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The title comes from the fact that something about the shape--voluptuous (insomuch as one can apply that to a rabbit) but flat--and the bright colors, reminded me of R.C. Gorman's watercolored women.8 x 8, mixed media. This one also started on a patterned paper, which is still visible faintly on the rabbit's rump and under the glass slides glued along the side. This one also used Semi-Gloss gel, and a lot of pastel pencil sealed under matte medium.
Original is for sale, drop a line, prints are available at Red Wombat Studio: [link]
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I am featuring this piece on my Profile Page today, I hope you agree
Just scroll down a bit to see it.
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Who knew a rabbit could be voluptuous?
The use of colour is interesting too, although I don't think it's entirely to my tastes. Maybe more blue tones to have a background that blends better with the subject (the rabbit) or more red tones and have the subject stand out more? But yeah that's just my ramblings.
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hi there!your work is featured in my journal,hope you don't mind
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The background colors are my favorite part. Good contrast to the rather plainly colored (but more complex than expected) rabbit.
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I'm sure you get asked this a lot, but I'm really interested in how you proceeded with this. I'd like to try a more textured approach to painting, how does one use those acrylic (textured) gel thingummies? Do they go on first? Can I use oil paint with it? (what I really want to ask is how you do everything from start to finish, but that's asking too much 
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I am in love with the color combination between the red and turquoise.
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this is stunning! just wonderful composition, color. i love it
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Exquisite depth. And your comparison to Gorman's stuff is so true -- your rabbit takes on a human (and very feminine) quality, especially along its shoulders and rump.
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For some strange reason this makes me think of James Jean...maybe the eyes and the curvyness?
Very cool.
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I don't know how to critique art half well enough (I should take some classes someday)... but ... this is definitely very good art - on a lot of levels.
suggests new ways to look at R.C.Gorman's work and perhaps other work too. Cheers!
(and a cute rabbit besides - although I just tend to see rabbits as delicious)
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very cool and very interesting piece.. i find it hard to look away from
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i'm totally in love with this, i wish i could afford the original! *mutters about uni students constant lack of funds*
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Really enjoying your pieces on textured paper, great feel. You noted in this one that you sealed the pastel with matte medium, I was curious how you applied it overtop? Did you used it as a spray, or were you able to paint it on without displacing the pastel much?
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You can paint--delicately--over top of it. (Pastel pencil in this case.) The yellows darken a LOT, unfortunately, but things like the blues and greens hold up pretty well.
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Awesome, thank you, I love my CarbOthelo's, and looking forward to trying this, appreciate the info
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Loving this style of yours too! Simply gorgeous
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brilliant!
the way you've drawn the rabbit reminds of me of art spiegelman's work...love it!
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Hmm, actually I'd almost say that the Verdigris Rabbit might be more similar to this than The Wolf Ate Them. I must say though that this is probably my favorite of the three, largely for that bit of color in the upper left.
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What is the world coming to that we can't just call rabbits fat?
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*raise eyebrow* If I'd meant "fat" I would have said "fat." I meant "voluptuous" which is something else entirely.
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This is great, Ursula! The colours are stunning... this reminds me of Chris Goodwin's work.
<3 rabbits.
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ever since I read Watership Down I've suddenly been seeing rabbits everywhere
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Waouh! I'm in love whith the colors!
And the rabbit is very cute! x)
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