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Donna Quinn

"Clay Idols" by Donna Quinn

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Worthless idols of Babylon, all faceless man-made gods, could only roar impotently when confronted with the awesome might of the God of Israel. The light of His creation pierced them to the bone.

Computer-coloured pencil on paper; 21 x 29 cm. 2006.




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12 Feb 2008:-) Keeana Penny Borrowman
They seem rather catlike. Don’t know why i think that.

:-) Donna Quinn replies: "I used to draw big cats to the point of obsessive boredom, so you may be on to something. Sorry for my late reply; thanks for your thoughts Keeana."
3 Mar 2008:-) Saskia H. Suurling
They have a great view up there. It’s an amazing picture. It looks like they are basking in the sunlight

:-) Donna Quinn replies: "Sorry for the late reply; thank you very much Saskia for the kind comment."
7 Aug 2008:-) Sarah Charles
I love the interpretation and the symbolism, and the piece is terrific!

:-) Donna Quinn replies: "Thank you very much Sarah; glad you enjoyed this piece."
12 Aug 200845 Anon.
Omg, I love this pic. Absolutley beautiful!
27 Aug 2008:-) Alia Tenoch
So awesome

:-) Donna Quinn replies: "Thanks Alia. 2"
25 Oct 2008:-) Jeanette M Thomas
Except that the gods of Babylon weren’t faceless and they didn’t look like dracomorphic half humans. Give the fallen their due respect.

:-) Donna Quinn replies: "The description was strongly based off various Old Testament scripture; this is very, very much the attitude towards Babylonian gods that pervaded the OT. The picture... well, artistic licence is my prerogative and I thought they looked reasonably cool when I drew them; obviously this image, being over 2 years old, is outdated for me now.
I have to say, thank you Jeanette for not posting a critical comment such as this as "anonymous". 9 times out of 10, someone posting this comment would remain anonymous. It’s nice to get someone willing to put their name to their comment!"
16 May 2009:-) Katie Verdigris Smoke
The lighting here is stunning, it literally takes my breath away. It combines deep sadness with sincere beauty and savagery. As with all your works, it really seems to glow.

:-) Donna Quinn replies: "Wow, thanks a lot Katie, especially for the "glow" comment- I often think my work lacks luminousity... perhaps the situation’s not as bad as I thought! 10"
22 Jul 2009:-) Rebekah Dawn VanSlooten
Breathtaking. as Katie said, it glows!!! I especially like how you tilted the drawing, giving a different angle to the picture

:-) Donna Quinn replies: "I thought it was a cheap and easy way to get a dynamic perspective. 1 Thanks for the comment, Rebekah!"
25 Oct 2009:-) Kristen j lennox
i love the perspective in this-it looks like a scene from a film- but only better

:-) Donna Quinn replies: "That’s a big compliment- thank you Kristen!"
5 Nov 2009:-) Charlotte Grub
Love the concept thought up it awsome

:-) Donna Quinn replies: "Thanks very much Charlotte!"
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About 'Clay Idols':
 • Status: OK
 • Created by: :-) Donna Quinn
 • Copyright: ©Donna Quinn. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Monsters, Religious, Religion, God, Israel, Babylon, Beasts, Gods, Idols, Idol, Clay
 • Categories: Angels, Religious, Spiritual, Holy, Architecture, Houses, Castles, etc, Landscape, Nature, Panoramic, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen, Computer-coloured Picture
Modpick •  Mod Pick at: 2006-11-09 10:00:15
 • Submitted: 2006-10-09 02:49:51
 • Views: 3560
 • Resolution: 900x631


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