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It is lovely and complex, and that is also perhaps its difficulty – there is so much to look at that the viewer automatically starts to carve it up. The yellow activity on the left margin should go and the flare or light at about 3 o’clock is a distraction. There is no simple message here, but the craftsmanship is extraordinary. I applaud that loudly, but question the intricacy as mind-boggling. Removing the two things suggested above would be so very helpful. Good work, though, graphic-artistically, Maureen.

Since I don't do a lot with digital art it is harder for me to
critique it than realism.  However, I will give it a try.  The light on the
center right side is distracting.  I'm having a hard time trying to figure
out the lavender flowers at the top the opacity seems to be wrong.  If they
weren't so transparent and had a place that they were coming from, I think
that part would flow better.  Some of the flowers seem to be sitting there
with no anchor or stem.  The mass of stems in the center is distracting, if
they were covered by flowers, leaves or fern, that would pull your image
together.  There is an area of negative space in the top right area-a black
area with nothing in it.  The yellow flowers seem to be overexposed-there is
no detail.  The rest of the flowers do not seem to be sharp.

Maureen Bloesch

I’m an oxymoron; I’m analytical, methodical, organized and I’m an artist.

I was born December 17, in the Bronx, three hundred and sixty five years ago. I have 3 biological children & one adopted…all grown and paying their own bills. I have 9 grandchildren.

I have tried most mediums of ‘art’ and have not decided what my preferences are.

I do know that anything, medical or nature is my love.

I’ve been in and around the ‘art’ world for about 35 years.

Throughout those years, I’ve worked in many different fields

I’ve had one job to satisfy my landlord and the other to quench my ‘artistic’ needs.

As many have told me, my creative mind, never sleeps…whether I’m designing a drop ceiling, a room, an egg, or a photograph. I incorporate all into a ball within my mind and sift out the parts that, not necessarily make $, but make me feel whole.

Growing up, I wanted to be a neurosurgeon, but the physics was way out of my league, so I took Industrial Arts instead. When I graduated in1975, women were not working in construction; I took an office job that I hated. I looked for a part time job in the art field. My first job was for Friedman & sons, doing paste-up & mechanicals. Film cutting for step & repeat patterns; designing posters & doing the major work for famous artists, like Peter Max. Life went on; I sought out other art jobs and eventually quit working in an office for several years when I got a position as an art director for a Screen Mfg Corp, a silk screening co. They accepted & printed 81 out of 85 designs. Later on in years, I became a English teachers aid to foreign born students. Later on, I became a crisis intervention worker. I learned goldsmith & jewelry repair, got bored after many years and started doing stained glass lamps, etc. & eggery, In between all of this, I painted & built a website. Then I started taking pictures & found that I really enjoyed it and was fairly good at it. When I went to my first PFAA meeting, they laughed at my 4mp camera, but I received 77 points for my photo. Boy did my head swell…I was off and running…and here I am! Phew!