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Tea-Rex — Wolfish Desires Rising

Published: 2012-12-15 16:14:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 968; Favourites: 12; Downloads: 45
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    Do not settle for less than exactly what you want.  Your heart’s desires are there for a reason.  Chase them.  Pursue them relentlessly.  Do not lose sight of your burning desires; they are your very reason for being.

—Franki Durbin



    It’s a fact, though, that since I first saw you I have made you, in an utterly absurd way, I expect, my ideal.  I’m almost ashamed to tell you what lengths I’ve gone to.  It’s become the thing that matters most in my life.  Without knowing you, except that you’re beautiful, and all that, I’ve come to believe that we’re in some sort of agreement; that we’re after something together; that we see something.  I’ve got into the habit of imagining you; I’m always thinking what you’d say or do; I walk along the street talking to you; I dream of you.

—Virginia Woolf



    You will always go into that tent.  You will see her scar and wonder where she got it.  You will always be amazed at how one woman can have so much black hair.  You will always fall in love, and it will always be like having your throat cut ... and just that fast.  You will always run away with her.  You will always lose her.  You will always be a fool.  You will always be dead, in a city of ice, snow falling into your ear.  You have already done all of this and will do it again.

—Catherynne Valente



She said "Where ya been?"
  I said "No place special"
She said "You look different"
  I said "Well I guess ..."
She said "You been gone"
  I said "That's only natural"
She said "You gonna stay?"
  I said "If you want me to, Yeah!"

Isis, oh, Isis you're a mystical child
What drives me to you .. is what drives me insane
I still can remember the way that you smiled
On the fifth day of May .. in the drizzling rain.

—Bob Dylan



An alternate edition of a work previously posted.  I had been exploring innovative texturing techniques at the time and was damn happy with one particular outcome.  Thing is ... I was already happy with the portrait prior to the texturing.

Coming across that original during a coffee hour this morning I thought some of you wolfish hearts may also take a fancy to Miss Cori in this heated mood.


Don't waste your time dickin' around on Facebook this weekend .. go create something amazing that your soul will thank you for!

With deep warmth,

Terry






PRODUCTION : Character & Scene Set up and Rendered Within Poser Pro
POST : Tonal Warmth and Enrichment, Film Effects, DOF & Framing Within Photoshop
CREDITS : Cori - Self-crafted Character for Victoria IV [link]
       Sapphire Fox Hair by Quarker [link]
VINTAGE : September 2011
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Comments: 17

LmAnt [2012-12-16 09:42:03 +0000 UTC]

it is all in the eyes again.
but,...that's no wonder if one is supposed to be allowed getting an insight into a soul.
I enjoy just looking as much as I do reading

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Tea-Rex In reply to LmAnt [2012-12-17 19:54:20 +0000 UTC]

 
'Takes me a little time some times to respond when I want to think a bit.  Coffee hours are best for this.

  "I enjoy just looking as much as I do reading."

And I would always have you look in the eyes.     

Yes .. it is all in the eyes.  Such deep pools of emotion are ever so inviting to an intelligent man.  By far, the greater portion of attention is invested in the eye light of these portraits.  If I don't see spirit there the image will never be posted.  Without a sense of life essence ... this aspect in the Sura portrayal which first caught your own eyes ... without this essence a portrait is a failure to me.  I may in certain cases return at a later date to see if a ressurection can be performed.   

My drive with this little creative adventure is "as in life so in the portrait".  & As in life, it is when gazing a while into the eyes that I fall with heart and sense for the subject of a portrait.

In any visual medium when crafting a portrait the eyes must always be the primary point of focus.  I worked for years as a professional photographer.  With a camera this focus can be achieved with a depth-of-field, with dramatic lighting or through composition.  The eyes must dominate a portrait unless one has a very good reason to draw attention to the lips or some other feature.  A true portrait, however, exists to reveal authentic aspects of the subject.  

Character truths exist within us.  Certain facial expressions will reveal glimpses of internal truths but it is ever the eyes which reveal the heart of a person.

Portraying exterior aspects of a subject: posture, hair style, costume, ornaments, etc, will only produce a charicature which reveals very little of the unique individual within.

So, no .. it is "no wonder" at all; the eyes are the royal path.  Perhaps this is what was meant by "insight" when the word evolved!?    


   A warm hug to you!!

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LmAnt In reply to Tea-Rex [2012-12-20 06:59:08 +0000 UTC]

well,... (I even need more time, more coffee, more thinking cause I have to translate my thoughts )
the word "insight" just came from me connecting the words in the description of the picture with the picture itself.
And the picture was just "Eyes" for me. There is almost nothing else important in it.
And of course I agree with what you're saying about portraits, even though I never had many (conscious) thoughts about it.
I probably will when I eventually find a way back to my camera and the bravery to start making pictures of people.
Then I will for sure remember what you told
have a warm hug too
and a lovely year-end time!

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2Loose2Trek [2012-12-15 17:20:55 +0000 UTC]

It's nice to see that you're up 'n about 'n creatin' cool art Terry -- as always, words of wisdom and an intriguingly thoughtful render.

Facebook? I don't need to do no clickin' 'round on no stinkin' Facebook. OK, I'll take your advice and go do something useful/whimsical. BTW, I quit Facebook about 3+ years ago and haven't looked back.

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Tea-Rex In reply to 2Loose2Trek [2012-12-16 18:28:53 +0000 UTC]

 
It's good to see you up and about as well .. literally!
    Are you feeling better with time?

I don't know about "cool" art .. I like it warm, baby!     

& It is with warmth that I accept your impressions about my words and those I offer with the portraits.  I accept them well .. for one that calls himself "wise" is most assuredly a fool.

    "... an intriguingly thoughtful render."

Hmmmm .. ya' noticed that, huh!?
This happens a lot with me.  I tend to glide into a semi-meditative state when I am crafting the portraits.  This calm space within my days has always been the primary attraction to this pastime.  'Thing is ... the current of my thoughts while crafting tends to become intwined with what the subject of each portrait is thinking.  Does this happen to you?

Yeah, Fleecebook.  You'd think by now at least the smarter folks would wake up.  It was always a sucker's trap from the beginning.  All you need do is look at the immoral history of the guy who put the thing together.  Hey!.. we all make our own choices and if we don't ask the right questions we don't find out why or how we gave over the choices in our lives to someone else.

Our life that unfolds around us reveals our truest desires.  How badly we yearn and how hard we work creates the physical forms of our daily life.  I'm no schoolboy, but as I see it we are only here to produce in the manner which is unique to each one of us.  Nature derives great pleasure from witnessing what we each do with the seasons that are ours.

  & There I go again .. thinkin' too deeply on a Sunday afternoon . . .   


It's good that you are well and back on your feet, Gene!

See ya' soon, Brother!

T.

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Tenebere [2012-12-15 16:55:08 +0000 UTC]

i like the sienna tones in this render.

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Tea-Rex In reply to Tenebere [2012-12-16 17:35:00 +0000 UTC]

 
It is good to see you here, Pan'.

Yes, I too have a deep affection for shades of Sienna.  It's the autumnal warmth within its heart tone that stirs my moods and memories.  Crafting these portraits is a method of preserving such sensations .. otherwise . . .

   All those moments will be lost in time ... like tears in rain.


       

May this day and evening be brightly inspirational for you!

With warmth,

Terry

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alyssonsk8 [2012-12-15 16:15:13 +0000 UTC]

great work !

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Tea-Rex In reply to alyssonsk8 [2012-12-15 16:20:57 +0000 UTC]

 
Bom dia, Alysson!

    Obrigado!   

I am happy knowing she lights up your eyes.

With warm regard,

Terry

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alyssonsk8 In reply to Tea-Rex [2012-12-15 16:23:09 +0000 UTC]

Voce tem uma bela galeria !

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Tea-Rex In reply to alyssonsk8 [2012-12-15 16:29:55 +0000 UTC]

 
Obrigado muito, Alysson!

As suas palavras são significantes para mim.

Ele é a paixão.  A vida sem paixão não é a vida.


Pode você gostar de um fim de semana criativo e brilhante!

Calor,

Terry

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alyssonsk8 In reply to Tea-Rex [2012-12-15 16:30:35 +0000 UTC]

você fala minha lingua???

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Tea-Rex In reply to alyssonsk8 [2012-12-15 16:35:30 +0000 UTC]

 
Realmente aprendi com a inspiração há vários anos.

Ele foi o prazer do meu coração de estar no amor e amado com uma bela mulher de Belo Horizonte.

Como uma canção cada um adora .. que a sua língua ainda permanece no meu espírito.

   

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alyssonsk8 In reply to Tea-Rex [2012-12-15 16:37:23 +0000 UTC]

Eu moro perto de Belo Horizonte, uma puequena cidade conhecida como Formiga, fica há 80 km de divinopolis...

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Tea-Rex In reply to alyssonsk8 [2012-12-15 16:43:50 +0000 UTC]

 
Sim.  No coração de Minas Gerais.

Ele é um belo estado.  Adoro as montanhas.  A arquitetura clássica inspira os meus sonhos.  Ele parece-se às vezes com a viagem a outro século.

  Encantador.


Está bem que você visitou a galeria hoje, Alysson.

    

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alyssonsk8 In reply to Tea-Rex [2012-12-15 16:52:16 +0000 UTC]

Minas é muito bela realmente,faz muito tempo que esteve no brasil?

É um grande prazer conhecê-lo.

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Tea-Rex In reply to alyssonsk8 [2012-12-16 17:24:49 +0000 UTC]

 
Quando duas pessoas estão no amor .. o mundo é belo.    

Visitei várias vezes dentro de quatro anos.

O meu coração desta mulher e de Brasil é ainda vibrantemente quente.

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