Girl Drowning

Girl Drowning by Paul Compton
Girl Drowning by Paul Compton

Girl Drowning

Ink, pencil & watercolour on Fabriano Tiepolo paper.

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  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer

    Great work

  • Shannon Rene' Justice

    Shannon Rene' ...

    love your wicked style!

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    This is so awesome & beautiful, magnificent. Beautiful watercolor

  • Ena Lü

    Ena Lü

    she seems to be floating just fine and her umbrella can act as a sail,
    really she will be fine folks, i just feel it ….....

  • BLYTHART

    BLYTHART

    She may be drowning, but fair play to the girl … she’s doing it with impeccable style :))

  • Zsuzsa Korody

    Zsuzsa Korody

    Great!!! Very unique style…

  • kcranmer

    kcranmer

    You do such beautiful work!!

    BTW…I have to get this off my chest…every time I view your profile pic you remind me of the famous actor who plays in the recent spiderman movies. Gosh I can’t think of his name right now…but I swear you can be twins.

    Ok…take care, lol.

  • Carlos Teófilo

    Carlos Teófilo

    I like her Paul.

  • Kayleigh Tedham

    Kayleigh Tedham

    lol, it’s true that you look uncanilly like Tobey Maguire. I really like your work. It’s interesting and unusual. :)

  • Lilian Bernoldi

    Lilian Bernoldi

    I like the girls’ expressions in your artwork! Welldone!

  • Rebecca Barker

    Rebecca Barker

    cute and sad!! your are very talented

  • ZuzanaD

    ZuzanaD

    very sweet!

  • flower68

    flower68

    She’s beautiful.I love the detail in her dress.

  • Lisadee

    Lisadee

    Lovely.

  • mrana

    mrana

    This is excellent!

  • Caroline Cage

    Caroline Cage

    this is very cool :)

  • Elysia Ranking

    Elysia Ranking

    this is just. wonderful. i loves it :)

  • plyle

    plyle

    It’s like your fucking Tim Burton, but in a really sweet way. I absolutely love it Paul! Fantastic Work!

  • ellejayerose

    ellejayerose

    you should see the sister work…. ‘Drowning Boy’ animation….

    thanks for sharing this with us at the Terminus Hoel: Mon Indy Movie Mayhem last night….

    your work is remarkable!

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    Many Congrats Paul for this Beauty being Featured on the Art Page, Well Deserved, :O))))))

  • ellejayerose

    ellejayerose

    congrats on the feature art page!

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    I see a metaphor for the modelling world in this work.. all dressed up and showy but wretched inside.. starving away.. and gradually sinking as they try to keep up appearances ?

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to Andy Mercer’s comment

    Very clever interpretation Andy. Thank you for commenting.

  • ychty

    ychty

    it’s great!

  • Mariska

    Mariska

    Cool image , nice work !!

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    No problem.. you have some great work Paul !

  • Del Millar

    Del Millar

    love this work, words into art !

  • girlinthestars

    girlinthestars

    this picture is just awesome to me. i don’t know if i am reading in to it too much but it just has this essense of someone who has it all and yet is not happy…great job!!~*

  • margaretfraser

    margaretfraser

    how clever lovely work

  • kipishiux

    kipishiux

    so lovely!!

  • kweihs

    kweihs

    Such lovely details !

  • Nancy Fischer

    Nancy Fischer

    Fantastic work. Love the colors and feminine qualities and that you mixed it with an offbeat sentiment. Creative work.

  • Jedika

    Jedika

    I love this work, and also a great title!

  • CateTownsend

    CateTownsend

    Wow Paul I really love this, the details on the skirt are so beautiful.

  • staz89

    staz89

    its perfect

  • Hayley Cafarella

    Hayley Cafarella

    Stunning!

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    Congrats again Paul, this lovely lady is now Featured on the Art Page. Well deserved, she is fabulous

  • tambatoys

    tambatoys

    love her dress!!!

  • Annalie

    Annalie

    awwwe she reminds me of Alice in wonderland when she gets washed away

  • PJ Ryan

    PJ Ryan

    yes, this is fabulous too !!

    she looks like she is waiting for something ..

    wonderful drawing.

  • mysteryfaith

    mysteryfaith

    unique!

  • SherryBrown

    SherryBrown

    Her expression is wonderfully sad. Is she drowning in tears?

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to SherryBrown’s comment

    I don’t know. There’s an accompanying piece to this which is a short animation I made in 2006 called Boy Drowning – he drowns in his own tears. Thank you for commenting Sherry.

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    this looks like the preliminary
    drawings to a tim burton film. she looks so lovely just standing there, floating in all her glory by the moon!
    love all the detailing too! ;-)

  • Catherine Crimmins

    Catherine Crim...

    fantastic..poor girl though =0(

  • AngelArtist

    AngelArtist

    I really love this picture, but it makes me sad that she is Drowning, so maybe you could draw one just like her, only that she won;t be drowning!

  • Meg Keamy

    Meg Keamy

    i love it love the style and the colours! great work!

  • Emjie

    Emjie

    Beautiful dress! It reminds me of those special tea cups that are covered in intricate detail and artwork. Overall the painting is heart breaking and beautiful. I had better keep an eye on your work.

  • dworsham

    dworsham

    great colours and a magnificent piece of art

  • mimmam

    mimmam

    so funny :D
    do you know the movie “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” well your style of drawing and the theme reminds me of this movie.
    great work!

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to mimmam’s comment

    Thank you mimmam. As indicated on my profile page I’m a huge fan of the Lemony Snicket books so I really appreciate the comment. I didn’t think the movie really captured how fun the books are but it definitely looked fantastic : )

  • mimmam

    mimmam

    well i still have to read the books, now i am going to do it for sure. ;-)

  • Simone  Mitchell

    Simone Mitchell

    love it Paul,great detail,imagination & style.

  • erincox

    erincox

    love the colours here nice to see
    great matter

  • Sheila McCrea

    Sheila McCrea

    This is a very cool work, I love your style!

  • 1073

    1073

    i see shades of Edward Gorey in a lot of your work. Have you ever worked on any books?

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to 1073’s comment

    Yes, I love Edward Gorey. I write and illustrate my own one-off books. Thank you so much for commenting : )

  • Steven Novak

    Steven Novak

    The detail on the girls dress is superb.

  • catblack

    catblack

    heh heh heh look how miserable she looks, is she a fashion victim?

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to catblack’s comment

    Yes, a fashion victim all dressed up and no place to go. Maybe she thinks the umbrella will save her from her fate. Thank you for commenting catblack : )

  • catblack

    catblack

    omg, i just nocticed how tiny her waist is! amasing! poor thing…

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.

    Kenny Gulley Jr.

    love your stylecheck out that waistline

  • Naomi Downie

    Naomi Downie

    its cool to be a fan of Odilon Redon, I have loved his work for years…this piece she has great diginity in her drowning and is very contained about it… great work

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to Naomi Downie’s comment

    I only discovered Redon about two years ago and have been avidly admiring his work ever since. Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment and for taking the time to look at my work. Best wishes to you.

  • Arletta

    Arletta

    Very interesting and I love the detail on her skirt.

  • Juan Cordero

    Juan Cordero

    i love it

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to Juan Cordero’s comment

    Thank you, i’m glad you do. Best wishes to you : )

  • MhDkHr

    MhDkHr

    From the eye of a true artist like pual. Exceptional work…

  • Nina Rycroft

    Nina Rycroft

    This is so beatiful. I love her expression and the humour of foating on the sea

  • KcranmerArt

    KcranmerArt

    Exceptional work once again Paul…even without the words…your images have such strong story lines to them!!!

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to KcranmerArt’s comment

    Thank you for all the support K. A picture is worth a thousand words sometimes ; )

  • Andy  Mercer

    Andy Mercer

    If this image doesn’t get published and appear on the front of a book.. then I’ll eat my hat !

    I know I’ve already commented on this but what the heck !

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to Andy Mercer’s comment

    Hee hee, thank you Andy. Make such you put some mustard on that hat before you dine ; )

  • paul romanowski

    paul romanowski

    quite interesting…

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to paul romanowski’s comment

    She’s all dressed up with nowhere to go really ; )
    Thank you for commenting Paul.

  • Angel W~

    Angel W~, about 1 month ago

    excellent.

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to Angel W~’s comment, 29 days ago

    Thank you so much : )

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity, 22 days ago

    Beautiful work Paul x

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton in reply to AnitaInverarity’s comment, 21 days ago

    So glad you like it Anita, thank you so very much. Best wishes to you : )

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