Very neat approcah to the subject matter! Great colors, and proportions!

It's out there for certain ..  I like it !  The blues are perfect here.  I like the boarder.  Great job.

Kostadin, Gene - thank you! I liked the kind of hallucinatory quality of the colors on the black paper. The border, Gene, is an umbilical cord - this was from a 3-hour pose at Spring St., and I pulled out the studio's copies of Grey's Anatomy and the Anatomy Coloring Book to fill in all the little details everywhere. Even those weird leafy things toward the bottom are from something specific - the anatomy of the placenta.

What a concept! I really like it. Do you mind my saying that I wish there were just a bit more contrast, a bit more light in it? I realize it may just be the way it translates here. In any case, this is a wonderfully original piece.

Edna - thank you! I kind of made it up as I went along. I knew I wanted to fill the negative space with "stuff" but which stuff in particular didn't occur to me until I was at work on it. I think that the piece does look more contrasty in person, and I noodled around a little in Photoshop trying to get it to match the original, but I take your point and I hope that, if you did see it in person, you'd be satisfied. Thanks again for your kind words.

Very interesting interpretation; almost mystique atmosphere.

Thanks Abraham! I'm glad it comes across that way.

very interesting subject to explore.  a whole story floating around the figure. nice!!!

Just so we're clear, I like this piece a lot, just as it is!

What an original approach to pregnancy! Wow - I really, really love this. I think both Piera and Lorenzo will treasure this piece. I think it is quite fascinating. I particularly like the vivid purple - it is so alive, which underlines the new life which is about to begin.

Wow, Daniel, fantastic concept with so much originality. Sarah

First, I love color on black paper (and I know how difficult it is to photograph), and this is really bold!  Stylistically, the use of color on black is like some of the vibrant Chicano art being done in and around L.A.  There's just some much going on in this--science, religion, philosophy, feminism, and on and on. 

Fatima - thank you! I wanted the stages of the embryo to be a kind of story told in pictures in the upper part! Edna, thank you, and no worries - I appreciate it. Sarah, thank you so much, it's just wonderful to hear that, and I hope that they'll enjoy this piece. And boy am I glad that purple works for you! Color was much more aggressive than usual for me. Finally, Kisu, thank you! The overall black/color balance was inspired by Munch's "Madonna" paintings and prints, but it kind of turned into something else. I don't know the LA Chicano scene, but maybe I ought to take a look. I am so pleased to hear that it reads as reflecting all those different bodies of thought, they absolutely were on my mind when I was working on it, but I tried to background them enough that I wouldn't lose a sense of playfulness. I wish I could come up with cool ideas every day of the week!

I love the serene confidence that you have conveyed in her face and also the way her hand cradles the baby in utero. Even with the bright colors there is a calmness to the figure. Lovely!

Thank you Deborah! She cradles the baby all the time - it's very characteristic of her.

Ah, already a wonderful Mother then! There is something magical in that bond, isn't there?  And back to the whole art and painting thing.... you captured it :)

Deborah - I don't know if you're still checking, but thank you! I've always wanted to work with a pregnant model, and as good fortune would have it, when I finally got a chance, it was my favorite model with whom I work every week anyway. I've been doing all kinds of different drawings of her every week for the past few months, and I'm really excited to have been able to devote a major project to her and her pregnancy. I'm glad it's working for you on an artistic level!

It doesn't seem like your typical work, but I really like it.  The hues, contrast, and color is very intriguing.