"Girl in water" by P. Tiainen

Beautiful, specially the reflection in the water. Looks very good and realistic!

P. Tiainen replies: "Thank you!"

Again, very pretty! I love your art!

P. Tiainen replies: "Thank you Emily!"

Quite welcome! I enjoy your art quite alot!

so many people cop-out to photoshop this sort of quality reflection in. you have a beautiful rendition.

P. Tiainen replies: "Thank you! I find water to be one of the hardest things to paint, I’m glad you think I succeeded. "

I love this. It’s wonderful. The relfections and her experssion are my fave parts.

The photograph actually is very nice, as it picked up the texture of the paper adding the sense that this is something like an illustration from an old book. Not an intended effect, I’m sure, but a handsome one nonetheless.

I like this work quite a bit. The reflection in the water is beautifully rendered, as is her face and expression. The shading on the hand and neck, while subtle, makes the difference between realistic depth and a sense of flat colors. Kudos on that account.

She reminds me of hags of European mythology (although she is not particularly "hag"-like). You know, the monsters or spirits that reside in lakes, rivers, or ponds and are typically the result of the drowning of many a wayward soul. In some versions they drown themselves in grief or spite, in others they were murdered by drowning, and in still others they simply live in the waters and use the sympathy of humans as a tool to capture prey. They’re possibly one of my favorite folkloric monsters, and I really enjoy the version you have here.

P. Tiainen replies: "Thank you so much for your comment! Yeah, a hag-look wasn’t really what I had in mind when I painted this, but your verson certainly is interesting and brings a whole new way to interpret the picture... I’m glad you like it ! "

oh wow this is so beautifully done!! i loved d way u hv colored the reflections in d water.. she looks so vulnerable..

P. Tiainen replies: "Thank you so much! That’s what I was going for "

oooh lovely
i like how the image is placed and not filling the frame
she looks innocent and a little sad
lovely water reflection

The water looks really watery! Almost like it’s really wet, you know?

I’m truelly amased by the reflection... Wondeful!

P. Tiainen replies: "Thank you very much "