Enchanting Memories digital artwork by Daniel 'Wade' Hammonds - Portraits

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Date: 12/22/08

Size: 931x771, 116kb

Rating: 4.88 (4 votes)

Hardware: Tablet

Software: Photoshop

Artist's Comment

This portrait was painted mostly from imagination and is based on a memory of a girl I met near Christmas some years ago.

Every Christmas, I find myself wondering about this girl – about how her life turned out and whether she remembers that special evening the way I do. As the years have passed, she has aged with me and this is my attempt to portray her as she now appears in my mind – still clutching her coat to keep warm, framed by glowing decorations and still captivating me with her sparkling gaze.

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Asim

JPEG Jedi

5.00 Rating

01/05/09 - 10:31 PM (CST) [ Report Abuse ]

Excellent work… Keep it up!

O.D.

5.00 Rating

01/02/09 - 02:55 AM (CST) [ Report Abuse ]

This is beyond amazing. Not only technical level (which is perfect) but emotions that your work clearly shows. It's definitely not just a portrait, it's a portrait with deep meaning. Gorgeous painting.

Elisa Mayer

JPEG Jedi

5.00 Rating

12/27/08 - 08:46 PM (CST) [ Report Abuse ]

Simply amazing! You are very talented! Keep up the hard work ;)

Daniel 'Wade' Hammonds

Artwork Addict

12/24/08 - 07:28 AM (CST) [ Report Abuse ]

Thank you Kristen! It was really nice to read your comment. I worried that the intention behind this might be too personal and it would appear like just another portrait, but I'm really glad others can relate to it. :)

Kristen

Bitmap Bumpkin

4.50 Rating

12/23/08 - 09:14 AM (CST) [ Report Abuse ]

Part of the reason why I love art history so much is because of the story lurking behind the images we artists make. I find that anesthetic reasons are qualifying enough, but there is a part of the soul that is shared through art as well. I can't help but imagine how this image must frustrate you and yet how it must comfort you some small degree to remember and know that this person did touch you and made you feel alive. I think we all can identify with the feeling of a lost opportunity but never for a single instant regret at connecting with someone in a profound way, no matter how long you knew them. You conveyed that extremely well. I hardly needed the artist's comment to understand what this image was about.