Saatchi Online Artist: Lia Melia; Magna Paint, 2008, Painting "Gethsemane"

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Lia Melia

Cambridge, United Kingdom

I had a wonderful teacher who taught me that no matter how technically good an artist is, if they do not paint from the heart and soul, they said nothing. I paint because I have to, and from the...

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Yet each man kills the thing he loves
By each let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
The brave man with a sword!
- Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Medium: pigments and solvents on aluminium.
Double-framed in gold and linen

Created September 18, 2008
Posted September 15, 2010
Views 525
Favorites 10
Keywords
betrayal, bible, lies, Judas kiss, cowardice, spiritual pain

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Pavel Lefterov A display of emotion - a true masterpiece!
January 15, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Lia Melia Thank you Pavel; it's one of my favourites, a piece I just don't want to sell.....
January 21, 2011 at 10:04 am
Divine Mania It brings to mind the sound of Middle Eastern flutes, which I love. Mournful.
February 15, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Hanna Watts You must have most creative & expressive mind to get this image of outbreak of emotion!
March 25, 2011 at 4:17 am
Bernd Hoppe It is very much alive, it changes its shape and color, is renewed and is in constant change. A fantastic, timeless work.
April 19, 2011 at 8:50 am
Duncan G Hewitt this is a wonderful expressive painting of yours!
December 30, 2011 at 8:18 pm
Sapto Jawi Malang BEAUTIFUL ART..GOD BLESS YOU.my friend ARTIST
February 18, 2012 at 6:45 am
Heldo Thorel EXCELLENT WORKS! wonderful color treatment
March 19, 2012 at 7:42 am
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