michael dailey on Thu, May 25, 2006

very somber quality i like it

Fae on Thu, May 25, 2006

This is a very beautiful piece.  It really draws me into that rainy scene. Nicely done!

Kaya on Thu, May 25, 2006

Interesting, I feel it tells a story.  Great mood, cryptic writing…

dee on Thu, May 25, 2006

I love the mood of this piece! great work!

uvor on Thu, May 25, 2006

its one of my favorites this week.
the light in the falling rain beneath the traffic-light is a very lucky strike.

irisz on Fri, May 26, 2006

i like the mood of this picture…

James John Malcolm (AkaXakA) on Fri, May 26, 2006

Nice and moody :)

Joshua Blount on Fri, May 26, 2006

fuck.

Dat Nguyen on Tue, May 30, 2006

Thanks all for the love. I like Joshua Blount’s reaction the best!

Alan on Tue, June 20, 2006

Wow, just wow…  this is really touching.  Excellent piece.

laca on Wed, July 12, 2006

Really amazing!

Saurabh on Mon, September 18, 2006

I like this because it tells a story!

gabriel on Tue, March 13, 2007

is it digital? watercolor? schindler list?

...i feel like writing this same poetry in bathrooms now.

sadie on Sun, October 21, 2007

i love the art would love to know if it is watercolor/ if so wet on wet of wet on dry thinking wet on wet but i lov ethe roughness in it not to mention how the poem was added on great!

Dat Nguyen on Mon, October 22, 2007

Hi Sadie & Gabriel! It’s actually all digital, but the way I paint in any medium is highly influenced by my background with watercolor. If it was actually done on watercolor paper, it would have been wet-on-wet with paper towel dabs for the rougher areas (with cheap paper towels, the fibers left behind from the friction creates some nice dirt-and-grime). For the cobblestone road, I would’ve used a blue wash followed by masking fluid and more layers of washes after that.
All I’m doing digitally is copying the way my stuff used to look.  :)

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