Sona Sits in the Shade
by RKT

Comment by dtremain:
Thanks for the color version. It clarifies things somewhat - I was taking the dark spots at the bottom of the hostice as eyes, and did not realize the white triangle was Sona.

Paradigm
by RKT

Comment by Jutilda:
slick!!!

Sizzlin'
by RKT

Comment by Marc923:
I really like the colors of this. The thumbnail just jumped out at me and caught my attention.

Left Hanging
by RKT

Comment by Retroesque:
Yummy, yum, yum!

Greater Than
by RKT

Comment by Retroesque:
Looks filthy - but fabulous.

Poison {v.2}
by RKT

Comment by Retroesque:
Oh Rachel - you make my heart sing!

Sona Sits in the Shade
by RKT

Comment by rinac:
Absolutely the free study is about experimenting, doing your own thing, exploring new ways to communicate old ideas even. Sometimes I feel like I'm on auto-pilot when voting in free studies, so it's honestly a pleasure to come across an entry that makes me stop and think "wtf is going on here?". Thanks for that!

Sona Sits in the Shade
by RKT

Comment by dtremain:
And were thoroughly punished for it - as was I (though not so severely) with Square Hexagon.
I gave it a 3 - not necessarily because of the OOF, but because I couldn't figure out what it was. It looks human, but the bright triangle of light below the eyes disrupts the contours of your subject in that area. It also could be an ape, or possibly even a dog. I thought it was intended to be a portrait of some kind, and since I couldn't figure out what it was, voted accordingly.
All that aside, I like the mood this captures. A friend of mine once said in a medieval story he wrote about someone learning to paint - the master said to the pupil, "Don't just show me what is there. If I want that, I'll invent a machine to do it." This picture definitely does not show what is there, but strongly conveys a mood of thought, contemplation, pondering. The grain and tones are strongly supportive of that mood.

Sona Sits in the Shade
by RKT

Comment by Zigomar:
You didn't piss me off, that's for sure.

Mumford Waiting
by RKT

Comment by Zigomar:
Grain suits the scene!