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11 February, 2005

Herb Roe
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Critique my progress

I've been working the last year or so with combining painting, pen and pencil, watercolor pencils, ink washes, and digital media. I was just wanting some critique of what I'm doing so far. This piece shows a passage from Dante's Inferno. The thieves in hell are punished by having nothing, even their own bodies, sacrosanct. The snakes are other thieves who are attacking him, melting into his body, and as his body disappears and becomes serpentlike, they become human.

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rosemary gioielli 11 Feb 2005

very scary, the expression looks like insanity and submission. Does have a spiritual feel to it. Background works well. The mono chromatic pallette is powerful. great job!

Hinsel Scott 17 Feb 2005

excellent pose and scene - especially considering its inspiration. i like the richness of the colors here. if you wanted more contrast some different light from various flames might spark up hell a little after all the hottest flames burn white dont they ?

keep creating! "life is short; art is long" - goethe

Herb Roe 17 Feb 2005

Well, this part of Dante's Hell doesn't have alot of fire. Actually, the only place I can think of right off where there's fire is The Burning Sands, where fire rains on the Sodomites, while they all circle each other like greek wrestlers.