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The rejected never feel the light by Carma Jewell

The rejected never feel the light

I have a specific message in this painting, but will leave it this time to the viewer to give me their interpritaton to see if they can see that which I meant to express.

I have one more painting to do for my darker side of life, my objective was to express the emotion felt by people who feel in this state of being...
Hmmmm!!!! Could read alot in this work, Too many dark places
to go! I think I will just enjoy the work! well done! ty
1 month ago
thank you very much....
1 month
Serious message from artist! Actually, it is very normal, time by time to talk about dark and light side of life. "5"
1 month
hi Guntis you are most certainly right it is normal to talk about both sides...I just never had the want or passion to paint the darker side...This is why I formed the group the darker/sad side of life so that people could freely express for all to see.. I have one more dark side piece to do and then will prob not do one for a very long time again...
1 month
Hello Carma, may I be the first to comment upon this painting. I do hope I am not too verbose! This is what I see... The figure of a girl is feeling anguish, shame, and fear, all bundled into one state, as she caresses her body and legs to support herself into this state of bewilderment.Around her body is a block of ice, that surrounds the hurt and painful experience and reactions within herself. She feels bewildered and becomes hostile, then hides behind a wall of fear. Even the Light that shines over her cannot invade this state as she hides within these walls of ice, created from fear, and a deafening thud closes the door to her ear. The door is jammed with lots of misconceptions she creates within this closed World, but the Light is around her, and always will be, until she aknowledges the Truth. The line between Reality and Falsehood is a fine line, indeed, but the state of rejection that prevents her from feeling the light, may linger on for a long Lifetime, OR the flicker of Light in gradual encounters may melt the Ice Bar around her ,and begin to thaw, and remove this mesh of ideas, that prevent her from seeing the Light. One day she will feel the light! Nice figure drawing and with purple around the image, and the light shedding a reflection to this state in body , mind, and soul. Not a very nice state of being, but realistic of a body experiencing pain, and Mind forming a state of rejection. 5***** Regards Angela
1 month
absolutely outstanding! I need not say a word more. thank you for your wonderful insight. all my love always Carma
1 month
Angela this is a very deep and emotional interpretaion of a brill painting
regards Ricky
1 month
A person who cant face the world totally withdrawn not telling anybody about the fear the depression doesent think anybody cares doesent feel he/she deserves the care maybe I would be better off dead. This is what I see Carma again your picture is so potent and thought provoking very well done my friend
Joe xx
1 month
Hi Joe, although these pieces have been deep, perhaps some exceptionally sad...the great thing is that there is always hope, there is always light, and that is where my heart belongs, in the beauty of the world...
1 month
i have just read rickys and am filled with tears of joy and i hope you see that light 5***** james
1 month
I have much light in my life James...some people sadly never move from this place because they do not understand the root of this state of being..once it is understood it can be healed. My son brought the bright light into my life and so did my discovery of art.
1 month
carma your son is not only a jewell he is the diamond thats brought the light back into your life its plain to see the love between you and your son that will last for ever ...JAMES
1 month
Wonderful!!! I like it very much... and the background... that disturbs your soul...
1 month
thank you Yaya
1 month
Excellent painting, Carma, but what it means to you is probably not the same as what it means to me. Men and women respond differently to "rejection." There are gender differences in how we handle emotional trauma. So, I will enjoy your painting for its artistic merrit. CED
1 month
hello my Devine person...thank you for your comment
1 month
Carma, Your messages in paintings are always very touching and true.

In this one I can feel the pain of rejection, like the whole world do not exist, because it is flooded by pain. No light can help and no hand can reach You, until You will let go of what You feel. Feeling diminished and humiliated.

Angela made a beautiful comment to this one.
1 month
angela enhanced what I wanted to say, she went even deeper into my painting..but she gave hope in the end, and that is what I have portrayed in each painting in this series....there is always hope if just reach out and take it. Your words are also very appropriate because in this state of being, one can be loved by the world but always feel alone...
1 month
carma,the darker paintings have come out great full of meaning! I hope ytou do a sequel matching each one with a positive one! This work, i feel is about how people feel rerjected no matter how much light is out there! In a way they feel hopeless! You have projected it very well!
1 month
thank you very much my friend....my normal paintings will be as they are, always full of love, hope and light.....I have one more to do that I feel needs to be shared and it is one that is very real to me and will be exceptional hurtful for me to paint but after that, I need to paint a whole lot of joy because joy and peace is what fills my world today.
1 month
Carma, what a beautiful heart you have. It is very important concept, you found your own way to pay attention to this dark side of life. Great as always, my dear friend.
1 month
thank you very much my beatiful artist friend.
1 month
Yes very similar colours but yours is indeed very sad. Hope you paint happy paintings again soon. Thanks for your comment
1 month
hey wendy promise will paint how I feel in happy work very very soon....xxx
1 month
What an expression of drama! Very emotional work, Carma! Very well composed! Colors are strong! Great work, Carma!
1 month
thank you very much Varvara
1 month
Hi Carma. for me this painting represents lonlyness and depreshion. Anyone that has suffered from this will know that filling of curling up in the fetal position for hours and days at a time that there seems to be no end to the darkness within unable to see an end to their own suffering. I fill deeply for these people as I was one of them but for them I say there is hope and there is a future and when that light appears back in your life there is no greater experiance. A fantastic painting my dear friend
love always Ricky Xx
1 month
thank you very much Ricky, need to take some time to go through all your new ones..
1 month
Sad and strong...Right colors for the meaning.
1 month
thank you Roy, hope you are well..xxx
1 month
excellent love the texture 5 *
1 month
thank you my friend, hope all is well with you
1 month
terrific, when you feel rejected you withdraw into yourself and don't see anything 5*****
1 month
thank you Loretta
1 month
Her body expressions says it all,great painting.
best regards
bobby
1 month
thank you Bobby.
1 month
Many many stories here but the painting is wonderful. Do you think you will continue to dwelve into this side of emotion?

I really like the photo on your profile...
1 month
hi Steven, No I will definitely not be painting these after the last one that I will be doing...there is only one left in the series...I will most certainly stay in the place that I am happiest and that is painting the happy side of life...it has however been a great experience bringing out sad emotions in artform and not just the happy ones. It is something I wanted to do, to see if I could express this type of emotion with the same passion that I express joy, life and love.
1 month
Life beats us down but the will to live always comes out on top. Your painting reminds me of so many times in my life when I buried my head and heart in my grief and loss but No matter how deep the wound, it heals over creating a scar to cover the damaged area. As I have found using art to open thoughs wounds once again allows proper healing and one day you'll look back at your life like a story book and not feel the pain. The rough patches in life is what makes us who we are. Wonderful painting.
1 month
thank you Pauline.xx
1 month
Hi, I'm the administrator for the group Expressionismic Figure
, and I'd love you to add this picture to the group.
A wonderful expressive image. Fantastic mood. Hello there hope all is well with you Theo. (accepted)
1 month
no interpretation necessary for me...i just 'know' this feeling..

thank you for sharing your art truthfully
1 month
you are most welcome and thank you
1 month
Wow! Carma, great mood and emotion, love the dark and light,the premise to convey the title. Bravo! 5*****
1 month
thank you my friend
1 month
it seems as if the 'curtain'' blocks the warmth,light,love and needs,of this ISOLATED person...who is in limbo,distraught and in desperate need of understanding,care and love....this curtain,could be anything...incapable of understanding...
1 month
great analogy, thank you for your insight Geoffrey
1 month
Whoa! my chest tightened, definitely speaks and the language is different for varying ears that care to hear what their souls might be saying. I dont think this painting is dark/negative at all, the fact that it was painted and the fact that it speaks makes it hugely successful - even if it does strike a nerve here and there, well done as always.......
1 month
thank you Mish, so good to see you on line, I truly miss you terribly!
1 month
very expressive Carma....love the sombre colours.
1 month
thank you Mark
1 month
Fantastic work Carma and great body expression! Bravo!
1 month
thank you katerina, hope all is well with you?
1 month
Hi, I'm the administrator for the group Expression of Life
, and I'd love you to add this picture to the group.

great ,emotional work Carma 5* (accepted)
1 month
Wow! Carma!!!You done again wonderful work,great light." The rejected never feel the light" is fantastic painting.5*****
Best regards!:-)
1 month
thank you very much Zivka...lots of love to you
1 month
beautiful. love the title and composition. 5*****
1 month
thank you Oldivad
1 month
Great abstract!5*
1 month
thank you Davina
1 month
...well Carma, all that needs to be said, has been said above, so I will just add that you are a courageous artist, and not afraid to delve into the darker side with your art...I am honoured to aqquaint with you.xx
1 month
thank you Alison...It has not been easy to paint these hectic emotions at all, but I am glad that I have because when I started painting I was too scared to paint such painful images..I am no longer afraid to paint them and feel they are just as important to share as the happy or perfect world ones.....I have one more to do which is a very real event in my life...taking a break with a happy one at the moment and then after that will finish the last dark side one.....for a very very long time..
1 month
An amazing portrayal of rejection dear Carma,the figure shows such soul distroying pain.but the light will come through and heal the wounds.Eventually..5*warm hug.Hazel
1 month
I'm here now...
Sorry,was very busy...
So interesting idea and beautifully painted!
Congratulations!
Kissssssssssssss......
1 month
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Carma Jewell(South African born) It is time for a new artist statement. I started painting for the first time in my life in March 2009 and I love it. When one finds a passion for something, you live it, breathe it and try your best to perfect it. This is what art is to me. It is an expression of emotion through form, colour and the composition is the story that puts it all together. My other passion is my son and what amazes me is that as I battle through each painting, he just comes along and duplicates it in minutes in his child like fashion. The innocense of childhood is just that, innocent, no suffering through thought or perfection, just simply painting. PIL is a wonderful site and I wish to thank the following people for being an inspiration in my life through the process of learning - Steve Hightower, Casoni (Iby), Priscilla, Jules, Adhishray,Jacota, Paula Kerr, Mac08, Zivka, Roy, Chris, Alexandra G, Robert, Constantin,Hazel, Chris, Marina, Rosetta, Yaya, the list goes on.But most of all I would like to thank my very great friend Michelle Ashburner for putting a canvas in front of me and a paint brush in my hand, without her I would not have discovered this passion at all. Thank you to each and every person that has taken the time to look and comment. If I have left your name off,please just know that I appreciate you all.
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