that in a ‘good shit’ way.

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    thank you kindly my foul-mouthed poetess of the sublime truth!

  • midnightdreamer

    midnightdreamer

    oh wow….i know how she is feeling…amazing work…..

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    Thank you Dreamer!

  • Michael Gatch

    Michael Gatch

    really great work. all of your stuff is great.

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    Thanks Michael – that’s very kind of you to say!

  • Princessbren2006

    Princessbren2006

    stunning work , i’m sure I know you from another site once called yafro

  • Thomas Dodd replied

    Thank you kindly and yes – Yafro is where I got my start doing this image-shifting thing! I know we had some mutual friends there Ahmed and Suz… too bad the site went under… it’s illegitimate child orfay is a haven for the talentless!

  • Princessbren2006

    Princessbren2006

    es Ahmed and su are my friends – Ahmed is now married and su I still see on flickr

  • Shanina Conway

    Shanina Conway

    Exquisite work…brilliant!

  • Lee Burgess

    Lee Burgess

    Very very nice work!!! :D

  • April Mansilla

    April Mansilla

    she broke me just looking at her…hauntingly beautiful

  • Manolya  F.

    Manolya F.

    ahh.. how i missed this one… I love it!!

  • CATNIPMEOW

    CATNIPMEOW

    Love the sentiment !!!!

  • ToastedGhost

    ToastedGhost

    Magnificent

  • JamesCobra

    JamesCobra

    really great idea, great work

  • Nuh Sarche
  • Mugsy

    Mugsy

    well done!

  • myoriginalsin

    myoriginalsin

    Oh how I can relate to this Thomas :) Fantastic capture of emotion

  • Matt Roberts

    Matt Roberts

    Like it.

  • Dave Hiskey

    Dave Hiskey

    Well thought out image…like it

  • paul romanowski

    paul romanowski

    I KNEW LOVE HURTS A LONG TIME AGO….BUT THIS MUCH…?

  • kirays

    kirays

    Love this! never saw anything so perfectly representing heartbreak as this!

  • graphos

    graphos

    nice

  • Peter Zentjens

    Peter Zentjens

    Thomas, this is really a beautiful piece of art, love the symbolism.

  • Wendy Yap

    Wendy Yap

    This is so fantastic. Really powerful

  • katie lodder

    katie lodder

    this is really good :]
    I like it

    good setting too :]

    xx

  • Hermosa Lee Kwan

    Hermosa Lee Kwan

    very striking and dramatic

  • Peter Harpley

    Peter Harpley

    Simple touching brilliant. I was trying to find a superlative which didn’t include the word ‘heart’ like ‘heart rending’ or ‘heart breaking’... great work

  • mesarah

    mesarah

    awesome!!!i luv it =D

  • bchrisdesigns

    bchrisdesigns

    I just fell in love with this picture!

    ...just thought you should know…

  • Barbara Morrison

    Barbara Morrison

    Very nice!

  • dogfish

    dogfish

    wicked!

  • RavenRidgePhoto

    RavenRidgePhoto

    very tramic, but it speaks volumes. great job.

  • JaneAParis

    JaneAParis

    I feel her pain. Great image. Smiles from Jane:-)

  • soulexperience

    soulexperience

    well done

  • JuliaWright

    JuliaWright

    Wonderful image!

  • paul romanowski

    paul romanowski

    UHM, THIS IS GREAT WELL DONE…

  • myoriginalsin

    myoriginalsin

    Your beautiful heart art has been featured in my journal here. Hope that is ok! MOS x

  • Sensiworld

    Sensiworld

    Great work !

  • oddoutlet

    oddoutlet

    oh wow love the idea and the lighting- AWEsome!!

  • Arletta

    Arletta

    Not into valentine’s, so, I shall not be favoriting this. That is the only reason I would not favorite it, however. It’s beautiufl, and well played!

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    your work is incredible Thomas!

  • María González

    María González

    Fantastic work!!!!!!!

  • highflying

    highflying

    Its great.

  • serpentwhisper

    serpentwhisper

    Lovely use of props. Pretty piece.

  • MACLOVER

    MACLOVER

    This is really good

  • greenfrog153

    greenfrog153

    Congratulations on making the homepage!

  • AnnieSnel

    AnnieSnel

    being ffeatured on the homepage!

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    BRILLIANT on the HOMEPAGE of REDBUBBLE

  • Tricia Holmes

    Tricia Holmes

    Saw it on the home page….stunning!

  • CapturedByKylie

    CapturedByKylie

    Congratulations on being featured on the home page (March 26th 2009)

  • KcranmerArt

    KcranmerArt

    Awesome work Thomas…congrats!

  • KcranmerArt

    KcranmerArt

    Awesome work Thomas…congrats!

  • Cindy Olivier

    Cindy Olivier

    really deep. well done

  • Christian  Zammit

    Christian Zammit

    WELL DONE for featuring nn the redbubble homepage.
    your work is really great
    Christian Zammit

  • myoriginalsin

    myoriginalsin

    I chose today’s homepage! Congratulations! I ♥ it :)

  • Bekyy93

    Bekyy93

    beautiful
    love it
    congrats on homepage feature!!

  • Cathi Norman

    Cathi Norman

    Great image!!

  • DeviousLili

    DeviousLili

    Gorgeous image! Please consider adding this to Love Love Love

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    Fantastic!!!

  • Shoaib .

    Shoaib .

    awesome !!!

  • artinmyeyes

    artinmyeyes

    Love the idea, beautiful outcome!

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