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Published: 2005-08-09 17:51:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 42039; 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
yearning is a good word
and I make up words all the time - so I am pretty sure springy is a word
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Wow, das ist sehr schΓΆnes Bild, und so emotional!
Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass viel Arbeit dahintersteckt.
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Beautiful 
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Woa, I dun remember seing this artwork from you! It's amazing as all your work!
Everything looks perfect for me: the fabric, the bottom, the flowers... I know it's late but I just think the arms aren't quite right. They look good but something tells me... ah well. Forget it, it's difficult in such foreshortening ^^U
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The arms >_< they were a pain in that position. I am pretty sure I made mistakes there - see far form perfect
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The level of detail in this is amazing - very professional looking!
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this is beautiful - I love how it's a stormy spring - it's so much more exquisite for not being fluffy and pink.
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thank you
I agree - I am not much for fluffy and pink myself (except for fluffy pink bunny slippers - that's a whole different issue 
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hey! i reconize that pic, i voted a 10 on it in the gaiaonline arena! it's such an awesome pic!
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_____the cold chill of Winter is still whistling, yet the flowers of Spring have no worries...
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I love this picture! I followed your link from gaia online, but actually, I think I've been to your gallery before.
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thanks - glad you like it.
Hehe yeah..gaia..
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WOW your work is amazing with great detail + exquisite colour + great perspection of anatomy of light & shadow
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This is absolutely amazing, i loooove the colours and the detail in everything like the little dew drops on the flowers, etc..i love the girl..her dress, the crown type thing, just everything. to me it is simply perfect 
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I have just to say this is one of my favorite pieces that I have ever seen in my life...
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Oh my lanta that is amazing. I don't know how you do it, but you do it very, very well.
Those blurred petals are a nice touch. Looks...cinematic.
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Flawless!! Very beautyfull!! So I'll just shut up in humble silence
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i really like the dress
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This is amazing, she is beautiful and the colour scheme is divine.
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Its a very beautifull piece.
technically at least as good as your bee picture.
Beautiful colors.
I especially like the lower part of the picture with the flowers and the silk. the unsharp to detaled to non detailed gradient of the flowers looks realy nice
But to me the composition is a bit out of balance. The bright flowers in the lower left corner are distracting too much. and there are a some things in it like the butterflys and some of the leaves (the small ones around the heads aera) to prevent that there is a clear focal point in the picture.
also the leaves in her hand could be more differed in color than her skin tone. maybe more white to make it more easy to seperate em from the hands.
but thats just my opinion and its a very good picture of course
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Simply beautiful
Nice to meet you also
Added this to my favs
Susan
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This is beautiful an mystical...I love the colours you used and how it suits the whole atymosphere. Well proportioned and well drawn!
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Print please! ^_^
This is lovely, even though Spring isnt my favorite season, youve really captured it.
And of course its purple
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Superb!! And you didn't bore me one little bit with your description of the symbolism. I like artists who put thought into their work
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Beautiful!
I like the coloring and the expression.
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you have such a gift! and just looking at your art inspires me to contribute something positive to the world.. that's what it's all about!
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That is really nice. The details in the flowers, and the cacoon part at the bottom are excelent., Her hands are a little odd though, cause she looks like she has no arms. But other than that, It's really good.
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Ooh, yeah!!! Just awesome!! I had some minor crits, but it's been said!
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Ooh, yeah!!! Just awesome!! I had some minor crits, but it's been said!
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thank you
isn't your avatar linked to the "Illuminati"?
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yes, "The all seeing eye" better known as "illuminatius" some know it as "god's eye"
colored yellow for the current event, really have to turn it back to green in a few days, the yellow is ugly
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When I first logged in to da today , and saw this, I clicked on it like that, and now that I've viewed it , I'd like to say it's wonderful . The colors are beautiful , and the emotions expressed are shown vividly . I love this, and am looking forward to viewing the rest of your gallery . 
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thank you very much for looking and for the fav
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hmmmmm.. what should I say? maybe WOW
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I am glad you like it - thanks for looking and commenting
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yo're welcome 
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