Friday, September 5, 2014

The Deipnosophist

"Despite her tendency to fade into the background, chatty fellow diners were delighted to discover that she was quite the deipnosophist." 
Debated for a while about whether or not to add the white and I am so happy that I did!  Adds such dimension and depth. 
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15 comments:

sleigh said...

She reminds me so much of an illustration from an old novel - love it!

Sue Marrazzo Fine Art said...

I love you lines and the colors!

DVArtist said...

She is beautiful. This whole piece lends to so much depth and purity. I really like it.
Kristian Nairn

denthe said...

Where on earth do you find those words!? I love your illustrations, very unique!

Anonymous said...

She's so elegant! She looks like a true deipnosophist.

Giggles said...

I'm such a scrabble player so this really speaks to me...I LOVE LOVE LOVE the artwork...but the word is a huge bonus for me!! Thanks for sharing!

Hugs Giggles

Angelique said...

love the white and the white dots with it

alarmcat said...

Wow...great art and a great place to learn new words all in one place!!

i agree...good choice to add the white.

Anonymous said...

I like text, structure and fine lines in Your paintings.

coco.nut said...

wonderful!!!

Fallingladies said...

Yes, the white is perfect! Sometimes it's right and sometimes you can mess things up, it's hard to know, but you gotta try...

Tracey FK said...

That is a fabulous word... will have to try to work it into a conversation later and impress the family... and the white really made it pop didn't it... fabulous painting...xx

Beth Niquette said...

I have always loved words--had never heard of this one before. FABULOUS! I also thoroughly enjoyed your artwork. Wonderful.

caryn strauss-smith art and design said...

Terrific design quality!

Kimberly Jones said...

Love this so much Michelle! One of my favorites and I learned a new word too! Bonus!