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Papu Painting by ~roes

Categories Digital Art > Drawings > Portraits

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Submitted: October 23, 2006
Image Size: 573 KB
Resolution: 800×1152
Comments: 128
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_{First of all: no I'm not back. I still won't be much around, just taking a little break from my break because I found a photo that just asked for some attention. The picture itself, the fascinating beauty of the model, the whole idea behind it...it just had to pe painted....

And now that I'm here...: Hi, how are ya' all? Hope you´re doing fine!

The photo is made by Mirjam Letsch, working as a volunteer for Duniya Foundation in India and the Netherlands (founder and chairman).

She also has her own site.

The photo that inspired me for this painting was made for the Papu Project:

Basically, the thought behind our Papu Photo Project is this: on the one hand we have the beauty of Papu, who sustains her family (last year she gave birth to a fourth child) as an impromtu photo model. On the other hand, we have nameless women who forever lost their beauty through violence inflicted upon them by their husband and mother-in-law. Women who, because of insufficient dowry, have been purposely set afire and are killed and mutilated for life.}

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~tripping

Oct 23, 2006, 2:23:09 AM

gorgeous eyes and a great cause.
i work for the human rights commission of pakistan and so i fully support you

and all those who are doing something to give women atleast some decent nasic necessities..and to fight all violence against them.

~roes

Oct 23, 2006, 2:37:06 AM

Tnx...glad you like it and I admire what you´re doing.

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*Rita-Ria

Oct 23, 2006, 2:48:08 AM

ARGH - how can do you so fantastic - just digitally???
I really had to read twice, that this is a drawing!!!!

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A winner never gives up

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~roes

Oct 23, 2006, 2:56:53 AM

Well....a good inspirating photo helps a lot.

(although the small size of the ref. made it quite a challenge.)
And besides that: a lot of blood, sweat & tears

!

Tnx for commenting and

ing.

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*Rita-Ria

Oct 23, 2006, 2:58:36 AM

You are sure right - always when I see such a perfect painting I think it was produced just like nothing, never think that the artist had to WORK...

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A winner never gives up

Would you like to see great DA art? Unknown but brilliant artists!! See here: [link]

~Ness-du-Frat

Oct 23, 2006, 4:04:22 AM

OMG, is this really digital ? waoooo, I'm impressed ! The texture of the coat (it's not a coat, but I don't know the word in English) is absolutely incredible ! Really, I thought this was a picture. But I know you're extremely talent, this piece of art confirms it !!!

*AussieMum

Oct 23, 2006, 4:07:31 AM

you did an incredible job on this..andher eyes are so intense,like that famous nat.geo shot of the afghan girl in the red clothes with piercing green eyes. what a brillliant photo in the first place too.

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Official dA Mum!!!

~roes

Oct 23, 2006, 4:40:10 AM

Yes it´s really digital, tnx for all this enthusiasm...!