[Sharon Passmore]

I find this artist very interesting. Some of these works are created by dripping paint on the canvas, but unlike Jackson Pollack's work, they are figurative.

http://agnes-cecile.deviantart.com/gallery/

Here's a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZypgzxyQrN4

[Michael Cantor]

Sorry, Sharon, but all those little girls with vacant staring eyes look as if they escaped from a black velvet background. Not my cuppa.

Are there any limitations or restrictions to the Deviant Art scene, or is it open to anybody with a computer and a fee? And, if so, how do you separate the talented from the dreck? (Same problem with self publishing poets - there are some good guys who choose to go that route - or are forced into it by the inability to get a publisher in a crowded world - but unless you know the individual, where do you start? With Deviant Art do you simply track through endless sites until you find something that you like? Not being a wise-ass - just curious how this works. Superficially, it seems to allow anybody to call themselves an artist, and would create an awful lot of sandbox art and maybe a rare find.)

[ross hamilton hill]

Agree, this style is fairly common, was looking at a few online auctions and there was an artist like this, popular but not cutting edge.
The video was interesting, but I think she over-painted the face of the man.
Beautiful, how the painter was in synch with the music and the face grew out of the improvised movement.

[Sharon Passmore]

Yes, Deviant Art is open to anyone. It does take some searching to find the jewels. Each member has a section called "Favorites" and I find that if I see an artist I like, their favorites will be pretty good too.

Another thing is, an artist might have some shining moments among the "dreck" as you call it.

Consider this page we are discussing, I don't love every single piece yet even in the pieces that are not my favorites, I can still recognize her skill. I also find the color relationships interesting in how she has kept parts of the images in B&W and graphic. There are some that stand out for me.

Waiting Place - http://agnes-cecile.deviantart.com/a...lace-484156876

The Triumph of Things - http://agnes-cecile.deviantart.com/a...ings-211509838

Through your own fault - http://agnes-cecile.deviantart.com/a...ault-511362122

Love and Sacrifice - http://agnes-cecile.deviantart.com/a...fice-439716955

Embrace - http://agnes-cecile.deviantart.com/a...race-185330156

Her main Website:
http://www.agnescecile.cleanfolio.com/

Why not post some art you like, guys?