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MaxRogue — Garden in the Clouds

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Description Érase un caballo con dos alas
que subía que volaba
como volaría el amor

There was a horse with two wings
who went up, who soared
as love would soar

érase un caballo con un cuerno
en la nariz que en primavera
se hizo buen galopador

there was a horse with a horn
on his nose who in spring
became a good galloper

érase un caballo con un hombre
y un arquero todo junto
con un solo corazón

there was a horse with a man
and an archer, all together
with a single heart

érase que un beso era el olimpo
érase que abril era a las cinco

and a kiss meant the Olympus
and April came at 5 o'clock

y las patas del animal místico
se enredaban en el aire
con su galope magnífico

and the legs of the mystic animal
were entangled in the air
with its magnificent galloping

y era que te había conocido
con tu nombre que volaba
con tu pequeño vestido.

and it was that he had met you
with your soaring name
with your little dress


Song by Silvio Rodriguez Caballo Místico (Mystic Horse). Forgive my lousy translation, it's a rather difficult song to translate, but I have to say it's what inspired most of the composition for this.

This is for equine contest [link] . One of the requisites for the contest was to give our horse an environment appropriate for him, and I imagined my Pegasus in a Chinese garden formed by clouds in the sky. The bird is carrying red plum blossoms, which for the Chinese are a symbol of resilience in difficult times, as they bloom when there is still snow. Little bluebird (symbol of happiness) might be telling the Pegasus to fly as high as he can, even if the wind carries storm.

I dedicate this to all my close friends, who have been there for me at difficult times. Thank you.

Torn paper texture by #resurgere [link]
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Comments: 27

Emberblue [2011-06-11 22:33:38 +0000 UTC]

Charming!

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MaxRogue In reply to Emberblue [2011-07-02 02:00:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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Astera-T [2010-11-16 18:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Love the wings and the clouds! Beautiful piece!

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MaxRogue In reply to Astera-T [2010-11-16 20:07:54 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot!
I was checking your gallery, your works have some awesome colors O.o, wish I could color like that.

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Astera-T In reply to MaxRogue [2010-11-16 20:41:30 +0000 UTC]

But you color wonderfully with your digital tools! I have never succeeded at proper coloring with photoshop!

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warrior-of-dream [2010-04-27 17:54:20 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work.. expression of his feelings is great with pose

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MaxRogue In reply to warrior-of-dream [2010-04-30 18:37:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I believe music can be very inspirational, the song I drew my inspiration from helped a lot in conveying feelings on my lines. Thanks again for your kind comment.

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warrior-of-dream In reply to MaxRogue [2010-04-30 20:15:07 +0000 UTC]

Yes, music can open new path in drawing and all kind of visual and non-visual arts.. it is amazing how truly helpful it is...
So I'm happy it helped you

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mistyofmyheart [2010-04-20 13:40:22 +0000 UTC]

wow this is really cute up close

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MaxRogue In reply to mistyofmyheart [2010-04-30 18:39:21 +0000 UTC]

LOL Thanks. I'm glad it called your attention enough for you to click on full view

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In-The-Distance [2010-04-16 10:12:10 +0000 UTC]

this is so gorgeous, i love it!

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MaxRogue In reply to In-The-Distance [2010-04-18 17:53:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your support! Means a lot to me.

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In-The-Distance In reply to MaxRogue [2010-04-20 08:08:58 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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3NioNio3 [2010-04-10 06:32:35 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful outlines ^^ like in some old classic comic book. You know Windsor McCay ?

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MaxRogue In reply to 3NioNio3 [2010-04-10 16:14:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
And no, I didn't know him till now (just googled him) and I've just fallen in love! What wonderful lines he had! Thanks for the reference

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sombrefeline [2010-04-09 18:23:42 +0000 UTC]

Sweet work, I love the colors

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MaxRogue In reply to sombrefeline [2010-04-09 21:03:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And thanks a lot for the llama badge gave you one in return.

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sombrefeline In reply to MaxRogue [2010-04-09 21:08:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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S0rce [2010-01-25 03:48:43 +0000 UTC]

ve que maligna... me gusta bastante la definicion de los musculos en el lineart... i should learn from it

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MaxRogue In reply to S0rce [2010-01-25 18:01:12 +0000 UTC]

Yo ya te dije lo que tenés que hacer
Dibujá con referencias, observá.

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S0rce In reply to MaxRogue [2010-01-29 03:06:26 +0000 UTC]

observo! pero entonces parece que estoy staring! hahahaha
no yo sé. Pero para refs ocupo la compu, y cuando ocupo la compu luego me pongo a ver otras cosas... y se me olvida que estaba haciendo T_T

deficit de atencion se llama eso

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MaxRogue In reply to S0rce [2010-01-29 04:09:29 +0000 UTC]

Deal with it ebul XD

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Nikkita-Tenjou [2010-01-23 22:49:27 +0000 UTC]

que culero eso

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MaxRogue In reply to Nikkita-Tenjou [2010-01-23 22:51:05 +0000 UTC]

...
No te gusta porque me quedo bien bonito.
oyn2

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Mikha [2010-01-19 16:38:21 +0000 UTC]

Yaaaaaaaaaay el caballo voladooooooooor! Me encanta el pajarito y que chivas te quedaron las alas y las nubes *_*

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MaxRogue In reply to Mikha [2010-01-19 16:45:56 +0000 UTC]

LOL gracias XD, no se me da mucho dibujar pajaritos, siempre me cuesta por alguna razón u otra XD.

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Mikha In reply to MaxRogue [2010-01-19 23:24:35 +0000 UTC]

hahaha yo no puedo XD

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