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Drowning Dreams
Published: 2012-08-03 20:27:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 36689; Favourites: 2244; Downloads: 0
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Drowning Dreams“I will prepare a draught for you, with which you must swim to land tomorrow before sunrise, and sit down on the shore and drink it. Your tail will then disappear, and shrink up into what mankind calls legs, and you will feel great pain, as if a sword were passing through you. But all who see you will say that you are the prettiest little human being they ever saw. You will still have the same floating gracefulness of movement, and no dancer will ever tread so lightly; but at every step you take it will feel as if you were treading upon sharp knives, and that the blood must flow.”
-The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson
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Comments: 102
Until now I had forgotten just how creepy the original version of The Little Mermaid was...
Stunning work.
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Great job. Now I want to read the origina story. All I've seen is the Disney adaptation.
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Creepy, yet elegant and very beautiful. wonderfully done. 
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Congratulations on the DD!
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Breathtaking... My words are not strong enough to say how beautifull and original i think it is.
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This is one of those drawings I see, and in an instant fall in love. A definite favourite. But then I think, I do want to comment something because it's nice and I want you to know I really adore this piece. But just talking about technicalities (of which I don't know much anyway) isn't going to cut it. I just love this image. It haunts me, even. It's such an original interpretation of the fairytale! And your use of colors... Wow. I just have to check out the rest of your gallery now!
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Wow, thanks very much for this nice comment! It lets me know I've done something right when the image stands out AND stays in the mind
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I'm glad you appreciate the comment. That's exactly why I do take the time to write comments. Sometimes even the most wonderful artists love to hear how others see their work!
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That is so beautiful. Dark, otherworldly, and a well deserved DD.
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Beautiful work! That was one of my favorite stories as a child, and I love what you've done with it; lovely style. 
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wow this looks pretty amazing, absolutely well deserved DD
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I love the way you did the smoke
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Amazing work, absolutely amazing
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oh my! amazing! how do you do this??? sooo amazing!
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your very good! (drooling in awe)
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you've somehow created a majestic beast that as if live in my heart and as f i can see it
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'The little mermaid' is sooooo sad... 
Great job ! ^^
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Thanks! The original story had a really poignant quality that the movie lacked--but Disney is Disney XD
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Disney is disney ! XDD You're most welcome ! ^=^
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Wow this is really amazing, quite an avid and different take on dreams
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This is amazing - I love the colors and textures - the lighting and shadows are well done - I love the addition of the dead fish - her mermaid tail is stunning!
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