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The Scapegoat
Published: 2011-07-30 20:43:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 14469; Favourites: 945; Downloads: 23
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"The Scapegoat", Oil on Canvas, 18" x 24", 2011Related content
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Yes, I enjoy oil painting, and though it's been a couple of years since my last finished piece, I hope to do more painting in the near future
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Thank you! I appreciate the complement.
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I've featured your wonderful piece in my "Rethink Pink" journal. Hope you enjoy!
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Pink by janaschi
Bubble Gum by lpeters Pink Elephant by Vincik Birth of Life + Death by Acrylicdreams
Ghosts in the Snow by Saliwanchik
The Scapegoat by HisHalfElf Healing by NeverGonnaTakeMe
Phosphene by MarcoMazzoniArt
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Thanks, I did enjoy looking at the journal and +faved
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Wow, very cool. Highly detailed and very imaginative. Love the colors. Surreal and real at the same time. Great work.
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I'm very glad to receive you comment 
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So creative, unique, deep and full of wonder! love this one
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I'm glad you dig it
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Really amazing, I can relate when you say your art is a snap shot of a part of your life, it's amazing how things come together when you let go and just start creating.
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love the detailing and execution. blew me away. completely! remind me of Capricorn! hehe...
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yes, the model is a Capricorn! I didn't intended that consciously, but it's a great observation. Thanks!
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This made me think of the movie The Fifth Element for some reason....
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Interesting! That is one of my favorite movies. It's in my collection and I've watched it many times, so perhaps some influence came through in this painting.
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Stunning painting! Very well done and congrats on the DD! Well deserved.
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Interesting! I have Gears 1 and 2, but not the other(s). Perhaps some influence came through subconsciously. I appreciate the comment
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ooh! 
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Hi Cassandra, thanks! This image started out as a traditional self-portrait, but changed and evolved a lot along the way. Many of the developments were spontaneous and based solely on a sense of what was aesthetically pleasing to me at the time. A lot of inspiration for this piece came from studying the paintings of Michael Hussar, whose skill in the application of paint, composition, lighting, and color theory has consistently drawn me in. However, Hussar's subject matter is quite dark and sometimes disturbing, so consequently this particular piece ending up being dark as well. If you compare this piece, "The Scapegoat", to my latest painting, "The Peak" [link] , you will see a stark difference in tone. In "The Peak", I studied a lot of romanticist painters and arrived at a much more balanced and positive image. Each of my paintings are a snap shot of my condition at a given period in life, which includes facets such as current influences, interests, and more. So each painting ends up looking very different from the last. I don't think I'll ever be an artist who creates 10 or 20 paintings that are of the same subject, same style, etc. because as I conduct my life processes of changing, growing, and maturing, the paintings, which are self-expressions, will reflect these new states. That said, I consider "The Scapegoat" to be a snap shot of me as I indulged in a variety of sensational symbols, pomp, vanity, and idolatry. The cut in the flesh of the upper cheek is a reminder that I narrowly dodged the bullet of these life-draining gratifications which would have ultimately led to my destruction. My unofficial title for this painting is "Aaron in Hell". In the future, I will do another self-portrait to go along with this one, but instead of Hell, it will be "Aaron in Heaven" essentially, or at least in some kind of resolved, sustainable peace.
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I cannot even process this image in my mind it is so fantastic! Seriously I love this beyond words, the peeled pomegranate is fantastic and how you mearged the goats head with the persons is amazing! Great work!
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Great comment to receive, thank you
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Quite hard to find words good enough to describe what I think about this pic Oo
It's simply stunning.. The colours, the expression... Seriously awesome job o.o
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THIS IS OIL?!
gaaahh it looks digital. that's so cooool.
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how did u decide what to use in this painting? i see several different items stashed away like the pomegranate as a heart
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This is just excellent, I do not know what else to say xD
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Awesome painting! Just curious though is that a pomegranate in the center of the subject's chest?
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