In desperation they looked at the rising flood by John Holding
John Holding

In desperation they looked at the rising flood by

A translation of ArtPearl’s “Relection on and of a Seige” Found here

Here is ArtPearl’s original work.

ArtPearl wrote along with the digital art the following:
I’m often wondering about the borders between real and imaginary. This image explores the effects of reflection on perceived reality. There was only one person and one bush in the scene, the rest are reflections of it and reflections of reflections…So is she right to feel as though she is in a siege…Are the emotions of the person the same after reflections…

So How did I get to my translation, well I originally was going to take a photograph of a suitable statue from the William Ricketts Sanctuary but that was going to cost $90. So after some thought I eventually hit upon the concept of using burning matches on a water background to represent the idea of siege. Here are some Work In Progress shots.



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  • Wendi Donaldson
    Wendi Donaldson10 months ago

    Super shot, John!

  • Thank you Wendi.

    – John Holding

  • F.A. Moore
    F.A. Moore10 months ago

    Love it so much! Congratulations to you and ArtPearl John!

  • Thank you Frannie, really appreciate the fave and compliments.

    – John Holding

  • AsEyeSee
    AsEyeSee10 months ago

    John, I’m blown away with the level of creativity you possess to put such a brilliant shot like this together from your inspirational piece. It’s fantastic. LOVE it!! Congratulations.

  • Thank you so much.

    – John Holding

  • Su Walker
    Su Walker10 months ago

    funny!!! luv it

  • Hi Su, thank you.

    – John Holding

  • ingridthecrafty
    ingridthecrafty10 months ago

    That is SO not what I thought from the thumbnail! LOL!

  • Hi Ingrid, Thank you so much for the compliments and fave, very much appreciated.

    – John Holding

  • maria paterson
    maria paterson10 months ago

    Beautiful John, you have created a lumonious work, I really liked the dark piece too!

  • Thank you Maria.

    – John Holding

  • paintingsheep
    paintingsheep10 months ago

    Very excellent shot!

  • Thank you Gena, I so much appreciate the fave and compliments.

    – John Holding

  • Robin Webster
    Robin Webster10 months ago

    John…you are brilliant! Who would have ever thought of this for translation! I am gobsmacked! What a perfect pairing! I love your sharing of your thought process through this whole translation! Fave fave fave!

  • Thank you Robin, I deeply appreciate your compliment and fave.

    – John Holding

  • John Poon
    John Poon10 months ago

    Great creativity and finish, congrats!

  • Thank you John, thank you so much for the fave and compliments.

    – John Holding

  • Janis Zroback
    Janis Zroback10 months ago

    Stunning narrative and composition…

  • Thank you Janis, very much appreciate the compliment and fave.

    – John Holding