My Overlays and book covers from various photographs

[Asher Kelman]

Originally Posted by charlotte thompson

Vintage Coat_ Print sold-

Charlotte,

Has the feeling of long forgotten earlier settler times.

Congrats on the sale of prints! Do you have an online gallery for print sales?

Asher

[charlotte thompson]

Asher
Many thanks dear friend_ I sell on Facebook has been great_ mostly in Europe_ I do have art now showing in Korea_ and of course book cover art_
Thank you so very much for responding to my work I so very much appreciate ___


Charlotte_

[charlotte thompson]

I made this for Peyton's room for her Birthday coming up in June_ I am doing a 16x20 print with a white mat and white frame_ Vintage prints Transparency digital_

[fahim mohammed]

Originally Posted by charlotte thompson

Vintage Coat_ Print sold-

Congratulations on the sale!! Deservedly so, too.

I tend to agree with Asher's comments somewhat. Does look like a dress from the Mayflower!!

Best.

[charlotte thompson]

Fahim

Thank you so much_ I think it's from the civil war era_

Charlotte_

[Maggie Terlecki]

Originally Posted by charlotte thompson

Fahim

Thank you so much_ I think it's from the civil war era_

Charlotte_

That's pretty freaky and scary looking, Charlotte. Give me the chills. :-D

I did a bit or research on your photo, as I thought it was a dress, (which made it scarier to me for some reason) but it turns out it's a Confederate Soldier's Frock Coat from the Civil War and the original photograph is part of the Smithsonian Institute's Collection. It's a Cynotype photo by the Smithsonian's First Photographer, Thomas William Smillie. Taken circa 1890. Seems he took many portraits but also photographed their collection of objects to catalog them, so anything from frocks such as this and teddy bears and boxes. Interesting stuff, to me anyways. :-)

[charlotte thompson]

Maggie_

Thanks for the info_ Interesting and btw if you think this is freaky and scary you should see my dark art and horror book covers _ This is beautiful compared to my real "dark" art which I so adore_

Charlotte_

[Maggie Terlecki]

Originally Posted by charlotte thompson

Maggie_

Thanks for the info_ Interesting and btw if you think this is freaky and scary you should see my dark art and horror book covers _ This is beautiful compared to my real "dark" art which I so adore_

Charlotte_

Charlotte, I think it is because it looked like a dress laid out on a bed and gave me the feeling of death and it being laid out to be worn by a woman. The dinginess that was added really adds to that feel and creates a sense of horror somehow. I'm not sure why. Now, that I know it is a uniform, it does take a little of that eerie feeling away but most of it still lingers on. And that's alright, you are certainly allowed to provoke and I'm not saying to stop doing it. I think it is good that there is a reaction. I may not want it on my wall as it is a disturbing image, to me, but I'm not at all indifferent to it and I think you can be proud of that. There are also a lot of images of war and sad endings that I would also not put on my wall, but that I nonetheless may find fascinating and that provoke strong reactions from me.

I actually think your darker art probably would not be as scary to me, as the more that is depicted, the less my imagination fills in on my own. :-)

[charlotte thompson]

Maggie

The person it belongs to is a thriller/mystery writer in Denmark and a good friend Annika vonHoldt
I will be doing her new covers with her new publisher_ A former model and stunning woman_ a very good suspense writer_ Look her up She and I "sisters" She introduced me to Steen Langstrup I did 3 E-book covers for Horror writer so It must be in blood as they say_ Thanks for coming back and the interesting take on your feelings about the art_ It is very appreciated_

Charlotte_

[charlotte thompson]

Metaphorically Speaking_ How the mirror could speak to each one of us_

[charlotte thompson]

I adore the idea of angels and how just somehow we as humans are connected in such an emotional way_

[Asher Kelman]

Mirrors, Charlotte, allow us not only to see ourselves, but also to show what might be seen under other conditions, as if we're penetrating through masks we hide behind.

Asher

[charlotte thompson]

Asher
You may have connected "My Angel series" picture with the Mirrors pictures

what a reflection huh_ fantastic-

I'll come back later and bring my discussion which shall it be Asher "mirrors" or angels"
what a great mixture though__

Charlotte-

[charlotte thompson]

Ok Asher_

We will go with Mirrors then_ not Angels series_

Mirrors in my opinion reflect ideas_ ideas one might have in ones head or in a poem or in the full course of humanity
"it's up for interpretation " as art should be_ A catalyst if you will_ Most say we "hide" do we?
Masks" are there? It is a question of generations_

Charlotte_

[Maggie Terlecki]

Originally Posted by charlotte thompson

I adore the idea of angels and how just somehow we as humans are connected in such an emotional way_

Actually, I love the angel one, here. To me, she seems so sad. It's touching. I oftentimes don't comment on your images immediately, as I need to absorb them as they explore places that are not always easy to go to. There is a deep melancholy here for me yet beauty also, so I'm glad you bumped this thread as I may have lost the thread completely.
Maggie

[charlotte thompson]

_ Maggie

Thank you_ My art is truly emotional most definitely_ It's the way I communicate through my work_ There are parts of me in every one_ every emotion I have felt as well as others_ It is so important to connect as human beings on an honest level and deeply so. You may also feel a sense of poetry in the work as well as I do_ When we feel deeply in an art that we see we can become a part of a whole universe__ we see who we truly are on many many levels. Thank you for your insightful comment
I super appreciate that!

Charlotte_