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Maria J. William  

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  • Traditional Artist
  • Female/United States
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  • Deviant since Sep 24, 2002, 11:45 AM
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DA pet-peeves

Journal Entry: Sun Apr 27, 2008, 10:28 AM



Since I'm in a whiny mood, I decided to whine here a bit. :P

Things I'm REALLY tired of on DA (in no particular order):

- Half-naked chicks smeared with fake blood, often occupying an old dirty bathtub. Like, WOW, how original (NOT). :bleh:

- Same %^$&*#@ people with same $^@$!*@ stuff on the front page every &*#%!~$ day. Some of them very much deserve it... most don't. (No, I'm not jealous, so STFU).

- Badly executed photos of people with various "deep" messages painted either a) across their chests; b) across their backs; c) on their faces; d) on signs they're holding, and especially, e) on duct tape covering their mouths. :roll:

- Badly conceived, badly executed, out-of-focus photos getting DDs. :disbelief:

- Obviously Photoshopped photos claiming to be raw, and obvious paintovers claiming to be "freehand paintings from scratch"... getting DDs. :confused:

- Goth/fetish/emo/otaku pierced/tattooed androgynous talentless fantard hacks with their softcore porn Naruto yaoi crap getting a million pageviews. :puke:

- Pictures of naked demon chicks with enormous boobs doing naughty things with their pointy tails.

- Pictures of naked furry chicks with enormous furry boobs doing naughty things with their furry tails.

- Godawful "drawings" glorifying bizarre fetishes (i.e. obesity/pregnancy/menstruation/etc. fetishes... I mean, come ON). :O_o:

- Cliques and elitist attitudes (in my experience, this is especially common among digital artists... Is it just me, or do many of them act like they’re gods-given gift to humanity? :roll: )

- Blatant exhibitionists taking crappy photos of their "assets" and calling it "art". :O_o:

- Holier-than-thou "stock artists"; who post crappy unusable 2x2"; snapshots accompanied by a page of "terms and conditions"; that basically say you "must sell you soul to use them"; (as quite nicely put by a fellow deviant).

- The "ZOMG WOW" comments. :yawn:

- People who don't read deviation descriptions and spam you with comments like "what did you use to draw this"; when it's spelled out quite clearly in the description. :frustrated:

- People who disrespect your "Critique Not Desired"; request and criticize to their hearts' content (and if you happen to point out that you do not want criticism, launch on a page-long lecture demanding to know why you don't want it and then explaining how it's good for you. :fork: )

- Non-Japanese deviants whose user IDs end with either -kun or -chun, who constantly use words like "kawaii"; and "desune"; and pretend to be anime characters or Japanese schoolgirls. :stfu:

- Popularity whores (who 99% of the time also happen to be gargantuan drama queens).

- Pointless polls and journal entries. (This NOT being one of them. :evillaugh:)

- Bad photomanips of George Bush trying to portray him as either ape or Satan.

- Psycho flamers, stalkers and spammers.

- RIPPERS and ART THIEVES. (Thought I was gonna forget that one? Yeah right.) :shakefist: :stab: :chainsaw:

Thank you for being with us this morning, this has been brought to you courtesy of fast approaching cold front and general Sunday morning blah.

P.S. Feel free to share your thoughts/rant.








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Art & CSS by *sijeney
  • Mood: Sarcastic
  • Listening to: myself whine
  • Reading: The Dark Tower V (Stephen King)
  • Watching: my paintings gather dust
  • Playing: Team Fortress 2
  • Eating: Cereal
  • Drinking: Coffee

Devious Information

  • Current Age: Older than I look
  • Current Residence: NYC
  • Interests: Art, design, writing, photography, dystopia, the fantastic
  • Favourite movie: LOTR, Matrix, Goodfellas, Fight Club
  • Favourite band or musician: Paul McCartney, Travis, Decemberists, The Shins, Guster, Maaya Sakamoto, Ai Otsuka
  • Favourite genre of music: Anything but rap
  • Favourite artist: Brom, Boris & Julie, Rockwell, Bouguereau
  • Favourite poet or writer: China Mieville, Dan Simmons, Octavia Butler, Stephen King
  • Operating System: Win XP
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod
  • Favourite game: Half-Life 2, Resident Evil 4 & about a 100 others
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC
  • Personal Quote: Those who are afraid to face the dark can never truly appreciate the light.
  • Tools of the Trade: 98% traditional. Pencils and paints.

Devious Comments

*sijeney:iconsijeney: 3 days 18 hours ago
Wow, thank you so much for this very gracious comment! I'm flattered. I also appreciate your adding me to your watch. T/C :heart:

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~Starsister12:iconStarsister12: 4 days 30 minutes ago
*grin* I got it off the journal of one of the deviants I watch and thought it was really fun too. Time consuming, but fun!

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~firefox6663:iconfirefox6663: 4 days 2 hours ago Mood: Love
You are by far one of thee best artist I have seen on DA. Your use of color and technique are like poetry that bellows onto a canvas singing a song but to woo it's captivators. My hats off to you, as I bow to your grace and skill of this fine art.

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"A dirge for her, the doubtly dead, in that she died soo young."
*sijeney:iconsijeney: 4 days 18 hours ago
Thank you so much! I was actually preparing one of those myself. Neat idea. :love:

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~Starsister12:iconStarsister12: 4 days 21 hours ago
I featured your deviation "The Librarian" in my feacture quiz. [link] I love the detail in your work!

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Glimmering in the darkness / Sitting silent in the night / Head bent in thought / Creating songs that no one hears / And no one knows / From age to age / Weave on / O sister of the stars.
*sijeney:iconsijeney: 6 days 41 minutes ago
Thanks! (For the watch as well). :love:

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*wendyf:iconwendyf: May 3, 2008, 10:55:22 PM
Beautiful gallery!

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Go see friend Badger here [link]
the maker of the drums.
*sijeney:iconsijeney: Apr 30, 2008, 1:35:54 PM
No problem! Yours is the best one! :D

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~l0nd0n:iconl0nd0n: Apr 30, 2008, 8:10:51 AM
Thnx for adding my HL2 Stamp to your faves!!

I'm really glad!!

:ahoy: :hug:

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"Solo llegan a volar alto los que saben usar el viento en contra"
Jeg elsker deg
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*sijeney:iconsijeney: Apr 29, 2008, 11:04:04 AM
NP, well deserved! :D

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*sijeney:iconsijeney: Apr 25, 2008, 11:58:25 AM
Thank you kindly! I appreciate the :+devwatch:!

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~ksac90:iconksac90: Apr 25, 2008, 9:20:25 AM
Good work!!
I like your style of draw!!

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"Tus ojos me dicen lo que tus palabras no cuentan"
*photocrafter:iconphotocrafter: Apr 18, 2008, 10:02:34 AM
Thank you very much for the fave. :)
~sugimancung:iconsugimancung: Apr 18, 2008, 3:58:00 AM
wow....... ! nice gallery ......!
~Lepidodendron:iconLepidodendron: Apr 17, 2008, 10:31:20 PM
I like your traditional drawings for "the Varda Chronicle" :butterfly:

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A dragon curled
Alone, sitting in the sea
Covered by the dust of ages
Awaiting its turn
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*sijeney:iconsijeney: Apr 17, 2008, 11:46:56 AM
You're quite welcome! She's adorable! :aww:

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*lhosford:iconlhosford: Apr 17, 2008, 6:36:09 AM
:hug: I'm so glad that my little silly girl made you smile a little! :giggle: [link]
Thanks so much for the :+fav: dear!

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:D Make someone smile today. :D

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**Please remember that my work is NOT to be used without my permission. It is not for stock use**

CURSE YOU IMAGE THIEVES!!!!!! :shakefist:
*sijeney:iconsijeney: Apr 17, 2008, 4:58:08 AM
You're welcome, and thank YOU! :heart:

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~alanlathwell:iconalanlathwell: Apr 17, 2008, 2:11:54 AM
Hi there Maria, thank you for the watch and comment, amazing work yourself!!

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*sijeney:iconsijeney: Apr 12, 2008, 8:31:26 AM
Thank you so much! :love: I'm looking forward to WillyCon too, should be lots of fun. Cya! :)

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~cowsrule97:iconcowsrule97: Apr 12, 2008, 7:50:31 AM
Glad I just discovered your DA page! I am excited to see you at WillyCon next year! I have several of your prints already and look forward to meeting you and getting even more! Love your work! :)