One of these days...

[gnine]

I will actually do some non-SV related art. Hell, I may even do some non-SV lj posts. Really I will.

But today is not that day.

Yet another pic, not based on any fic, but comes from the fact that I live Japan, and much adore onsen (Japanese hot springs) and the mental image of CLex going to one was too good to pass up ^_^





As ever, love love love to hear what everyone thinks (this one has taken me the longest yet :-p)

Comments

Totally Captivated

[kelahnus1.livejournal.com]

I love this art work. The manner in which you captured the light is perfect. You can tell that it's night with the deep shadows and muted colours, which gives the image such a wonderful sense of intimacy. And then the lamps throw that warm glow into the water so that it looks like the water is blushing.

The steam coming off the hotsprings is subtle and gives suggestion that the water is deliciously warm without hitting you upside the head with the information. There's a slight white to the areas of the translucent blue sake bottle and cups in the direction that the light from the lamps would be hitting them – beautifully shown. The blossom which is falling is a bit blurred to indicate motion, and you can easily see which blossom on the water fell recently and which has been floating along for some time from the ripple effect in the water. I thought that was brilliant to show motion in the blossoms, in the movement of water and in the fall of Clark's robe. Very dynamic without reducing the quiet anticipation of the piece.

The boys are beautiful, strong and sexy. Lex looks so lickable just lounging against the rocks, secure in his desirability, with that intense excitement in his eyes and quirky smile he offers when he's about to get what he wants. You captured that look so perfectly! I'm very impressed!

Clark is a bit of an enigma. This gorgeous man slipping out of a silk robe, his muscles in his shoulder area tense, and his ass just so well detailed that my eyes kept traveling down to rest on his crack (yes, I'm a perv. but I prefer to think that your art was subtly enabling my perviness). From the way Clark's head and eyes are trained downward, he's either using his x-ray vision to get a good look at Lex's family jewels under the water, or he's about to lose his cherry. I'm going with the second option due to the tenseness of his neck muscles and the foreshadowing of the cherry tree losing it's blossoms around Lex. And because it just *feels* that way (I mentioned that I'm pervy before right).

I've never gone into such detail about someone's art before, but I felt I had to with this one because it captured my attention completely and really wouldn't let go until I verbalized my appreciation.

Thank you for sharing this work! You rock!

Re: Totally Captivated

[gnine.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you thank you! It is always wonderfully gratifying to get comments like this! You made my night ^_^

The steam was giving me hell, glad it worked! I was having waaay to much fun with the falling sakura (I did a mural a few years back that had sakura as well and discovered the joy then ^_^)

Mmmm, lickable Lex, it's how I *always* see him...especially if Clark is around...glad I was able to convey it...

And, guess I'm pervy too, cause trust me, my thoughts were verrrry far from pure while drawing that ass ^_-

From the way Clark's head and eyes are trained downward, he's either using his x-ray vision to get a good look at Lex's family jewels under the water, or he's about to lose his cherry.

Gotta say, you nearly KILLED me with this, I was laughing so hard...well, and then coughing, but that's due to the cold :-p.

Thank you so SO much for your generous comments, I really enjoyed reading them!