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Published: 2013-07-03 03:05:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 2641; Favourites: 123; Downloads: 0
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Original: 10x12Medium: Brush and ink
Copyright Notice: Illustration 2013 by Bob Giadrosich/Red Dragonfly Illustration. All Rights Reserved.
In my approach to interpreting persona and places of Faerie, I wanted to try and do things a little differently. More often than not, I have found, the world of the Fey lies just outside the peripheral vision. It's there, but always moving and changing, and by the time one fully sees "beyond the veil," it is usually too late to come back.
With Titania, however, I wanted to give the viewer a better idea of who she is as she appears to be...for now.
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Ides and OdesAs it is the middle (ides) of January, here are the latest tributes (odes) to the beauty all around us. May everyone have a blessed weekend, and enjoy the music at the end!
Victorian house by Elo-Doudoune The Scales of Kaliset by Velvet--Glove Flare Seal by plangkye Some Roses for FarDareisMai :) by pillemaster Planets by BoxTail Everything is Improbable by FarDareisMai the snail dance by GLO-HE Zebra 2 by TooMuchColor Finding The Courage by Radthorne Titania by giadrosich Joan of Arc revisited wip by dashinvaine Angels between us by andreuccettiart Gulliver's Travels by steamey Luminous by RaipunWhen Saints Pray (revised) by rhunel parable of the virgins by ribcage-menagerie Have a wonderful weekend. -Debra
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of all of the ones I've looked at recently, this one just blows my socks off. thank you.
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Thanks so much for your fave on this one, Amelia! This was originally finished for a book project which, unfortunately, fell through, but, I did get some good practice out of it, lol!
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Thanks for the kind word! :-D
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Thanks, Sana'a, for the kind word and the fave. Some of my favorite things to draw are trees, rocks, and hair, lol!
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thank you for responding ... your art is absolutely mind blowing , i like drrawing trees and rocks but i struggle in hair
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it's so beatiful and it's only in black and white. I bet it would gorgeous in color. Great work
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One thing I may do at a later date is color this is photoshop. We'll see, lol. Thanks, Alexzis for your kind words and fave on this one!
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no prob. a great artist needs credit when he/she deserve it.
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Thanks! I really enjoyed this one, although the design on the clothing was a pain to ink, lol. Fortunately, it came through without mishap.
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Thanks so much for the visit and the fave, Vince!
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Lovely! This is definitely different with the softer shapes and background.
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Yep. On this one, I wanted things to be a little more 'organic," so I round out things a bit. Thanks for looking, Sophia (and of course, the fave!).
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I think you succeeded quite well. You are very welcome!!!
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Thanks, Ashley, for the visit and the fave on this one!
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As always, wonderful. "Simpler" than I'd expected (in that there's a lot less embellishment etcetera) but just as gorgeous.
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And I heartily agree with the previous comment, too, your inking skills are reaching new levels all the time.
Her cape and expression are magnificient, too!
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As always, thanks, Elenaria! I'm spending a lot of time working with some different "looks" lately. I'll be using a lot more of the ink wash in the near future, and from there, I'm looking to incorporate more of an abstract, organic feel into the backgrounds when the subject allows it. We'll we where it takes the art, lol.
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I think it's safe to say that your inked illustrations have achieved a new plateau, Bob. This image is simply wonderful.
I see what seems in all respects to be a new arc of approach, or ability, coming out in your work since you lived in China. It's not jut about technique, either. Your work now seems more purposeful, more according to your will. As if the maker of these works has reached a point where there is very little about which he us unsure, to any degree.
I would say your time there was good to you, and good to your art.
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Thank you. I had to think about that for a moment! 
It really wasn't until my last year there that I started to form a synthesis of the previous two years. Here's the link between the two: [link] Doing this project helped me in so many ways, most of which space does not allow me to elucidate on here.
All in all, I'm trying to do a fusion of the two techniques, and will be exploring it further as time goes on. Some will have fantasy subjects, some may not. This week I'm taking time to finish up the current ten illos that this group belongs to, and then it will be time for a break as I meet my wife in Thailand for the latter half of July as we wait (and wait and wait) for her U.S. permanent residence visa to process. When I get back, I'll start looking to expand the process a little more. As to the direction? Well, we'll let the muse decide when the time arrives. But, yes, at this time, I am satisfied with the current level of work. Thanks for looking, as always. Your observations help me to sort things out.
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