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Published: 2005-08-09 17:51:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 42037; Favourites: 1295; Downloads: 4926
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The third addition to my season series.This time Spring.
Some throughts I had while painting this:
Spring has to fight her way out of the grasp of Winter before she can fully blossom.
Thus the webish cocoon thing at the bottom of her dress.
The dress itself is supposed to mimic a caterpillar at the bottom and the floating veils should sympolize the transformation into a butterfly (probably a bit too much symbolism and suger hmm?)..
I added the cloudy weather because April belongs to Spring and I really hate the moody character of that Month..you can have sun and the next time clouds coming in and rain for hours..
Some other things which are personal to me have been added as well but I am not going to bore you with that
(the things that made me chose the color scheme above all).I used a smiliar picture of myself for the arms and hands (didn't help much though - I shouldn't have chosen that pose to start with...) and all different kind of butterfly pictures and flowers (mainly of chinese cherry trees and Magnolias (spelling?))
No references for the clothing or anything else
Hope you enjoy!
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Comments: 236
Hello, this glorious spring work has been featured in my journal 
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I just realized that I keep coming back to your gallery again and again. Hypnotic odyssey...
Thank you so much for your vision (and providing the back story so often)
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Very interesting work! Especially idea with a cocoon!
I wish the further creative successes!
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Excellent, I liked the whole creation done by you.
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WunderschΓΆn! Deine Bilder gefallen mir alle sehr gut.
Habe sie beim surfen im Internet vor ein paar Jahren mal gesehn, als ich grade mit dem Malen am PC angefangen habe. Seit dem hoffe ich das ich es auch mal so gut kann.
Bist ein riesen Vorbild fΓΌr mich.
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You have been featured in my journal . I hope you enjoy it. x
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This stunning artwork is featured here YOU. Let me thank you so much for being an inspiration for many artists and for for inviting others to you.May your days be as colourful as a rainbow.
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your work is just sooo beautiful!!!
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I love the color combinations and detailing that you put into this piece. Excellent work with the symbolism.
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Beautifull. Your amazingly good and I love your style
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God but you do good work, really enjoy it.
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The colors are fantastic. A very elegant piece.
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Que buenos trabajos tienes! me encanto en especial la forma en que manejas las luces
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*fave'd* ... Kinetic, windblown, graceful, and symbolic, a quadruple threat! Lush and adept use of purple, a color that I love and that doesn't seem to get used with much grace and style. (I have no idea why. Perhaps the reds and greens are put to a disadvantage by it.)
Your mythological morphology is well thought out, and although I didn't see a cocoon myself, it became head-slappingly obvious once I read it in your description!
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She's beautiful and your use of color is amazing. I've
seen alot of spring incarnations done in pastel colors
but your choice looks really, really good. I love it.
Laurie G.
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She reminds me Sharon den Adel, Within Temptations vocalist, in the videoclip "Ice Queen".
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this is a lovely piece, I really like the bottom third for some reason. With the flowers and the swirling part around her feet it is just mesmerizing. very nicely done.
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WOW another stunning piece, right your going on my watch list!
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I love everything about this. Is simply amazing!
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Thank you, glad you like it
And I do have prints of this available at: [link]
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Thanks I seen that after I sent that last message
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Another Gorgeous one... love your art, and your comments on each piece, like a story.. Wonderful! The beautiful subtle colors, soo inviting and soothing..
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I think you managed to capture the spirit of spring in this piece. 
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The final result of this fine detailed work is most gorgeous!!!!
There is only one point I have to criticise: When I watch the picture I get more and more the perception that something is wrong in the perspective. The woman is holding her hands towards to the beholder. In my opinion you have drawn her hands a bit too small and not enough foreshortened so it seems her arms are very short. Can you agree with me? I really hope I can disclose a new angle on this work with my review!
Lily
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very good body language. the first thought I get to my mind is 'yearning' though, not really springy....(thats I word I tell you!)
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