ARTOONATOR  09/29/04 @065

This is brilliant, painted in the tradition of the old russian masters. Keep it up!

amadeus  09/29/04 @075

I love the expressive brush strokes and the warm colours suit the subject.

shyamshriram  09/29/04 @077

Your future is very bright keep it up

greyfin  09/29/04 @094

already saw it on cg networks and i am still impressed. nice, warm tones. clothing could be more elaborated, but then it would loose it#s sketchy style .. maybe in another version?

Saiko  09/29/04 @104

yay, something lifelike, not photo-like maybe it's the warm tones or the liveliness of the brushstrokes but i can almost feel her breathe i have much to learn from you 7/7

Joe-Ayotte  09/29/04 @137

Hey Arseny, Great job on this! I'm looking for any criticisms... well you probably know what you're doing more than I do, but the bow in the back seems as though it should have a few darker tones where it meets to the head wrap. Then again maybe not. Everything about this piece is great! Really looks like the old classic paintings. Keep em' coming! ~ Joe Ayotte

bellas  09/29/04 @284

ei beautiful strokes!

cupcake  09/29/04 @328

Wow this is a great picture. +9

siffert  09/29/04 @347

Beautiful! Love the colors!

emarts  09/29/04 @362

Very expressive. Nice use of lighting.

teseracto  09/29/04 @395

it´s a classic!!!!!! great execution, congratulations!

augustopatino  09/29/04 @447

Impressive and very lively, love all the brushstrokes. I`d only get rid of those wide strokes in front of her face, the pic does not need that kind of delineating and doesn`t look natural. Keep it up!

SailorDidi  09/29/04 @476

this is really good !

moira  09/29/04 @487

That is very beautiful I am looking forward to more portaits! It has such a natural look

Artie  09/30/04 @022

Classic theme, classic style, classic score - nothing more to say. My maximum.

maxdiamond  09/30/04 @022

really amazing work dude... impressive use of colors... keep it up

Kalininskiy  10/01/04 @965

My compliments + my maximum!)

MayYeo  10/01/04 @686

Hahaha! At first I thought this girl was made with real oil pastels. You emulate traditional media so good! That profile is just lovely...

mol  10/02/04 @861

Wonderful work. Love the painterly style.

michelkoch  10/04/04 @457

something between Vermeer and the Russian old masters !!! really nice work !

SandraS  10/04/04 @695

We share the same birthday! Weee, just had to say it... ^___^ Anyways, I love the style in this one, and have always loved this kinda style. And yes, it reminds me of Vermeer. Excellent work! That smile...

Evstratov  10/05/04 @288

Super! prosto klassika risynka! Yspexov. Hi! Classics of figure. I wish to you successes.

Fir  10/05/04 @546

great work!!

thomasM  10/05/04 @776

very nice painting. remindes me on some flaemisch interiour i like the girls head. but where her right shoulder is i think you shoold make it seem more plastic. (sorry i`m from austria only speek alitle english)

Fizzii  10/06/04 @385

Great painterly feel!

owentan  10/06/04 @416

this is awesome! love the textures max pts!

f0rk0  10/09/04 @039

I was going to mention how much this painting reminds me of Vermeer, but Michelkoch already said it. The painterly look and earthly golden pallette make this work very appealing.

ARGIOVI  10/17/04 @073

Excellent management of the light, besides a coherent and homogeneous language in all the work. A pleasure for the eyes