"A Moment Of Thought" by Maija

A Moment Of Thought

Digital portrait.
(Painted from blank canvas in ArtRage, fine tuned in Photoshop)

Accidentally made in same day when idiot-politics here in Finland are trying to put on a law, that forbids smoking even in open air festivals.

People are calling them health-facists and talks about totalitarism instead of civilized democracy.

This is becoming a spare North-Korea, in case something would happen to the original one…

Welcome to Healthy Finland, life forbidden.

Disclaimer:
The model was outside having her cigarette, as smoking is already forbidden indoors.

She also secured that there are no asthmatics or such who could immediately get fatal disease by seeing smoke of tobacco closer from than 38 meters.

There were no innocent children witnessing this severe crime.

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Featured in International Superheroes of Drawing, Illustration and World Domination Feb 2010

katrilumi over 11 years ago

Suurepärane portree!!!Great work!!!
Maija over 11 years ago

Suur tänu, Katri!
nishagandhi over 11 years ago

wow
stephanie allison over 11 years ago

Congrats! Your image won 3rd place in the Portrait of a Lady Challenge

♥♥♥
micheline about 11 years ago

This painting is great, Maija! I love the look on her face and your description – so courageous and no-nonsense – not to mention the delightful irony that the background buildings, not the lady, look full of “tabagie”
sorina about 11 years ago

stunning painting..
Larry Costales about 11 years ago

Excellent work – wonderful face
Doug Cliff about 11 years ago

great picture. I dont like smoking but its not my business to tell other people what they can and cant do.
if they want to smoke then go for it.
next they will be baning drinking,
doug
Jamina Bone about 11 years ago

Very nice! Great talent!
JSchultz about 11 years ago

this is really well done..love it
David Petranker about 11 years ago

Maija, there is something about this that grabs you I just love it, and i don’t know why. Wow