Cracked Earth

PERUGINA, 5 months ago

Wow this is really different.

margpie, 5 months ago

brilliant, and what an excellent message

mcquaid, 5 months ago

Absolutely stunning this projects a lot of emotion.Regards.

Helen Bascom, 5 months ago

Let’s hope for rain soon, and better management of resources. Great work

Barbara Sparhawk, 5 months ago

Powerfully beautiful, rosepepper. It reminded me at once of some 1800’s woodcutter’s illustration in a favorite old book, I can’t remember the name but I had them in childhood and could never stop looking. This has the same effect, but better for the three dimensional strength you traditionally bring to your figures. Wonderfully active, great proportion and depth, very moving.

rosepepper, 5 months ago

Thanks guys for your wonderful and encouraging comments. There have been a few drops of rain Helen and mud is welcomed over dry dust!

rosepepper in reply to Barbara Sparhawk’s comment, 5 months ago

Glad you picked up on the old, I wanted a pink kind of vintage glow. I know what you mean about the charm of old woodcuts and engravings. The etchings by Rembrandt have the fine line detail to build up form but more memorable are the etchings for newspapers by Goya- images that stay, black birds in flight like a warning. Smooth skin of the dog against the textural roughness, still not sure. Thank you dear Barbara always for your feedback. Hope you can find the illustrations again to revisit them, strange how our visual memory can start so young.

Barbara Sparhawk, 5 months ago

Your work is always unusual, and outstanding for it, rosepepper. This is just wonderful. I keep going back to it. When possible, I’ll buy a copy in some form. And yes, the early and lasting impressions of first looks. But your unique work here triggered a memory and surpassed it.

shanghaiwu, 5 months ago

can see why you love REDBUBBLE

have enjoyed all your images/brilliant

rosepepper in reply to shanghaiwu’s comment, 5 months ago

Yes I do like this place, some brilliant artists in house and great variety. Thanks for addressing the Bill Henson issue, great to bring that up on RB. My artfelt regards to you.

Peter Coleman, 5 months ago

unique composition,
like the form you have drawn the dog in

paul boast, 5 months ago

interesting composition

rosepepper, 5 months ago

To Peter and Paul thank you for noticing this. A simple triangle (or pyramid) in a rectangle creating an upward pull at apex. Homage to Delacroix and Gericault from Romanticism who used this simple device to generate drama in their political paintings.

Cindy Perrinj..., 5 months ago

Incredible & very touching work of art!!!

rocamiadesign, 5 months ago

Wow, this is stunning!

Robert O'Neill, 5 months ago

Great. How much of Australia is barren?

Peter Harpley, 5 months ago

This is really good. Its one of those kind of images which on one level is quite simple yet powerful and moving – it makes a real statement – at least the way i see it.

rosepepper, 5 months ago

really please to get your encouraging comments Cindy and rocamiadesign. Thanks from rose.

rosepepper in reply to Robert O'Neill’s comment, 5 months ago

Good question. 30% of Australia is desert but the whole of Australia at different times is affected by the water crisis problem that started in 2003. Please see my journal entry where I have explained further. I hope this answers your question.

rosepepper in reply to Peter Harpley’s comment, 5 months ago

thats for sure Peter, clutter confuses impact ….. I do spend more time elimating and claiming space these days..nothing is that precious that it cant be taken out… Thanks heaps Peter.

joak, 4 months ago

this just makes me so sad what a powerful composition might be a bit simplistic of me to say it captures our treatment of animals and the planet so well …but then again i have just lost ma wee dug so i might be a bit emotional!!!

MuscularTeeth, 4 months ago

an amazing artpiece. i think this is fantastic, and it should be a moving cartoon its so damn good.

DaveBassett, 4 months ago

Superb art work. An amazing blend of ‘photography’ and ‘art’.

rosepepper in reply to joak’s comment, 4 months ago

dear joak so sorry to hear you have lost your friend, not really gone, they dont really leave us…. love cannot just disappear. Thanks so for your wonderful comment, animals are suffering too, so true.

rosepepper in reply to MuscularTeeth’s comment, 4 months ago

merci beaucoup muscular teeth.. chuffed to have such a compliment from you Visual intelligence that matches words so well and makes people laugh is the genuis of making the complex simple and your work has that. Do not have the skills for the moving image, but i can imagine the elongated neck in cartoon.

rosepepper in reply to DaveBassett’s comment, 4 months ago

I guess it is an attempt to update a traditional artform (studio art) with contemporary communication. thanks from rose.

MuscularTeeth, 4 months ago

WOW rosepepper, you do my great honor with that statement.
im just some guy..

Todd Weidman, 4 months ago

Love the concept and detail. Great work.

rosepepper in reply to Todd Weidman’s comment, 4 months ago

Thanks Todd. It took a while to create this one I have to say.

Cain Doherty, 4 months ago

the three dimensionality is mighty fine with you layering adjustments – the presence of a landscape and its protector in great pain shines through so well

rosepepper in reply to Cain Doherty’s comment, 4 months ago

thank you Cain for your wonderful comment, there has been rain but not much and the subsoil still needs more.

StacyLee, 3 months ago

Incredible work! I love the way this was put together!

Matthew Scotland, 3 months ago

amazing emotive piece

rosepepper in reply to StacyLee’s comment, 3 months ago

this one was conceived in the mind before it was made, unusual for me. thanks Stacy.

rosepepper in reply to Matthew Scotland’s comment, 3 months ago

I remember you from the impact the twin towers drawing had on me. Thank you Matthew.

JaneAParis, 2 months ago

Beautiful work. Smiles from Jane:-)

rosepepper in reply to JaneAParis’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Jane for your appreciative comment :)

dnlddean, about 1 month ago

i really get this one i can feel the dog cathcing the scant breeze iv seen my dog do the very same thing and you have captured it beuatifuly

rosepepper in reply to dnlddean’s comment, about 1 month ago

thanks dniddean… and dogs have a more developed sense of smell, they know. :)

dnlddean, about 1 month ago

yes all animals are amazing and if there is such a thing as past lives then i must have been a dog befor because i feel a real affinity with them have you seen the work theive done with dogs for medicine how thet now know that dogs can smell cancer befor it can be diagnosed and how they can let thier owner know that they are about to have an epilectic fit truly amazing is the world of animals

rosepepper in reply to dnlddean’s comment, about 1 month ago

yeah it is amazing about smelling sickness on humans, truly amazing. And dont we underestimate the superior senses in animals that we dont have in ourselves. :)

dnlddean, about 1 month ago

tottally we humans think we buy a pet and then we look after them but in reality they look after us i have learned so much from my dog i have some health probs that lead to me being in constant pain 24/7 but over the years my dog has suffered a few very painful probs and now she is nearly 14 she has all sorts of problems but every morning no matter what she is there to greate me with licks and affection and she is up an ready as soon as she hear me put my shoes on animals fight for life till thier last breath never giving up and when you see one lose its leg they respond as soon as they wake up by trying to get up on thier legs as if nothing has happened imagine if you went to sleep then woke up minus a leg with no explination yes my sassy has taught me much over the years

jyoshi, 4 days ago

Wow this is pure Gold-Outstanding

rosepepper in reply to jyoshi’s comment, 2 days ago

hello and thank you jyoshi for your neat comment. :)