Is it love or lust? A question we have all asked ourselves on a few occasions I am sure.
A better question (in my mind) is does it matter?
Both love and lust are exciting and wonderful feelings.
Both love and lust can inspire us into action.
Both love and lust can make our heart race and our minds turn to mush.
The hard part when it comes to finding people that can hold our interests indefinitely is to find someone who gives us a taste of both.
One without the other is like a half filled cup. It can quench our thirst, but we become parched soon after.
To be fully content we need the whole darn glass to be filled.
So to me… love and lust are equals. Neither is more important than the other. I m happy to have my thirst quenched in either manner.
On to the art…
I was still in my retro , pulp art, pop comic, graphic novel mindset obviously.
Because of the subject matter I wanted it to have a grungy feeling so I dirtied it up. Because of the style I wanted it to POP so I used bold color blocks.
As a painter I primarily stick with opaque paints when it comes to acrylics. When I do use semi opaque paints it is usually only to glaze over the top of complimentary and semi close colors, but in this case I used single coats of semi opaques over very different colors to give it that feeling without sacrificing vividness. It is a very different look and handling for me.
This is 12″ x 12″ on stretched canvas.
Prints of the original (as shown above) can be found HERE via Fine Art America.
I did two very different digital remixes of this painting.
One you can find on Redbubble. I primarily did this one for stickers and the coffee mug (because I am a coffee fanatic) but you can also find wall art, cards, and shirts available.
The other version is available via Society6. This is my personal favorite rendition. I recommend the 13″ x 13″ print on canvas if you are way frigg’n pimp. It does cost 4 times as much as the regular prints, but hey… it is darn cool!
Now to just be a dork I give to you the “Official” definitions of love and lust.
These are both from dictionary.reference.com
lust
[luhst]
Spell Syllables
Synonyms Examples Word Origin
noun
1.
intense sexual desire or appetite.
2.
uncontrolled or illicit sexual desire or appetite; lecherousness.
3.
a passionate or overmastering desire or craving (usually followed by for):
a lust for power.
4.
ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish:
an enviable lust for life.
5.
Obsolete.
pleasure or delight.
desire; inclination; wish.
verb (used without object)
6.
to have intense sexual desire.
7.
to have a yearning or desire; have a strong or excessive craving (often followed by for or after).
love
[luhv]
Spell Syllables
Synonyms Examples Word Origin
noun
1.
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
2.
a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
3.
sexual passion or desire.
4.
a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.
5.
(used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like):
Would you like to see a movie, love?
6.
a love affair; an intensely amorous incident; amour.
7.
sexual intercourse; copulation.
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verb (used with object), loved, loving.
15.
to have love or affection for:
All her pupils love her.
16.
to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for (another person).
17.
to have a strong liking for; take great pleasure in:
to love music.
18.
to need or require; benefit greatly from:
Plants love sunlight.
19.
to embrace and kiss (someone), as a lover.
20.
to have sexual intercourse with.
verb (used without object), loved, loving.
21.
to have love or affection for another person; be in love.
Verb phrases
22.
love up, to hug and cuddle:
She loves him up every chance she gets.
Idioms
23.
for love,
out of affection or liking; for pleasure.
without compensation; gratuitously:
He took care of the poor for love.
24.
for the love of, in consideration of; for the sake of:
For the love of mercy, stop that noise.
25.
in love, infused with or feeling deep affection or passion:
a youth always in love.
26.
in love with, feeling deep affection or passion for (a person, idea, occupation, etc.); enamored of:
in love with the girl next door; in love with one’s work.
27.
make love,
to embrace and kiss as lovers.
to engage in sexual activity.
28.
no love lost, dislike; animosity:
There was no love lost between the two brothers.
It is strange to me how the “official” definitions of anything suck the frigg’n life out of a word , thought, or feeling.
Even Love and Lust sound boring and lame when a dictionary gets a hold of them.
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