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100 Pictures Challenge #22: Mother Nature.I was going through my gallery when I realised, to my dismay that (1) there was an utter lack of landscape drawings, largely due to (2) the tragic fact that I cannot do scenery to save my life. So I dug out a bunch of photos and set out to do a bit of practicing, reasoning that, even if I never paint a decent mountain, I'd at least get a bit of workout in the right direction, and at least understand how light affects natural formations.
I allowed myself about 30 minutes per picture (more for the waterfall one since I didn't even know where the hell to start), and painted with my canvas zoomed out all the way so that there was no way I could be tempted to obsess over detail or attempt to reproduce the photo references down to the last blob of moss. You can tell where I start to lose interest in each picture by the mess.
I think I've lost feeling in my right forefinger.
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You're welcome
Also... what exactly is a Gizka?
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A gizka is a two-legged reptile from the Star Wars universe, particularly the role-playing game, Knights of the Old Republic. It can best be described as a frog-chicken hybrid, with breeding tendencies that would put a rabbit's to shame (heck, make that a whole burrow of rabbits).
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That's a gorgeous collection. All of them are wonderful in colour and composition. I can't decide which is my favourite. Incredible.
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Well, I'm jealous because landscapes are what I usually do and now I may never do them again because you are too awesome. *goes to try and rescind joining DA*
Sunset is my favorite, it really does look like a photograph. Ice is my second fav, am I the only one that thinks the small iceberg in front looks like Pegasus coming out of the water? Third is the waterfall, water is soooo hard to paint and you did a wonderful job! I hate sand, gets in all your shoes, socks, underwear and stuff but - you did do a good job!
Overall, it's a wonderful piece and I'm so proud to say you 'watch' to see if I will ever do anything good.
*humbly looks down and shuffles foot from side to side*
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Perhaps you should go and pay my website gallery a little visit (they're arranged in reverse chronological order - oldest last). After you see horrors such as [link] and [link] and [link] you would probably be less inclined to feel jealous! (or discouraged). 
But thank you very much. 
And that comment about sand made me think of Anakin 'Angsty' Skywalker.
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Thanks for the encouragement but, I have to say, even your old stuff is good. But, I admit you are awesome now so perhaps there is something to be said for this whole 'practice' idea.
So in light of the fact that your going to watch me, I guess I had better put some stuff up - so go grab a cold one and prepare to be underwhelmed.
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[stands by with a Sith-sized glass of coffee]
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DAmn...If these aren't decent.. I better give up! These are amazing
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*blink* Wow! Nice one, Keyan! Nice four, really.
*longs for her own graphics tablet*
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Thanks very much! I'd send you my old one, except it's on its last legs.
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Well, I have yet to send you American Psycho and moon pies, so it's just as well.
I would be out shopping for one right now but the christians are running rampant right now in a frenzy to blow loads of money on the coolest toys for their children, which will be used for a week then tossed aside. They seem to do this in honour of some guy's birthday. Supposedly he's to save their immortal souls. I can't understand how two grannies fighting over an Elmo doll honours this chap's birth.
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Hey, you know - a great part of the book chronicles people smiting each other.
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Ooh! Smite me, baby! HARDER! YES!
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Nice photography. So when did you go on the Arctic Cruise?
Seriously, speedpainting? Wow. If each of those took you half an hour, I wonder where a bit more time will take you. Wow!
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Where a bit more time would take me... I suspect... nowhere further. I've the attention span of a gnat when it comes to scenery. Blargh.
But thank you. 
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Just don't go on any ship that promises that you're 100% safe. And you're welcome.
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I like the sunset one the best! 
Btw, Far, long time no see. Missed you much. T_T Excuse me for I will be away for some time now. *busy* T__T Keep up teh good work, ok!!
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Thank you very much.
And haha, "is there NOTHING you CAN'T DO??" Yes, as a matter of fact. I can't draw architecture or tech stuff to save my life. Note the complete absence of buildings in my gallery.
Long time no see, jangan mati.
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"Well. I saw this in my inbox and thought you'd been practicing your photography. A closer look and a dose of common sense fixed that."
I have to second Winter on that one. These look great! Each one of them stands well on their own. You're far too modest about your abilities.
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*Is tempted to whack you* Never ever say you can't do landscape to save your life. And you did these each around 30 mins?
I like the waterfall most. So fluffy. @_@
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OW! Stop! stop! STOP!
But thank you very much.
I'm not sure if waterfalls are supposed to be fluffy.
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Well some photos have fluffy water. Which are the best to me. ^^
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You have such skill, Far!
It's really impressive that this is not the type of work with which you're most familiar. You've got a real flair for nature - Robin Redbreast and now these landscapes... Gorgeous work, m'friend.
Myself, I'd have just churned out my usual tongue-in-cheek schlock, turned my paper 90° and called it landscape.
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... Well, seeing as Andy Warhol once cut up one painting into four and presented them as four different works of art... 
Thank you very much once again. I've been staying as far away from stuff I can't do for ages; it's time I faced them.
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I've always wondered, in the Warholian sense, if therapists get 50 minutes of fame.
I've had more than a few who don't deserve 15!
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Those are some really nice speedpaintings
Keep at those, nice work, I think over time you'll be able to come up with even sharper results in the same time
Daniel
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Thank you very much.
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you're welcome, we all learn with every piece we make
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Oh wow, I am so proud of you for doing these
You have done really well, and only 30 minutes. Keep this up, I look forward to seeing more!
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Thank you so much.
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Well. I saw this in my inbox and thought you'd been practicing your photography. A closer look and a dose of common sense fixed that.
Great work!
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Penguins? not wampas?
[note that I shamelessly borrowed your fractals polyptych arrangement
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Ah, something about it looked familiar!
Yeah, penguins. I have a thing for penguins. Wampas are to be avoided, methinks. And yeah, the iceberg was the jolt of common sense that made me realize they weren't photos.
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Hehehe. Me too! Everytime I see the trailers on TV, I feel like dancing. And I don't dance!
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I'm not above a little shameless pilfering.
No wampas? maybe tauntauns then? They smell better on the outside, than on the inside.
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Excellent!
I admire folks who can actually complete landscape paintings. Or drawings. Or really, anything involving the word "landscape."
As someone with a terminal case of "shart attention span" I often manage to only get a horizon line in before getting distracted with something else, like my navel lint.
You're awesome! Keep it up!
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Thanks very much!
Oh, I *definitely* wanted to stop at the horizon line.
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{Tai is currently shocked speechless; hopefully she will be able to find words to comment at a later time.}
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[communicating with emoticons is fun, no?
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