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MililaniMak β Pygmalion
Published: 2011-03-26 12:09:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 1728; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 0
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That which we bring into this world is just gonna take on a life of its own . . . it just will. This is my take on how the story line of the legend more likely unfolded; not pessimistic; just more likely.Credits:
Galathea: for [link]
Pygmalion: for [link]
Peacock (used as texture): for [link]
Background generated by me using Filter Forge 2 plug-ins
Mahalos to all.
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thank you, Zaks!! sorry for the delay, but i'm way behind. welcome to dA, brah! aloha, Mak
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I could finally bring myself to find a favorite picture in your gallery. I think there will be others .... Hats off for your work. (Excuse my bad English)
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mahalo, Jojo. wow, that was one of my earlier ones. i noticed that your Jean-LΓ©on GΓ©rΓ΄me had done some work using the same subject; albeit, i sort of had a different take on the outcome. 
btw, your English is fine. truth be told, mine is not necessarily that good, either! . . . and is the only one i'm any good at.
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reality does often have the unfortunate habit of not paralleling our dreams...
think that's the reason more and more it seems I find it harder to waken.
Nice work IMHO.
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. . . or could just be 'cuz we're gettin' older, brah. same here!
i was thinking of my own kids when i did this one. no matter what we hold as our hopes & dreams for them, no matter how well we think we've raised 'em, they're going to go out into the world and be whoever they choose to be. can just hope & pray they choose well.
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mahalo bruddah Carnell. aloha, Mak
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the original myth, more actually, which was the basis for the play by Shaw . . . see [link] (mythology).
in the myth, Pygmalion winds up marrying the beauty he had sculpted, after Venus turned her & Cupid gave her a kiss an' a ring, etc., an' they even had some keikis bumbae. but, according to the myth, Pyg wasn't originally even interested in women. (hmmm . . . Greek sculpters, ya know). and anyway, da way i see 'em, after a few days stayin' w/ol' Pyg in his meager sculpter's digs, etc., and taking a good long look at herself, she figured she could do mo' bettah, an split, leaving poor Pyggie trying to figure out what just happened.
anyway, i added a peacock as texture as a nod to Shaw (Victorian period, and all) since that's the way most folks know the story. The movie "Pretty Woman" is based on the same myth/story line. is how i explained this one to Mrs. Mak.
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Explaining hot blonds in your art to the Misses Mak is a good and safe thing to do bruddah Mak!:Lmao:
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i took her out for one margarita after . . .
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Very well done, beautiful and the subject is great dear Mak.
Bernard Shaw is my favorite play writer of all the times.
I really love your work a lot 
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mahalo, Canan. somehow i knew you would get this one. my wife likes it too, but i had to explain it to her: she doesn't know the mythology, but when i told her it was the basic plot for the movie "Pretty Woman," then she got it.
aloha!
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Oh Pretty Woman was so beautiful. I love romanic comedies so much. Especially Meg Ryan movies.
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mrs. Mak doesn't know My Fair Lady. (she grew up in the Philippines countryside . . . no movies, or even electricity, there during that time.)
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I am sure Mrs. Mak is a beautiful lady
Philippinian women are so beautiful.
Also your daughter I suppose
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yes, they are, Canan. fiesty, too. she's from the Waray-waray people of Samar. songs are sung over there about them following their men into battle. (folks was always mentioning that to me when we were engaged.) is good thing i like fiesty women.
is one picture [link] of her in my gallery if you want to see her. there's a manip [link] in there, too, of my son. nothing, yet, of my daughters, but give me some time . . .
aloha
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