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Tolkyes β Seeds of Life and the Colored Door of Time
Published: 2014-01-28 20:50:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 7134; Favourites: 308; Downloads: 118
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Oil on canvas. 20"x30".Inspired by the song, "And You and I" by Yes.
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It has a certain soothing effect.Β
Feels surreal yet quite natural.
Is it the color? or is the elements? Maybe both? I do not know.
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Thank you. The song which inspired me to paint it is also surreal yet natural sounding.
Though there is no reference to Winter in the song it just seems to fit somehow. Winter itself is rather surreal yet soothing. A blanket of snow seems to simplify everything.
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Now that is what I call " A Winter Wonderland"
Good Job
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Beautiful!
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Thank you, Tara. Besides your bird bath being included in the painting I thought you'd like the grandfather clock. It's the same one I've used elsewhere to symbolize time.
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Ah, yes, I just checked! I thought I recognised it!
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This makes me think of my childhood winter days, playing outside until everything grew purple after the sun's gone down. These were just the same colours as here. Brilliant.
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Thank you! I'm glad it renewed pleasant memories for you.
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Your eye for detail is always fantastic, my friend!
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Now this picture has some eye candy, Jellyfish roaming in the air during one cold winter day.
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Thanks. There are arctic jellyfish. Of course, this particular species are 'luminorphs' which have helium sacks in their bodies enabling them to float through the air.
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That's cool, the ocean sure has alot more diverse creatures than walking on the land.
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I also like the way that so many deep sea creatures glow and change color. It's rather spirit-like and has a mysterious and magical quality.
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No problem. The pleasure is all mine.
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How come this is oilpaint,I can't believe it ! You must've really practiced hard to get to this point! The light reflections are beautiful,the details are so so stunning,and this picture has such a fantasy-ish(?) and dreamy feel to it! This is indeed so gorgeous
How long does a picture like this take you btw ^^? I bet it takes over 25 hrs becuz of all the details!
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Thank you. I'm so glad you like it. The details do take a long time. This particular painting took me 106 hours over a 5 week period. I'm actually getting faster. I've spent as much as 200 hours on paintings in the past.
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You're welcome!
woah that's a lot of time! You must be really patient!
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I love your style. Β The colors and approach are amazing. Β Your stuff belongs on the walls and book covers of history. Β Your work is timeless.
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Thank you. I'm so flattered! I'm glad you appreciate my work.
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You are very welcome. Β Thanks for sharing such awesome and beautiful work.
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Jon Anderson's lyrics were a definite influence as well as the time of year (November) when I first heard this album back in 1972.
Also, I had coincidentally just read Isaac Asimov's 'Foundation Trilogy' at the time. There are several Foundation references in the lyrics- "foundation", "spiral aim", "no mutant enemy", etc.
This song and "Take a Pebble" by ELP are my two favorite songs of all time.
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As soon as I saw this painting, I knew it was you right away. Great contrast with blue and colorful jellyfish. Keep it up!
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Thanks. I may do another "And You and I" inspired painting in the future.
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