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To all of my mother's Renderosity friends:
It saddens me to no end to tell you that my mother, Mina, passed on May 31st, from endometrial cancer. She is survived by my father, Roger, and myself. I apologize for not letting you all know sooner, but her passing has left me with a broken heart and it is very hard to write this, even now. I don't suppose there will ever come a time that it will be easier.
I know how much she loved you all, how much it meant to her to have met such wonderful people, and how much it meant to her to create & share her art with you. I am leaving her work here for a while, as tribute to her, her beauty, her talent & her love.
Brightest Blessings to you all!
Heather
 Mina's daughter
Thanks to all for stopping by and hope you enjoy your visit.
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Third Place Winner in the 2008 "Carnival Of Evil" Halloween Contest Writing Category
The Eater Of Hearts
~ Love & Hugs ~
* Mina *
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
~Pablo Picasso
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"Artists must be sacrificed to their art.
Like bees, they must put
their lives into the sting they give."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"I get out my work and have a show for myself before I have it publicly.
I make up my own mind about how good or bad or indifferent it is.
After that the critics can write what they please.
I have already settled it for myself so flattery
and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.
~Georgia O'Keeffe
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~People may not remember what you say,
but they'll always remember how you made them feel ~
Comments (28)
Ohoola
I just love your work... I would be curious as to the process you go through to create images such as this one. Maybe not just the technique kind of stuff, but a little of your thought process... excellent work!
Digimon
I'm with Ohoola! What's behind this image? It is very graphic and disturbing! And of course, brilliantly done! I see also, that you changed your avatar! What a lovely picture!! Have a great day!!
gunsan
This really is dramatic, both in colors and content. Great composition.
caviedes
Powerfull image, Mina!
rudiruth
Im a bit astonished its your work because Im more used to those with this romantic touch. But its positive astonishment. It keeps the mind fresh ;-) I like it very very much!!!
meico
Wonderfully complex layering, both artistically and psychologically. Despite the aggressive stance one suspects a deeper sense of sadness, perhaps through betrayal, underlying the bravado ... btw. love your new avatar, pretty lady! Mike xo
2Loose2Trek
What a Rorschach of ideas this image conjures! I love the title ah, the plight of the hopelessly stained. This also conjures images of one severely pained as well as hopelessly entrained. The theme of this wonderfully presented piece reminds me of an allegory Gurdjieff occasionally presented: There was an evil magician. He lived deep in the mountains and the forests, and he had thousands of sheep. But the problem was that the sheep were afraid of the magician because every day the sheep were seeing that one of them was being killed for his breakfast, another was being killed for his lunch. So they ran away from the magician's ranch and it was a difficult job to find them in the vast forest. Being a magician, he used magic. He hypnotized all the sheep and suggested to them first of all that they were immortal and that no harm was being done to them when they were skinned, that, on the contrary, it would be very good for them and even pleasant; secondly he suggested that the magician was a good master who loved his flock so much that he was ready to do anything in the world for them; and in the third place he suggested to them that if anything at all were going to happen to them it was not going to happen just then, at any rate not that day, and therefore they had no need to think about it. ___ To awaken from somnambulistic hypnotic cultural memes isn't too comforting when one elects to swallow the red pill. Excellent work Mina AND this would be a perfect CD illustration. ***** Or does O Positive already have dibs on this?
as400boy
Very nice,, Goth all the way !! and I love that song... How about some nice "bloddy kisses" ?? :):)
mooreno
Just my cup of tea/wonderfull painting. If you can't see the dark you won't see the light.
Lenord
Ouch! Looks painful... and sticky. absolutely Outstanding Dark Image and you know I like em that way. I want this on my Front Door Oct.31. & Peace Mina ps I dig the new Avatar
devineydesignsllc
yeah!this is the season, I like this stuff!!!like your new avatar you're beautiful.
froznlife42
Ya, I love your new thumbnail too. Very attractive Lady indeed. Now... for the upload... it's sort of dark, but I love how it looks. (Guess I'd better watch my "potty mouth" huh!)
Richardphotos
definetly not your usual romance images, but I can appreciate the post work that you went through to create this
JLyons
Very cool work as well as a great song!!
miashadows
THIS IS VERY MEANINGFULL AND ARTISTIC WORK-GREAT TALENT YOU HAVE-EXELLENT WORK
childoflightdesigns
Lovely dark work ! Brilliant as always ! Hugs Elaine
mac4gman
I'm with Gun - outstanding composition!
angel_dust
WELL DONE!
Margana
So dark!I didn't expect this kind of work from you.I love it's intensity.Very creative,Mina.I can't say I know the song,but from this image,I can certainly get the gist.Excellent work as always.Have a wonderful day.-M :^) PS I forget who said it,but this would definately be a great CD cover!
lior
Really very impressive!This picture expresses a sort of sorrow, so you have choosed the best colors =red,,, to express this sorrow! I saw all you gallery ===>You're a very creative artist! Have a nice evening, Lior
graemeb
Creative people rule.
Druidstorm
Two sides to every coin and if you are like me Mina and walk upon the fence its good to delve into the abyss of both worlds sometimes. Outstanding art my friend. Bravo!!!...:))
wildgoha
hello Mina I was at this art many times - and it screams to me ! I feel it and I love to wait with your arts ! are a mystery for me ! this is so dramatic and bloody - I was in the same mood - but again friends helped me - I am not sweet - you are !
zoren
powerful......!!
Flannelman
Nice work. Tweaks the imaginaition. ?where was ur mood? ;-)
danger_boy
very dark image, evokes the right mood to match the theme, nice work :D
auntietk
Ooooohh yeah. Totally Type O. This album and "October Rust" are my two favorites. I saw your comment on Horseflesh's new image, and had to link over to see what you'd done with the Christian Woman. This is great - I'll be showing it to a couple of friends who are also big Peter Steele fans. (Another side of Mina! Who knew? Of course I bet you didn't look at my avatar pic and think, "Oh I bet she's a Type O fan!" either!)
Darkwish
Great scene! Really nicely done! 5