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Yamenja — God Bless the Dead
Published: 2009-02-08 16:16:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 2126; Favourites: 44; Downloads: 0
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More or less finished, I think...Acrylic and oils on box canvas, 50 x 50 cm.
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Thanks so much... I am honoured to have a place alongside such lovely pieces!
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Great, oryginal compositionwith fitting his face in the whole frame, one of best 2Pac portraits, I've ever seen, because of good work with colours and details.
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I really appreciate that, thank you!
Have you ever seen Jann Couedor's work? I really love it, and think you might too - if I haven't already shown it to you (my memory is poor) it's here: [link]
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damn robbie whend you get so good? i leave for a year and i come back to this? i need to step my game up
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Hey Eric - great to hear from you.
Glad you still like what I'm doing...!
Your game has always been fine.
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wow! Robbie, remarkably excellent to MR. Shakur. 2pac would've loved this... Loved this one!!
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Have you seen the movie Notorius? I recommend it as a great movie portraying biggie smalls...
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I so want to see it, it's on in my town til thurs, trouble is its only on as a late showing and would be hard to get to work next morning after a late night...might still do it though, as I want to see it so much, haha.
Thanks for the recommendation!
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my pleasure!! The acting is believable but the whole scenery and the music gave me goosebumps... But what I loved was the actress who played lil kim, daaayyymn! But let me restrict my excitement just for you bcoz I got so much respect for you...
Keep bringing your paintings...
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You don't have to restrict your excitement on my account, you know my mind is as broad as the Amazon! lol
It's nice to be respected though, I appreciate it, thank you.
Yeah, I got stuff planned...thanks for the encouragement, too.
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it's my pleasure... Well you're a wise woman of an older age so I gotta respect you for that... 
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Not worried at all, and I do understand really, there's stuff we can say to our peers that we cant to someone several generations away! Respect is something I always appreciate
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BEAUTIFUL painting!!! 
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Absolutely AWESOME. The detail is beautiful and the whole thing is crackling with emotion....
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Ah you sweetie.. 
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nice one. this must be one of your best painting so far..look forward to see more...
keep it up
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Thanks so much - that means a lot to me!
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Thanks very much - and for the 
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Fantastically well rendered; exceptional media handling and a starkly compelling composition...
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Ah Sam, you really do say the loveliest things!
Thanks so much!
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That is Tupac.
Of course you have heard the song. A freaky song about Biggie's death, written by a man long berried by the time Biggie died.
Machiavelli is what he called himself toward the end.
...and so, another urban legend begins.
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Yes, it's a strange song. I played his stuff for most of the time while I was painting him and actually found 'In The Event of My Demise' a much better epitaph...This title was too good not to use though, as just as a phrase it says a lot about my attitude to painting him - and also I think a lot of reconciliation goes on on the other side, so I'm hoping maybe those two have made their peace!
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That's very kind and much appreciated, thank you Suzana!
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Thanks so much, Pili - and for the :Fav: too!
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It all works together quite well as a composition and visual statement. This is leagues beyond and introduces a comfortable style of painting that appears much less worked. Perhaps you should try taking out the camera during the process to compare the various stages, but frankly all painters pass those crossroads where they think their work was more compelling, but in all likelihood was not..
Very professional piece
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*almost speechless*
Thanks so much, Denis!!!
You are so right (of course!) I should have at least taken a shot of it when I loved the earlier stage - although I guess it says more about him as it is now.
I'm glad you like the rough elements - I may tweak it slightly here n there but yes, it was relatively comfortable to do and has left me keen to do more again, which is a relief, after the previous painful reworkings!
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Those reworkings are a great road planner for future work where you can assimilate some of the stages by varying your technique and/or materials, visa vi different brushes, new mediums, glazing methods, various grounds, reversing steps, etc.
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Thanks again, Boss!
On this one I did use smaller brushes than I had before, and also dug out some photo-oil colours I'd had for longer than I can remember...decades, for sure. I really like the way they are very intense pigment wise and more translucent than anything I've used before. Dont think you can buy them in the UK anymore, but seems you have them over there, which is nice to know.
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top work robbie
your best portrait yet in my opinion.
instantly recognisable and well painted. good work keep it up and look forward to more
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