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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 ~
Credits:
www.mjranum.deviantart.com
www.annikavonholdt.com
Comments (130)
PapaSkip
Fantastic composition! Great work on this!
decie
very nice blending,A little more info for you did you know that Halloween originated Yes you got it ... it originated in my home country Ireland along with the witches lol. sill it is not taking away from the great job you did on your picture.
novelist
Gorgeous interpretation, Mina. I love everything about it. Powerful art work. The Saint-Saens work has always been one of my favorites. I especially love playing his music this time of year. The theme is a good reminder for us all.
tallpindo
We are greater than death so it can only rinse itself in our bodies and never get clean from washing.
Digimon
Wow! Mina, this one has a real kinetic energy to it!
shadownet
Very interesting back story to a very interesting theme and picture! I can almost picture a skeleton (Red?) looking a bit like Fred (Astaire) tap dancing in top hat and tails with cane on my grave! It would probably annoy me, but I would just roll over, stuff the headrest tighter to my ears and go back to sleep. :O)
pops
Awesome image
hipps13
WOW, Mina I like it awesome work a fav sweet smile to you warm hug and love, Linda
helanker
This is such a beautiful image, Mina and so well done. I love the texture and the colors.
november22
Good presentation - strong use of color lends itself to the drama.
brycek
Beautiful work Mina!!
CaressingTheDark
This is great. So full of movement Mina.
sintoock
Excellente pièce d'art, PERFECT!!
rainbows
Beautiful artwork, fascinating information too, dear Mina. Hugggies. Di. xx
gunsan
Gorgeous, like the music!
lorddarkwolf
professional!
Igolochka
Great mood in this picture!!! Fantastic composition again!
A_Sunbeam
Beautifully interpreted! Great pose and expression. Impressive work.
watchman2005
Like it a lot!!!!!!
louly
Very informative, I didn't know that :) Dramatic and beautifully done!
MagikUnicorn
Gorgeous as Usual!
Jollyself
fantastic work in my Fav Palette...so I have to FAV it :
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ledwolorz
Wonderful work.
emmecielle
Fantastic composition!!! :)
mickeyrony
I am always impressed of your labours my Beautiful. You have so much richnesses and you can proportion them well to cause us an ultimate vision in a glance subjugal with amazement. I appreciate beauties which comes out from your works Mile mercies You bring savours extrems on this site ((5++)) Je suis toujours impressionné de tes labeurs ma Belle . Tu as tellement de richesses et tu sais bien les doser pour nous provoquer une vision ultime en un regard subjugal à la stupéfaction . J'apprécie les beautées qui ressortent de tes oeuvres Mile mercis Tu apportes saveurs extrèmes sur ce site ((5++))
anahata.c
What's surprising about this is that you have none of the characters usually associated with the Danse; instead you capture all of them in one reaching person; and she reaches (as some of your comments say) in pain and hope, as if defying the inevitability of death. You use images delicately here, your leaf and branch imagery, both of which whisper through the art; your architectural halls and facades, as if they were beyond time and this woman is reaching in some post-time world; the chess-board, reminding me of the film, The Seventh Seal, where one does see the dance of death at end and where we actually see death play chess with a knight...and a butterfly of transformation & hope. A deep reddish-amber palette of dreams and thresholds, and it's yet another treatment of literary and musical themes that you, seemingly effortlessly, translate into art. (I know it's not effortless, but you make it seem so, because your product is always organic). Yours is much more penetrating than the Saint-Seans, and it's done with love too. Beautiful.
jocko500
wonderful image
2Loose2Trek
This has me humming Saint-Saëns' lil' tune that we all love so much. Excellent work dearest Mina. HUGS
Pewter7
This is a fantastic painting Mina. Her facial expression and body language artfully depict the struggle of those seeking to find their way to the peace of death. I see how she has her back to the light as she struggle vainly away from it's self-revealment. All is not yet lost for her though, as we see still, despite the craggy dead branches a few blooms still grow and of even more import; a butterfly -that most wonderful of creatures which demonstrates how a grubby thing can undergo a life-changing event in order to become something beautiful ... Thank you for this splendid imagery, painted with such richness of color and pose. Truly fabulous artwork! 10+
bpclarke
Splendid story and even better image! Gorgeous work and so beautifully done. Bunny