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"They dance alone" by Julianne Dodds

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SciFi and Fantasy Art They dance alone by Julianne Dodds


	Partly inspired by a Sting song of the same title. I got the ideas for using all vertical lines from an AP packet and I jumped on it. Although this was time consuming and challenging, I'm very happy with this piece.

Date	Name	Comment
6 Mar 2004	Jim	Loading... By far your most interesting picture. It seems to me to be playful but disciplined. It's quite sensuous not just in its subject but also in its execution. (I get the feeling from this picture that your imagination was more your own than in many of your pictures that owe more to other peoples' fiction than you need to. Don't take that as a slam: I just think in this one you show that your own imagination is more fertile than when you "collaborate" with others.) Julianne Dodds replies: "this is the kind of comment I wish I got more of. Thank you for seriously analyzing my work. "
22 Mar 2004	Chrissy Cerminara	Loading... Great composition. I am very intrigued with the line work. The time it took to make it paid off~this is beautiful! Julianne Dodds replies: "A sack full of thanks (it's an italian thing...)"
30 Mar 2004	WillowAjanadurys pepn3@com	Loading... This is the best one yet! I said that before, but this one, oh my, incredible. Your experiment with the verticle lines is an amazing sucess!!!!! Julianne Dodds replies: "For months I've been carrying on a love affair with lines. This piece was incredibly fulfilling. I suppose I ought to do another."
2 Feb 2005	Freckles	Loading... She has a thoughtful look in her eye. Like she's thinking of something better. I love the facial expression, and you are the second person I've said that to, and I have seen dozens of Elfwood artists. Not all, but a lot. Also, I think her thoughtful expression is due to remembering. Good times. I don't know. U mentioned, i think, that you do portraits of people. The practice has obviously really helped U. lol. Julianne Dodds replies: "Ph, thank you. I really enjoyed doing this picture. It was quite a challenge."
5 Feb 2005	Derek C. Smith	Loading... I agree with Freckles: your work doing portraiture has really given you a solid skill with faces. I'm trying to think of the Sting song that you mentioned. I cannot seem to recall it, but I'm only a casual Sting fan at best. The vertical lines, as individual elements which create this character and entire piece are so skillfully brought together in the large picture. The straight lines produce a very feminine and attractive curve from a distance. THAT is a very slick technique! Thank you for sharing. Julianne Dodds replies: "Oh, now I love what you said about the straight lines and her silhouette. What an observation Derek. The song is "They dance alone." An art teacher brought it to my attention when I began this piece."
9 Jun 2005	Quiet and shy	Loading... I know that song. My dad has about a hundred Sting songs on iTunes, and I remember listening to this one a couple times. Lovely melody. And just as lovely a piece. The lines add so much to it. Great work!

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'They dance alone':

• Created by:

Julianne Dodds
• Copyright: ©Julianne Dodds. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Alone, And, Bars, Black, Dance, Dodds, Julianne, Lines, Pen, Prison, Sting, They, Vertical, White, Woman
• Categories: Body Study, Dream Imagery, Woman, Women
• Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen, Ballpoint Pen, Black Ink
• Submitted: 2004-02-03 00:42:09
• Views: 458
• Resolution: 402x555

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