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EDIT 7/11 - I'll be attempting to remove the derpiness from his face when I get time
Drawing for ~AnCatDubh , who won ~northangel27 's Snapely contest.
I was happy to learn AnCat is a fan of Symbolist artist Gustav Klimt, which made this work very enjoyable for me. The decorative figures surrounding Snape are a nod to Klimt, with a bit of Fernand Khnopff included, for what I hope is good measure. Check this slideshow for his sublime work - [link]
The figures represent Snape's canon love, Lily Evans, interpreted here as childhood friend, and tragic beauty.
In the spirit of Symbolism, I have also included her as a stern and unforgiving Harpy, her red wings enveloping Snape drinking absinthe, contemplating the lonely evening, and the second glass by the bottle.This is a mostly traditional work with some color in PS. The texture is by *buzillo-stock - [link]
Thanks to friend *sayurikemiko for help with the pose 
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Yeees!!!! You made me wonder about the very slytherin colour of absinthe - I have one little bottle of it in my bedroom (never tasted it - I've been keeping it in tribute to AR (Arthur Rimbaud, what did you think ? 
Excellent Snape, I love him!!! - he's beautiful
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I'm glad you like him, Bea, I was really shaky @ first, it's been months . . . .it means a lot coming from you.
You have in the house??? I've always wanted to get a little 
The best I can do about that is look up who Rimbaud is. I've heard the name for years, don't throw a shoe at me for being illiterate, OK?
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[link]
one famous (simple, that one) poem by him, written at 16-17 :
Sensation
On the blue summer evenings, I shall go down the paths,
Getting pricked by the corn, crushing the short grass:
In a dream I shall feel its coolness on my feet.
I shall let the wind bathe my bare head.
I shall not speak, I shall think about nothing:
But endless love will mount in my soul;
And I shall travel far, very far, like a gipsy,
Through the countryside - as happy as if I were with a woman.
or read for example 'Vowels'
(he's considered as the first symbolist in literature)
A Black, E white, I red, U green, O blue : vowels,
I shall tell, one day, of your mysterious origins:
A, black velvety jacket of brilliant flies
Which buzz around cruel smells,
Gulfs of shadow; E, whiteness of vapours and of tents,
Lances of proud glaciers, white kings, shivers of cow-parsley;
I, purples, spat blood, smile of beautiful lips
In anger or in the raptures of penitence;
U, waves, divine shudderings of viridian seas,
The peace of pastures dotted with animals, the peace of the furrows
Which alchemy prints on broad studious foreheads;
O, sublime Trumpet full of strange piercing sounds,
Silences crossed by Worlds and by Angels:
O the Omega, the violet ray of Her Eyes!
All his poetry with translations are available here 
[link]
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No problem, Rimbaud is totally untranslatable, I do understand he is not read abroad. He is not read too much in France, either. However there was a film with Leonardo di Caprio as Rimbaud and Davis Thewlis as Verlaine ( slash things, only not fandom-like : their relationship in the film was faithful to their lives). Not a great film, but Leonardo was a good Rimbaud. Okay, it's the Rimbaud -fangirl speaking here...
It's totally illegal in France too. Had been forbidden a century ago. I got it in Prague, and keep it in my bedroom in Moscow. Anyway, I don't drink it, and maybe it's not a true one, indeed. But the colour is a very bright beautiful green indeed. 
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This is really a masterpiece, I agree with Scatharis!
I enjoy watching every bit of it, every corner and line. (Oh, yes, and you have definately earned the Longest Snape Nose Award, dear friend
AnCat is very lucky!
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Thank you Maja!! This definitely went more quickly than I thought it would. (And thank you for the honor of the longest schnozz!! 
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interesting personage! I noticed he in some your pictures! I like the little faces, they looks mysterious!
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- Thats... a masterpiece - and those referances you gave for Klimt are just adorable - and let one sinking into the meaning - and the atmosphere of that piece!!!
Brilliant!
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Wow, thanks Sonja!I'm so glad you likes
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Very good, and I love the symbolism!
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Thanks Mel, I'm glad you like him
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ohhh so cool! I love his expression, his posture, everything!
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XD Thanks my friend, I'm glad you like it
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A prisoner would interpret the painting as his condition mirror maybe..Very sad expression provoked.
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So lovely to see after so long. I love the earthy jewel tones, esp the green, the darkness is simply lovely. He looks so graceful and trying to hide his inner feelings, the frame is foreboding and tragic at the same time with his childhood etc. Looove it! MOORE NOW
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beautiful work, Dear!! 
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oh man, you don't know how being called a "supreme crock" makes me giggle
I SO fit that title!! 
Thanks Hunny!! yes I am desperately trying to keep up...I know I've missed stuff and I am so far behind with favs and comments!
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The sense of an accustomed isolation accomplished with plenty of negative space surrounding the subject, beautifully articulated and stylistically rendered; Klimt is one of the magic words for me, and you've utilized his influence in some lovely and subtle ways; I love the rich and mulled feeling of the color palette...
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Thank you Sam . . . for once I didn't throw the whole rainbow at a piece, and I'd like to continue on like this for awhile. It means a lot that you like it
If you like Klimt - stick with that slideshow of Khnopff in the comments, it's worth the trip
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You are most welcome. Thanks too for your gorgeous gift and card. I got it yesterday!
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hahahaha Sweet! I knew it was safe to send while you were away because it was just a flat package, not much damage could be done to it
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It was perfect. Thanks again!
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