Sparkle
by jodiecoston

Comment:
mystical quality. very good.

Organic
by jenesis

Comment:
great texture.

Reflections of my life
by Judi

Comment:
I like this portrayal of the self as near and distant.

still on record
by raish

Comment:
I like the enigmatic grouping of objects, very poetic. The paper reminds me of an EKG, or whatever its called. The rose and the apple also evoke the notion of the "heart." The mechanical object looks like it could be part of some 19th century EKG (as if such a thing existed!), which is carried in a burlap bag (suggesting war to me). The hammer suggests things are unfinished. the EKG needs to be put together, our mind needs to "put together" these items, i.e. to make sense of them. The pencil represents a different kind of creation. Very thought provoking, with figurative and literal representations of the heart. 9.

The Crew Chief
by fotomann_forever

Comment:
I gave out quite a few 7s in this competition, and this is one of them. 7s are for shots that perfectly capture someone in an environment, so that they seem like part of the environment. You did that here. The lighting screams "racetrack at night" and the light has the same quality on the man as it does on the car.

My ~Wicked~ Side
by espy2

Comment:
wonderfully cinematic.

The Thinking Man
by BrianR

Comment:
I like how you kind of blend into the painting. It looks like you live there. At the very least it looks like you painted it. 7.

The Darkroom Chronicles
by Gunnsi

Comment:
I like being disturbed. 7.

The Asymmetric Grey Man
by obsidian

Comment:
defensive, yet intimately close. I like how the tones of the face blend into the tones of the shirt, yet the eyes stand out with hidden pathos. 7.

Rainy Day Mood
by talikf

Comment:
you certainly have captured a mood. and who can say that self is anything more than a series of mood? 7.