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"Princess Etheria's explorations of the forest with her squire-els Cedric and Nigel quickly became the stuff of legends.In Thenken, that's saying a lot."
This is the third illustration I've painted for my fairy tale "Princess Etheria and the Battling Bucks" ([link] ).
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I have to say that it was an absolute pleasure watching this painting come together on paper, since it had existed only in my imagination for so long.
In this image, Princess Etheria is paddling her canoe The Riverie with her squire-els Cedric and Nigel on the Sweetwater River. In behind (among many other things) is the cabin that she shares with her father the King.
There are a lot of details in this image that you would recognize if you'd read the story. For example:
- The windowed sunroom on the front of the cabin that looks out over the river.
- The pothole on the spit of rock that juts out into the river in front of the cabin.
- The eddy line that stretches across the painting from the rock in front of the cabin, right under Etheria's canoe.
- The cave opening that leads to a tunnel under the waterfall, as well as to the cave portal system.
- The red canoe on the beach that belongs to Fowler.
- The great tree Pneumena off in the distance. The tree is the size of a mountain, and the waterfall that is spouting out of the side of it is the source of the Sweetwater River.
There is also a healthy amount of symbolism. For example, in the image, she's paddling out of the protective eddy behind her father's cabin without him. This is symbolic of the fact that she's growing up, and beginning to make her own choices, and choose her own path.
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Comments: 6
Darkstar1013 [2012-07-25 17:12:31 +0000 UTC]
I absolutely love this one... such fabulous detail. Sorry that I don't have a synthetic book at this time. Can I purchase this on-line book for my notebook?
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dwaynerjames In reply to Darkstar1013 [2012-07-26 13:00:01 +0000 UTC]
Thanks so much for the compliment. It's one of my faves too, especially since it's based on my daughter
You can download free copies of the book at www.princessetheria.com. I've got PDF and ebook formats, as well as a link to the Kindle version of it too.
Happy reading!
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Darkstar1013 In reply to dwaynerjames [2012-07-26 15:52:56 +0000 UTC]
Yes, a PDF would work on my ancient laptop. It was a superlative piece of art and your daughter is a very fine looking girl. I wish that I had children during my life here. But physical problems prevented me from ever having that joy. So I must find that joy of other peoples children. Works for me.
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simonpark81 [2012-07-12 16:46:11 +0000 UTC]
i love this! the fact that your character looks so realistic and believable is awesome too!
down with plastic barbie looking characters in stories and films etc!
absolutely stunning details on the water, what paint do you use?
im just learning to use oils.
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dwaynerjames In reply to simonpark81 [2012-07-16 15:26:32 +0000 UTC]
Thanks again Simon!
The character is based on my daughter, from a photograph where she's sitting in my canoe in the backyard.
I work with watercolours, but not in the traditional way. I like working with very dry paints so that they're not quite as translucent.
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