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An unmemorable someone said something to me, which I recall sounding a bit aggressive, like "get a move on it"; the feeling stuck with me (the words didn't) and I soon imagined myself as both the pusher and the receiver of that feeling--since I couldn't remember who had actually said it--and I shouted at myself, "move along!"

So I did.

I think I'm the same guy; painting just became more fun, more personal, more natural. Thanks Unmemorable Someone! Now you have a name.

33" x 35"
oil/acrylic on canvas

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:iconseacucumbertoss:
oh i just love this.

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Hey mister.

You love it.
:iconalchemism:
I love how this looks flipped up to the right. Awkward as hell. And aptly named. Great work man.

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www.scotteveringham.com
:iconflowerfairie:
This will sound stupid, I know it. But while I'm a fan of your work sometimes it stumps me. Like this piece. I can't get my head around it. I can see that it's visually appealing and it's not that its' meaning's too ambiguous, I just need help sometimes.
And your descriptions are always so poetic. I can most of the time figure out what you're on about.. Today's just not my day.
So I was wondering if you could explain to me, in laments terms, what this piece means to you?
I told you it would sound stupid.

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I think you're lovely.
:iconeyeoftheneedle-x:
fantastic, fantastic job.
i particularly like this one.
:iconjishdafish:
the face is intriguing, good job, cant say i like it more than some of ur earlier work tho.
:iconziyus630:
works that are personal are always the greatest
:iconwinst:
Yup, awkward as all hell and totally refreshing. Finally I've done what I ought to have from the get-go (and yet it comes at exactly the moment it should): enjoy painting for painting's sake, where the studio refinement is negated and the vision remains sharp.

I'm glad you like it. I'm really glad you like it =)

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Sing to me
:iconwinst:
Thank you! Ah how good it is to still be supported in my haywire style shifts. Otherwise it'd be tough: still doable, still necessary, but so much tougher.

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Sing to me
:iconwinst:
You're curious, and I applaud that.

For the past year I've tried to shift my focus from one element--the face, and how that element inspired the rest of a composition--to a complete whole.

It's still a process, but this was a big step. And I hate to use the word "step"; since every painting is going to be a stepping stone, they might as well all be destinations, too.

I can't tell you what to think of the painting. It's a depiction of a cliché, and yet a cliché that kills me day in and day out. But I can lay out the elements and, if you'd like to take a stab at it, you can draw the links.

Mask that covers, juxtaposition, revealing/revealed, self image, laid out, vulgar, and ugly.

Add in a dash of red and it's clearly a Winston piece.

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Sing to me
:iconsupremeheifer:
that is amazing!! i love the patches of colour

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i draw. i paint. im random. :sprint: check my stuff @ ~supremeheifer

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November 7, 2007
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