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Painting this image was slightly reactionary!
My BFA review panel strongly suggested that fairies might not really be considered fine art.
So...I drew some more fairies!
But these ones are serious! See, they are playing chess. An intellectual pursuit. And see, pathos...the losing fairy is devastated and the winning one elated.
Devastation/ elation; it all depends on your perspective.
I also tried to show a lot of 3 dimensional perspective in the chess board ; perspective again.
Fine art / pretty fairy pictures; perspective.
Who says I am not a deep thinker?
P.S. My husband and I play 3-4 chess games a day on this board.
22"x26"
48 Comments
Gina Cowins 11 May 2012
Realism at its best.Martina Thompson 28 Sep 2010
WOW!!! OUTSTANDING!!!Steve Farr 19 Feb 2010
I really Luv this!! Quite different and unusual!!~SChas Sinklier 06 Sep 2008
wish me old trouble and strife played chess - do her a lot of good and what's wrong with fairies anyway - stodgy panel anyway - nice pic ~:0)L.A. Spilsbury 25 Nov 2007
this is a really cute piece of workDeborah Martin 01 Dec 2005
Delightful and Playful Pastel........The floating fairies are a joyous free flowing feature......Also I love your write - up........Marvellous Work!!!Jenny Dorfman 26 Sep 2005
Oh! Love that perspective! The whole composition is really great!Pat Abbott 22 Sep 2005
Just beautiful, Diana. Lovely colors and a great composition too.Christine brand 13 Aug 2005
How splendid!!! love what U did with these Fairies!!! totally charmed piece of work!!! I love the elation of the Red Fairey, although I wish the purple wasn't sad over loosing the game. Have a Beautiful weekend Diana!Marilyn Servais 10 Aug 2005
GREAT PASTEL DIANA ! you did a gret job on light and shadows ! ... and perspective of course ! if i were the loose ,i would hate the winning fairy attitude !and if i were the winner ...i would hate the loosing fairy attitude lolgregg dutcher 10 Aug 2005
A wonderful fantasy,...beautifully created! Wow!....everything here looks so realistic, like it's really happening.Paula C. L. Santos 06 Aug 2005
This is a very pretty workCristina Marsi 06 Aug 2005
Hehe, what a nice idea... and perfectly rendered, great job!May Madly 05 Aug 2005
What a piece of art! new & creative..Timothy McAninch 04 Aug 2005
Outstanding colour, light and form. The right fairy and drapery are nice in colour but less convincing on form. Professors can be brought into your camp with allusions to Blake or Fuseli. This has got me thinking of dressing people up as fairies and photographing them as resource material. I could see you and your husband dressed up as fairies playing chesss - (The games people play) - street people pushing shopping carts, Your B.F.A. panel, Just realy push the concept. Whimsy is not totaly out of place when it comes to fine art.Laura Horning 03 Aug 2005
your little daily-life fairies make my day. :) i hop ei have a couple flitting around that play on my side. ;) (ps, you seem to have a great sense of humor :))Sandy Madison 30 Jul 2005
It's the hard against the soft. This theme should be expanded. I cannot imagine what the BFA panel missed in this exploration. What is it about educators that presumes all has been discovered and the only task is to teach it? Poor souls!Dan Mills 29 Jul 2005
This is very cool, Diana. What does the BFA know anyway?Greg Vilton 28 Jul 2005
Lovely pic, Diana! The work you've achieved on colours and perspective is very beautiful. Great job!marc doutherd 27 Jul 2005
Fantastic!!!!! Wonderfully briliant.Nira Dabush 27 Jul 2005
Diana,its AMAZING WORK OF ART!...Perfect in every way,i LOVE IT.i think Justin jenkins should see this,he would probably like it...he's on a vacation from AW though :-)Carolin Schweizer 27 Jul 2005
looks like your fairies are having fun. Very well done.William Boyer 25 Jul 2005
Keep up the good work.katy sigle 25 Jul 2005
your an amazing artist, beautiful depth and textures, and yes I'm partial to fairies so you made the right choice!PMyers 22 Jul 2005
This painting has so much going for it. The colors are bold and clear. The perspective you have created is masterful. The fairies show victory as well as defeat. This is brilliant as Jennifer mention. Great piece in everyway.Alberto D'Assumpção 22 Jul 2005
wonderful composition. Excellent technique with pastel!Jose Pedro 21 Jul 2005
great work!jennifer blenkinsopp 21 Jul 2005
This is one brilliant pastel, fantastic composition and perspective, I am pleased you added the fairys, this is fine art at its best, amazing, imaginitive piece.Casey Catton 21 Jul 2005
Beautiful job...great perspective and composition, life giving palatte, and a fantasy story starter. Super imagination and great skill demonstrated here! Fantastic!Les Jobes 21 Jul 2005
Absolutely fascinating piece Diana! Your perspective is really quite good and the 3D effect is working wonderfully as well! The emotions of the little fairies is outstanding! Love how the winner has seemingly slammed down the winning move onto the board (moving the tile underneath the piece) and the losers body language is so very evident with defeat! and her pieces knocked over! Brilliant artwork!! Excellent pastel!!Jay Amatangelo 21 Jul 2005
cool angle on a chess baord. I think the fairies add a little of your own kick.Renata Cavanaugh 21 Jul 2005
Such a lovely image. Excellent job DianaSara Deutsch 20 Jul 2005
Whimsical and wonderful!stephanie atlee 20 Jul 2005
This is very nice and fun...i love the idea and presentation.georgia brown 20 Jul 2005
What a great idea! Wonderful job Diana!!monique cooper 20 Jul 2005
Just wonderful!!.. What an imagation!!Charles Redman 20 Jul 2005
I'm most impressed by the chess pieces and their grain workKarina Ishkhanova 20 Jul 2005
Very creative idea! Perfect answer to the BFA panel. What could be more fine and closer to art than gentle fairies?! And the chessboard - I love its diagonal wave view and that small space around first row black square makes it appear alive and breathing. Great work!ashok nayak 20 Jul 2005
brilliant imaginative work Diana!Peter Leahy 20 Jul 2005
this is just fabulous!!!Loredana 20 Jul 2005
Diana this is excellent i love this alot , wonderful composition.....When you and your husband play on this board are the fairys there too :)...LOL Just playing around with you Diana, Stunning work :)ethan ford 20 Jul 2005
Such imagination Diana! Too intellectual for though. LOLsher richardson 20 Jul 2005
lovely!Emily Reed 20 Jul 2005
Oh cool, cool, cool, awesome.Nancy Woolweber 20 Jul 2005
Great job on this one.Joke Schotting 20 Jul 2005
Beautiful painting DianaFiona Hooper 20 Jul 2005
Good on you, Diana - reactionary and a brilliant work! I think we shouls adapt the old saying - "fine art is in the eye of the beholder"!!!joan warburton 20 Jul 2005
Beautiful piece! You definitely accomplished what you set out to do.