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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 (49)
nikolais
Mina, glad to be Numero Uno to marvel at your perfect match to the poem.
Ruis
At this point Id say its working very wellThe background blends into a soft 2 dimensional plane with great atmosphere that feels very dream like, I wouldnt do mush more to it. The problem seem to me to be with the separation of the central character from the background, it could use a bit more definition .at the risk of sounding like my old drawing teacher, Id punch up the lights and darks a bit and give my character a little more clarity. All in all though, I really like the work and the idea.Gold star here..:0)
caviedes
Lovely convination, the piture and Whitman's poem. Splendid !!
TwoPynts
Mystical magical goodness. I feel like I a peering throught a dimensional veil that keeps shifting as I look at this. Lovely work!
TheAnimaGemini
Mina this is outstanding. gorgeous work. A little creepy.Love how you blended her in the background. Very magical.
meico
I love Walt Whitman's poetry - and this beautiful piece af artistry does it full justice. I wouldn't even consider any futher work, it seems complete to me. Gorgeous, my dear Mina. Mike
eekdog Online Now!
super kool, love the ghostly image you have in this scene, very well done young lady...
claude19
One cannot know all the poets of the world, the French anthology rocked my secondary studies, but your table dear friend would be a beautiful illustration of a poem of MAllarmor of Guy of Maupassant... When the hour sounds, nobody poor or rich can pretext his fortune, of his culture, of his work, to defer some moment there. With my age while dreaming, one lives with this feeling!
22446655
One wonders what she is doing there and what her destination will be.... Eccellent painting and eerie atmosphere. Hugs** 22446655 Gabrielle
lior
Simply:outstanding,Mina! Have a nice evening, Lior
JLyons
Personally I think this is your best piece yet, Great work!
2Loose2Trek
Excellent depiction of the journey into what Earnest Hemingway referred to as the "nada." It appears that Whitman confronted it first. Well done!!!
mamabobbijo
How perfectly suited to the lines from Whitman. The soul you've depicted is so amorphus it can be any age,sex or age as it travels forth, it could be anyone who views it, so I'd say it is finished. At least it appears that way from here. Thanks for sharing BJ
annita
ohhhhhhhhh...... i am speecless. What a magical piece of art. I love it.
wildgoha
ciao bambino ;-0 Dziękuje Mina !!! z serca ! from all my heart and it speaks to me ! When the hour of my soul will come, hey ? Spij slodziutko ! Sweet dreams!
miashadows
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, MAGICAL,MESMERIZING-REALLY BEAUTIFULL PIECE OF ART-WONDERFUL,DEVINE I CAN GO ON AND ON+LOVE IT LOTS.
Jay-el-Jay
Marvelous work.Deep and meaningful.
Lenord
I think it's wicked Cool Mina. Love the colors and how the light shines only for her. 5+5 Peac4e
three_grrr
This is a mesmerizing piece, draws you into it .. Whitman's words seem to weave in and out of it. This has a presence, it is ethereal. Beautiful.
Margana
Been there many times over.Sometimes it's just that we've 'lived' with them too long and no longer have perspective.Glad you decided to 'set this one free'.It's wonderful,Mina.Full of depth and beautifully haunting.-M :^)
angel_dust
Great job hon!!
1hawks1
Very beautiful and magical image..Lovely work.
visionart
Fantastic Artwork Mina!!!childoflightdesigns
THink this one is real cool . I like the whole feel and it is beautiful !
jimw1
Great Atmosphere and feel to this Mina.........as always..........5+
ARTWITHIN
This is really captivating. Great atmosphere. There is beautiful peace, magic and mystery all at play. Lovely composition Mina.
Richardphotos
she ain't heavy, she's my sister. no that is the wrong lyrics. but maybe it can be applied here. very deep image with obvious lot's of thought
tinablanton
Excellent Mood capture, and I haven't read Whitman in quite a while. Thanks for the verse.
mac4gman
That silvery/bluish/white glow overlay looks almost impossible to merge cleanly with the sepia background - I'd be pulling my hair out over that, too! Did you purposely choose those shades or is that where what you were trying to do led you...? I think you did about as well as can be expected with that combo. If you can find a way to make her stand out just a bit more and still maintain the soft and ethereal overall feel of the piece...?
danger_boy
beautiful, i love the combination of poetry and visual :D