100x100cm acrylic painting on canvas. Catha is my avatar in Second Life. I'm a geisha in this world. (the size is very important for me and 100x100cm is what I love for this work) Only add the zoom image to show better the real size. In the meanwhile I painted the frame red as her lips....Will try to make a whole serie of my Catha....
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metin topa 11 Sep 2010
awsome...reminds me of Matisse...great...Albert Almondia 15 Aug 2010
Possibly my favorite of yours...I've done a similar theme with my Shy (Seduction). I prefer your simpler pallete - I'd hang it on my wall too!!Reynaldo Villarreal 27 Apr 2009
Nelly lovely work, great compositionGavin North 02 Apr 2008
to me Geisha' s are absolutely beautiful, this is simply stunning Nelly, excellent work my friendHiromi Green 07 Feb 2008
Nelly, this is so fantastic art! I never see like this Geisha painting before even I am a Japanese. You have a greatfull original vision!julie Marks 26 Jan 2008
What a gorgeous avatar. I have been fascinated by second life and when I learn how to navigate this amazing "virtual" reality, I would love to meet Catha. Now I am inspired by your stunning artwork and the wonderful diversity of your extraordinary gallery. I don't have the time to comment as much as I want to, but know that I visit your portfolio to admire your work that always is refreshing and unique given your mind's eye and brilliant talent as a painter and photographer. I love your skyscapes that I also enjoy taking photographs of and people are surprised that in California we also have amazing sunsets and spectular cloud formations with vibrant color. I hope to see you in second life one day since I will can't forget the beautiful CathaRenata Cavanaugh 22 Dec 2007
Beautifully done. Do you always work on such large scale?rb chakravartty 02 Oct 2007
niceSandra Beraha 20 Sep 2007
LINDA! LINDA, LINDA!!Tabitha Borges 19 Sep 2007
oh she so greatRuth Palmer 19 Sep 2007
Gorgeous work Nelly!Janet Gioffre Harrington 19 Sep 2007
WOW!! This is absolutely STUNNING, Nelly (Catha)! I bet the red frame REALLY sets it off, too. LOVE IT!!!Jo Ripley 19 Sep 2007
this took my breathe away, wow how incredibleAnalua 19 Sep 2007
So dreaming and a marvelous excelent work my dear Nelly!!!!!!!!Penny Myers 18 Sep 2007
Wow. I really love this. Beautiful workKathie Nichols 18 Sep 2007
Stunning work Nelly, well done!george martinez 18 Sep 2007
superg great job nelly....Sara Deutsch 18 Sep 2007
Elegant simplicity and subtle colors...Fiona Hooper 18 Sep 2007
Beautiful, Nelly!!! Really lovely work!Frank Maguire 18 Sep 2007
Wonderful and great Nelly.Anne Vis 18 Sep 2007
Outstanding artwork, Nelly! What a fantastic new world you are creating!!!Olga van Dijk 18 Sep 2007
I'M SPEECHLESS.... en dat gebeurt niet vaak, Nelly! Wordt deze avatar een nieuwe serie zoals je schitterende kat-serie? Looking forward to seeing more! Ik wens je een creatieve dag toe... (Ik ben weer aan het lesgeven en dan komt er van schilderen niet zoveel!)--Love, Light and Inspiration, OLGADAVID OLSEN 18 Sep 2007
I like all your work Nelly, but this is a really interesting change in style. I especially like the way she jumps forward from the back-ground. Also it looks great over the couch in that room!joan warburton 17 Sep 2007
Stunning work, Nelly!Jerry 17 Sep 2007
Delightful and refreshing!bianca 17 Sep 2007
beautiful nelly....so beautiful...Hassan Pasha 17 Sep 2007
arigato! a japenese friend of mine tried real hard for me to learn the spellings of the japenese greetings.. i truly believe i messed them up again .. .hehehe .. she is so beautiful .. reminds me of the movie momoires of a GeishaAlberto D'Assumpcao 17 Sep 2007
Splendid portrait, Nelly!Elf Evans 17 Sep 2007
I like this imaga a lot...Samina Islam 17 Sep 2007
Catha is just beautiful she has the look of a real geisha. Beautiful done Nelly!Lucia Stewart 17 Sep 2007
A wonderfully and beautiful surprise, an excellent work of art and I totally love it!!!Pat Abbott 17 Sep 2007
Beautiful work!Barry Huyett 17 Sep 2007
Wonderful as always!!!helen tyralik 17 Sep 2007
lovely workAnonymous Guest 17 Sep 2007
Woderful geisha ! Great portraitDavid Holcombe 16 Sep 2007
An interesting departure from your landscapes. It has something of the oriental simplicity to it. The blocks of color are really subtle areas of shading. Nice, as always.marisa reilly 16 Sep 2007
The expression is what captivates me Nelly..and the loose brushstrokes on the kimono suggest a fine fabric..so pretty., the lips have an expression of their own, demure, ladylike, very polite, this is a great piece of work.Eddy collins 16 Sep 2007
very nice nellySteven Torrisi 16 Sep 2007
I love this Nelly, the delicate blush shades against the poweder white face with the blood red lips is in keeping with the Japanese fascination respect for nature, especially the Cherry Blossom strategically tucked in her hair.Ron DeMore 16 Sep 2007
Excelente Nelly! Nice to see you break out of the norm. Like the subtle softness of your brush stokesKC CHANG 16 Sep 2007
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GEISHA I HAVE EVER SEEN! YOUR SECOND LIFE SEEMS TO BE QUIET WONDERFUL! LEENDERT LOOKS GREAT TOO!thea walstra 16 Sep 2007
She is elegant and very Japanese Nelly. Beautiful workjamie winter 16 Sep 2007
Nelly im in awe, this is amazing~Reba McDonald 16 Sep 2007
Beautiful work Nelly.Emily Reed 16 Sep 2007
what a lovely painting!Joanna Jungjohann 16 Sep 2007
very beautiful work Nelly!~Timothy Hughes 16 Sep 2007
Great work Nelly !!Joke Schotting 16 Sep 2007
Excellent work my friend!!!!!!!Nira Dabush 16 Sep 2007
Totally UNIQUE,Nelly...she is so beautiful...you i mean :-)))..As always dramatic..great use of contrasts to achieve this atmosphere..I think its a splendid idea to do all series of works in this subject...AWESOME!Michael Forbus 16 Sep 2007
Nelly, you have been at the Feng Shui again. Excellent choice for body image. Great painting. Michael