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My painting The Cher Within depicts the magical moment when a drag performer prepares to cross the line between ambiguous guy in his underwear to full-on diva extraordinaire, in this case fashioned after his ultimate heroine, Cher. The painting also represents the diva in everyone, those who have actually taken their sequinned acts to the stage and those who may have offered more intimate performances behind bathroom doors, with towels for wigs and hairbrush microphones. I highly advocate vogueing before any and all reflective surfaces, because with enough imagination (and some extra-long false eyelashes for good measure), you never know who will be looking back at you from the reflection.

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Given 2011-08-28
Suggester says: "I really like this piece, it targets so many issues and concepts all at once."

The Cher Within by ~paulypants ( Suggested by =The-EggNog-Factory and Featured by `Mollinda )
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~Bellaminion Apr 11, 2013  Student General Artist
Condragulations, I think you win at life.
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*OmriKoresh Mar 26, 2013  Professional General Artist
IF I COULD TURN BACK TAAUUUMMM!
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Mood: Joy *beachelf Feb 21, 2013
:wave: Featured here -> [link] :woohoo:
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Mood: Sweet ~strongenough333 Feb 10, 2013  Student General Artist
I saw this and absolutely LOVE IT!
Fabulous job!
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~cambiare-magico Jan 8, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Absolutely love it and appreciate the in depth description as well. Well deserving of a daily deviant, it's so detailed and striking.
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~burkcari Dec 11, 2012
ahhhh, brings back such fond memories of my 1st wig :)
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~Ichxbinxfreix94 Nov 24, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I really love the shading and blurred soft colors... the background it very well done. The contrast between the silky curtains and the brick wall behind the mirror keeps everything in balance, otherwise the male form would have been overpowered by so many delicate textures. Amazing job with the lights and shadows too.
Lovely depiction of Cher too, already in my favorites.
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~KeyboardFish Oct 6, 2012
Love it!
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~fujoshi-sama801 Aug 13, 2012
beautiful and deep.
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Mood: Joy ~daiin Jul 19, 2012
I love it for more reasons than I can count. :) Amazing work! It makes me happy just seeing it.
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