My Soul

[Guest ivanka]

Hi! I am Ivanka. I am an oil painting artist. Without exaggeration here is the true piece of my soul for your judgment:

http://ivankag.brinkster.net/

Although all of my paintings are created with inspiration and are full of my emotions, this one is very special. I am familiar only with 2 reactions to this painting so far: you either love it or find it awful. Most GGs have told me it’s the best in my range which includes very detailed realistic paintings. Their husbands /partners however would be sceptical about this work of mine. I guess you have to appreciate abstract painting as a style in general to be able to fall in love with this particular one. I do not know yet what you feel looking at it, but I am curious to know. I see a reflection of myself in there. That’s the story that I would not be shouting out to everyone but I wish to share it with you.

As you might know from my self-introduction in the new members section, I was fighting myself recently for about 4 long years, the female part of me. I thought Ivanka would never appear again in real life. And at that time my strongest desire to crossdress resulted in this painting. I mean I always have a strong desire to be crossdressed all the time. The fact that it was taboo for me made the feeling even stronger. And all those emotions are there in this very painting. I can see myself in there. Not literally. It’s not Realism, therefore it’s far from a classical self-portrait. It’s more the reflation of my inner world. I wonder if you can see yourself in there as in a mirror since we have same passions for crossdressing?

[Carolyn Marie]

It's a lovely piece, Ivanka. I like your use of colors and shades.

HUGS

Carolyn Marie

[Guest .Christine Elizabeth.]

I love the contrast of the gray and the flowing lines of colour it's great

[Guest Shari]

Hi Ivanka,

I like it. I appreciate art that gives me an opportunity to study and allows me to draw my own conclusions.

To me, this painting has many contrasts. It's not surprising that reactions would vary.

Thanks for sharing this.

Shari

[Bulldog1948]

Surreal,Dalli- maybe or do I have the wrong impression. But, even if I'm wrong- I still like it. By the way, it needs to be shown in a proper art gallery

Mike

[Guest angels wings]

That is awsome . Love how the strokes and colours express so much . I agree that should be put up in a gallery .

Angel

[Guest Chrissy6455]

very nice, just a beautiful piece!

[Guest Allie Bye]

I myself is an artist, so I appreciate art for what it is. not everyone understands it or sees it the same. I could care less. It's something that I did and that I enjoy.

I enjoyed what you shared Ivanka, and I hope to see more works from you.

if you ever get a little itch to express Ivanka, run with it and let it run wild!

[Guest DanD]

i never even noticed they have a section for at in here before now. this is a great painting, what type of medium did you use?

i tend to do mostly pencil drawings, but some other things as well, but tend to go along lines of naturalism, realism, but i like to try out other things sometimes as well, just for the fun of it.

i'm glad you posted this; i like it very much.

[Guest ivanka]

I wish to thank you all for your positive feedback about this painting. That’s encouraging.

[Guest Maria_B]

I'm not the biggest fan of it, but I really, really like the colour use

[Guest miss kindheart]

Love all the color

<<hug>>

vanna