Loony Bin Art

Geisha

Posted in Illustration Friday, Inspire Me Thursday by johanna on March 27, 2009

geisha

Oh these little earthquakes

Here we go again

- Tori Amos

Illustration Friday – Poise

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  1. kabini said, on March 27, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    i love the expression on her face..
    what medium did you use?

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  2. mark said, on March 27, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    you’re back haha what is she thinking of?

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  3. Rosalia Lerner said, on March 28, 2009 at 6:15 pm

    She is beautiful.
    Thanks and congratulations for your touch!!

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  4. Indigene said, on March 29, 2009 at 8:43 am

    Lovely and mystical!

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  5. Debbbie Egizio said, on March 30, 2009 at 6:12 am

    Lovely piece Johanna! She is so elegant and poised!

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  6. johanna said, on March 30, 2009 at 6:16 am

    @kabini – acrylic paint :-)

    @mark – wondering the same thing myself :-)

    @rosalia, indigene and debbie: thank you! :-)

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  7. twinklestarart said, on March 30, 2009 at 10:29 am

    Your geisha girl suits the topic ‘poise’ perfectly. Nice work!

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  8. Bella Sinclair said, on March 30, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    Oh, she is beautiful! Look at those big, deep eyes and the dreamy way she is gazing up at the moon. Really lovely!

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  9. Ces said, on March 31, 2009 at 12:12 am

    Johanna, thank you for stopping by my blog. I am glad you did becasue I found you and I love your art, amazing. I will definitely be back.

    Oh yes, I love your portraits. Have you been to Bjornik’s blog?

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  10. johanna said, on March 31, 2009 at 5:07 am

    Hello Ces, I’m happy I found your blog :-) Thanks for mentioning your friend Bjornik, I visited his blog a few minutes ago and was very amazed at the beautiful pen and ink illustrations there!

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  11. curious art said, on March 31, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    Beautiful as always… to me she looks like a doll yearning to be a human being.

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  12. Tammie said, on March 31, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    lovely piece. She reminds me of my daughter-in-law, so much!
    Perhaps she would know what she is thinking~

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    • johanna said, on April 19, 2009 at 2:55 am

      thanks, tammie! :-) I’d love to know what your daughter-in-law would say about what the geisha doll is thinking :-)

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  13. valgalart said, on April 1, 2009 at 1:45 am

    Your art is always beautiful and meaningful!

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  14. Naomi C Robinson said, on April 1, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    This is so delicate and beautiful. Great illustration.

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  15. Flying Colors said, on April 5, 2009 at 12:54 am

    So glad to see another piece of yours Johanna!
    You are so good with browns, they are warm, deep, earthy and then so elegant!
    Exquisite expression. she is so held together and enchanting :-)

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  16. Burton Durand said, on April 17, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    Oooooo, love the mood/feel/colors!

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