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Published: 2013-09-22 16:53:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 17945; Favourites: 826; Downloads: 0
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After about a year of neglect of this project of mine, i bring you a new piece from my ACEO fairytale collection, the Wild Swans. Actually i had drawn both this and Scheherazade (of the One Thousand and One Nights) many months ago but when i got to add colour i found out the paper had developed some sort of mould or gathered dust (anyone have any advice/knowledge to share regarding that?) and both paintings were ruined. It put me off from drawing them all over again until today.
On a side note, i enjoyed researching Scandinavian folk costumes so much that i think i'll take a break from the German/French fairytales and do a few Nordic/Russian etc next. Any suggestions?
Pencil, watercolours, white gouache / 6,4 x 8,9 cm (2.5" x 3.5")
You can see the rest of the collection here : achen089.deviantart.com/gallerβ¦
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Another lovely fairytale piece!
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Thank you! Happy to know you keep enjoying them.
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You should do one about Baba Yaga! There's one with her and Vasilisa the Brave, though not every version calls Vasilisa by name. Though any Baba Yaga tale would do.
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I'll have it in mind, thanks for the suggestion!
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You're welcome!
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One of my favourite lesser known fairy tales!
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One of my favourite fairy tales is this Russian one, where -- in a nice inversion of the standard -- a woman tells her husband to never open a certain room in her castle. The idiot does so anyways, and Koschei escapes and kidnaps the lady. The guy then has to try and rescue her with help from his bird brothers-in-law and a horse who ends up actually being a human.
...Did that make sense to anyone? I don't remember what it was called.
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The Death of Koschei the Deathless (thank you google)
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It's my favourite tale!! Thank you so much! Your works are always amazing!Β
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I thank you for your lovely comment!
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Beautiful, as always! You really have mastered watercolors! I love her hands, they look like they might have been a little difficult to draw (at least they would have for me).
Perhaps you could do the Snow Queen? I think that might work.
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Thank you for your compliment! I love the fairytale of the Snow Queen, though i already have a piece of her in my gallery so it might be from Gerda's point of view this time. 
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I love this tale - awesome drawing
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This has always been one of my favourite fairytales, and I love the way you did this one. The colours, the emotion, everything is just perfect!
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Thank you very much! I'm glad to hear you liked it.
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Ohmyword. You are like, my favourite artist, and the fact that you noticed my comment and deigned to reply just... completely made my day. THANK YOU.
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This is so beautiful, you really captured the emotion!
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Thank you! Happy to hear you find so!
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No problem, you're welcome!
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beautiful! this is defenitly one of my favorite fairytales, and you have depicted it wonderfully!
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Thank you, i'm happy to hear you think so!
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Beautiful Painting!
And will you be open for commisions again soon?
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Thank you for your compliment and suggestion!
And yes, i will probably open commissions sometime after November.
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No problem!
Great! I will contact you somtime after November then! Β Β
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Beautiful painting!Β I love this story so much--the sister was so brave!
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Thank you for your compliment!
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Do you know the Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen? He wrote, among other things, the story called The Little Match Girl. Could you think you may illustrate it?
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Well, the Wild Swans are also his so yes, i know him alright. 
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Ah yes, I see
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She is beautiful, and I love the background
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So much emotion in such a gorgeous little painting. Beautiful.Β
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