The Departure

great shot paul, have u flipped it ???

Way to artistic for a Philistine like me (hehehe).
But as they say, I know nothing about art, but I know what I like. This I like …

Ahhhh fantastic.

Who you running from ? :) Great work, I love how the darkness swallows the departed and what we see most clearly is the reflection of him.

awesome image!

HAH! There’s that butt again. You know, you REALLY should get that thing insured for a substantial sum. I hope it gets paid cameo rates!

Wow….such an awesome image…..love the treatment soooo much…... and two of you…..a girls dream….lol

super cool work.. love the image Paul, the title / and image are perfect and could be seen to have many different meanings.. My interpretation – Starting from scratch.. .. Awesome work..

So its heading toward 2:00 am here and I was…just…about….to shut down and try to get some sleep. Nope. Not gonna happen. See, cuz I had to go and hit that ‘refresh’ button on the bubble activity page one last time. And here I am, like Pavlov’s dog.

I love the black and greenish blue coloring…liquid and deep and thick. I love that his bum (besides just being a fine bum) seems to be in visual harmony with the butterfly-boned shape of his back. I love that he seems to be emerging from a watery surface unto what might be more solid depth. Perhaps then not departing as much as, arriving and becoming?

Great shot you have here, hot-rod bod.

I was just about to get my glasses as thought was seeing double…..lol…...love your work Paul….super cool!!!!

neatly done

Very cool and creative, love the light, reflection and treatment.

this ie verry good

this looks fantastic

Fabulous creation love this image

The lighter and darker sides of ones mind….nice moves, great work, excellent treatment here, love it :)

Made my heart race…....phew – trying to breathe….yeah um I like it.

What I’d give to have this on a huge canvas on my wall! What a magnificent job you’ve done with the processing, Paul. Dark, mysterious, wonderful atmospheric lighting….it has it all.

Love the light, the angle, the shadows, great one, Paul!

Love the reflected image so that the dark is departing leaving a lighter image…. or is the light departing….. like the mystery – and a clean pair of heels :)

visual poetry… an emergence… the dichotomy of a man…............ brilliant work…..........b

This is awesome, Paul… departing from the deep depths! Excellent imagery! :-)

I love how the reflection is lighter and more distinct from the actual body. Well done in the usual PVz fashion….....hard to beat a talent like yours…......

Mel…......I’m sure it’s possible and yeah I get that vision….(Redbubble will do BIGGGG requests)......my god you lot are blowing me away….........fantastic Paul….............xkc

great lighting, angles and mirroring….!

I had to let my eyes adjust slightly before seeing all the elements, but now that I can ~ WOW! Superb tones and lighting… You really get drawn right into it.

Very creative work Paul…I love it !!

Good one.

I’M BLIND!!!! LOL! Excellent work Paul! The darker image on top draws more attention to the eye and imagination. The turquoise color is perfectly faded into the darkness! Perfect title, makes you wonder where the hell is he going!

Never recognise your face Paul….hehe!

Good imaginative work as always.

very dramatic piece, I would love to see some commentary on your works Paul

Wild image and concept, Paul! Great work!

Incredible work! Stunning!!!!!! Straight to my faves!

Wow. so incredible! great job!!

You look at this for a while trying to decide whether it is reversed or not. Nonetheless it’s a wonderful capture. Another dark and powerful image

Ewwww Man bum! : )

Ace image Paul, Well done

Mick

great composition, well done

• great composition here paul, the lighting made it more wonderful not to mention the fantastic tones..
  great shot !
  regards..

No butts about it Paul… you are an Adonnis! Like me, one can see you like to eat. Kidding asside(?) this is umm… a curious work. Usually, you see the main subject as the lighter shade and the reflection as the darker. You like to turn things upside down, yes? Much of your work is enigmatic and slightly unreal. I think that’s what makes it so unique, not to mention everything else you bring to bear. This work could be emblematic of probably anything one would like to see in it. From male sexuality to the struggle with one’s self to the birth of humanity, etc. It’s a painterly image, one that reminds me of the work of Dali but also of Michaelangelo, particularly of the Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes. Not a bad reference, yes? Great quality of lighting (a highlight ;>{) in all your work) and great mastery per square inch of surface. Very impressive photograph Paul!

I’m wordlessly… (just watching, and I’m wondering)

Paul, You never stop amazing me absolutely fantastic work xx

Just love what you do well done that is so good

which is the reflection….??? you could look at this in a whole new light..and it could be called “the arrival.”......which your art certainly is doing at the moment…beautiful and creative…

Great creativity!

I love this Paul! You’ve transformed this into a powerful and almost Darwinesque/ evolutionary metaphor. Desperately crawling away from himself, this man tries to escape the inescapable shadow, and yet, this shadow-reflection is more real than the self that is escaping him!

fantastic image paul….......your a billiant artist….....

Wonderful work Paul and Mel, love the treatment and the mood, the dark leaving the light…a cleansing;)

This messes with my head.

Oh… and I should probably add… that’s a good thing ;)

I love the prominence you’ve given your shadow…I’m sure there is a reason, but as the viewer, I can keep wondering and making my own guesses. Really intriguing work, and as always, so masterfully processed :)

very interesting , so dark!! has the image been flipped upside down?

Incredible, just incredible. This is fantastic Paul.

Very trippy Paul,

I like this new work you’re putting up.

the contrasts in this image are just amazing. another outstanding work, paul!

Fantastic image!!!

You 2 make a great team!! :)

wow!

this is so.

mmmmm

let me see

thats an amazing photo.

Again i had not noticed this at first but its fantastic and like the way you did it keep up this great work

hehe…you know I love this!!!!!!!!

Great capture !
Love the tone…

Magnificent work Paul, This is just breathtaking and spectacular photography….........:)

Quite beautiful…excellent work!

cool shot.beautiful

this is intense, full of so much emotion
instant favourite

Interesting concept.

the intrigue…..............strong mood, very interesting composition and concept. Like it.

Powerful emotive art!

“Vision – It reaches beyond the thing that is, into the conception of what can be. Imagination gives you the picture. Vision gives you the impulse to make the picture your own.”
Robert Collier.

Darkness has a hunger that’s insatiable…........

Actually, it is NOT mine – it’s an Indigo Girls song: And darkness has a hunger that’s insatiable, and lightness has a call that’s hard to hear. I wrap my fear around me like a blanket…..

The only possible element more outstanding than this sublime nude of you, Paul, is that there are TWO of you to admire…....and I like to think this single image, made of two of you, very well explores the two people you are, as it were, the both sides of you,equally complex…..........and both SO beautiful and trandscendent…

This looks fabulous on canvas :D

I’m lost for words on this one Paul. Truely amazing!!! The mood, the tone, the lighting, the form, the experience and feelings you feel just by looking into this photograph. Just exceptional!

Wow Paul so beautiful! you have such a way with the pose and the post production color light and softness… but not just soft, the reflections and the highlights are superbly lovely. what a joy to look at! xo

that’s you? even better. stunning in every way.

I love this! What a fabulous image! The mood is fantastic.

Nice work