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This image has been a two month labor of love. I started it in December, got horribly frustrated with it after a week or so, and put it away for a bit. I worked on it off and on at the beginning of January, but finally pulled it out and finished it in the last few days.
Yes, he has a story. No, I'm not telling. Yet. There is SO much detail in this image. I'll post close ups in my scraps later. Male model is referenced from the wonderful  [link]The painting in the back was inspired by Reubens and  's Leda. Most of the textures here are hand made, though I borrowed one or two from [link] This is a record breaker. It tops out at around 90 layers in Painter. (hooray for new computers!) Also, major thank you's to     for their help |
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January 25, 2008
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Behold the definition of cruel irony: the words "lisp," "dyslexic," and "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia," and the name "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder."
Paintings like this make me wish I could paint, too. You should definitely be proud of it!
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