Given a pretty free brief for the IGI Offset event "Laundry" which is on in Dublin next Wednesday, I set about creating an image that reflected many of my own deeper pre-occupations and visual fixations.
Here is the painting that resulted.
I'm not sure what a shrink might make of it.
Dear PJ,
ReplyDeleteVery impressive and blood on the Death's bones looks so real... Thank you for sharing a wonderful work. I wish I could ask you my portrait there.
Kind regards,
Sadami
cool lovely work boy
ReplyDeleteMany thanks guys
ReplyDeleteseems pretty appropriate to me; the original poem/song had romantic/ sexual connotations - though her violent struggle against death is less present in your painting - you were thinking of Schubert's Death and the Maiden, right?
ReplyDeleteOoo, how fantastically creepy! Very nice
ReplyDeleteAs with almost any image of a skeleton, a bit disturbing, but, *damn*, also incredibly beautiful. There is a poignancy to the curve of the skeletal hands that is amazing and the young woman is youth, beauty and purity incarnate. Another masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteThis is so incredible, I wish I'd realised it myself.
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ReplyDeleteMany thanks for those great comments guys.
ReplyDeleteYou are all too kind.
Glad you liked it Jo Bingo. I wasn't thinking of Schubert's music particularly. Death and the Maiden is a motif that has recurred through Art since medieval times...I wanted to explore it without being too literally illustrative.
PS I had a great time drawing your sister on Friday night. I'll post the result soon.
PJ
i'm enjoying poking around your blog. lovely work - you are quite gifted. your various illustrations for children's books especially caught my eye as i am a writer and am considering writing a children's book. your illustrations are exactly what i would want to have in my book. keep creating and sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzi
ReplyDeleteAnd best of luck with your book
PJ
I really love this painting.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Erika
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This is absolutely beautiful. By far one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI am so inspired and taken aback by this picture. I am not exaggerating when I say it has changed me. I wonder if there would be any way of purchasing a copy of this picture? I simply must own something with this on it.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Rayne and uke_chick8
ReplyDeleteI am delighted you were so touched by this piece.
I haven't made prints of it yet but I might well do so.
In the meantime, Uke_chick8 if you send me an e-mail with your email address on it , I can send you a higher res version that you can print out yourself.
All the best
PJ
info@pjlynchgallery.com
Excellent work, I love it!
ReplyDeleteHi PJ, I hope you get this since it's so far back in your blog history. Beautiful piece, as always! Did you use gold leaf for the gold elements?
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--Anthony
Thanks Anthony,
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed Gold leaf.
Pretty easy to use and not as expensive as I used to think.
It's great to discover your blog. Your work is terrific.
PJ
Ah! I haven't used gold leaf before… I'm anxious to play with it.
ReplyDeleteThanks PJ! It's always a pleasure to visit your blog!
This is an absolutely beautiful painting. I just came across it on Tumblr and I googled 'Death and the Maiden' to find out more about the original (at the moment it's got over 483 notes in case you weren't aware). I just think this is an absolutely gorgeous work.
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Many thanks for that Kate, I'm delighted that you liked it.
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I just saw a painting like this in an art gallery and wanted to search for 'death and the maiden' on google and out of all the images that turned up as results your painting is the best I could find.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for that Anonymous
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I was searching for a good illustration of "Death and the Maiden," and stumbled on this one. I hope you don't mind that I used it on a blog posting about Tennyson's poem "The Lady of Shalott," (http://garethseducation.blogspot.ca/2013/05/a-close-reading-of-lady-of-shalott.html) along with a link to this page, of course. (If you have any objections, I'll remove it.
ReplyDelete-Gareth Jones
No problem at all Gareth. Thanks for the acknowledgement
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PJ
Wow, someone just shared this on facebook and I an in love. What a glorious image.
ReplyDeletetrès belle vanité !
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Rhissanna and Delphine
ReplyDeleteSo glad you like this one
PJ
This is so beautiful! Are prints available anywhere yet, PJ? I NEED this in my life!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely comments....
ReplyDeleteI will be selling signed posters in a month or two when I am less busy and can set up an on-line shop, Vanessa. Keep an eye on my blog or send me you email address if you want to go on my mailing list.
Thanks again
PJ
Hi All,
ReplyDelete"Death and the Maiden" is now available as a high quality poster.
Each poster individually signed by me.
Order by the 6th of December for Christmas delivery
http://pjlynch.bigcartel.com/product/death-and-the-maiden
Best wishes
PJ
PJLynchgallery.com
This is a beautiful piece of work, I kept stumbling upon it while looking for pieces for various assignments for my history class. I was instantly drawn to it and have decided to use it for my final project. With that being said, can I ask, what is the medium and/or size of the piece? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi, I would like permission to take the picture to illustrate a music history textbook, with due credits.
ReplyDeleteHi boulangevin
ReplyDeletePlease send me an email on peeejaay@eircom.net with details and we can discuss it.
In practice I am happy for people to licence my images but there is usually a fee involved.
Regards
PJ Lynch
The young lady in your beautiful painting is an absolute doppelganger of my daughter! Unbelievable!
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