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meluseena — The Queen and the Explorer
Published: 2008-07-14 04:09:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 47243; Favourites: 2003; Downloads: 5
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: Made alterations to the composition at someone's advice 
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:butterflytwo:Theme:
A sort of double portrait... Queen Elizabeth the 1st and explorer (some would say, pirate) Sir Francis Drake (only he's in the boat, so bear with me here please
) In her reign, Elizabeth's fleet was formidable and Francis Drake brought many riches from his pillaging of spanish ships in the Americas. Drake was knighted for his circumnavigation of the earth... and doubtlessly it pleased the Queen too that he brought home to England oodles of gold and riches.--------------
Technique:
Since so many have expressed a curiosity regarding my digital collages, I posted a detail tutorial/step by step of the creation of this image on my blog. Please have a look dears.
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Queen Elizabeth fascinates me. I adore this piece! I just watched Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age but a few days ago.
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Wow! I really liked the WIP on how you put this together. I'll have to try this.
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I don't know what to say. This has made my day a whole much brighter thank you.
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So vastly interesting. My favorite is the shot of color from the rainbow over the somewhat turbulent seas. Great use of mixed media too.
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I love Elizabeth I, your portrait of her is wonderful! I love her dress and the sea.
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Congrats!!!
I've featured this creation in the July Visual Art Features.
Check it here : [link]
This feature is also in the news so more views for you : [link] .
yes AGAIN!!!!!!!!!
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what a wonderful piece! I really like the way you portrayed Elizabeth I as a pretty girl. Most portraits of her are not flattering. I prefer to think of her like this. (I wonder what she really did look like)
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Well... Her mother was notoriously unbeautiful, and her father was king henry VIII whose tyranny may have somewhat coloured the idea we have these days of him as a 'golden beauty'... in fact his portraits rather indicate he may have not been so. THere's also another issue, that people did not consider, in medieval times, what we now consider is beautiful. A case in point is a written description of supposed stunning beauty 'elizabeth woodville'. The excerpt that was describing her beauty said she had 'stunning heavy lidded eyes drooping like a dragon's' (paraphrased) and one might think hmmm.. do we find heavy-lidded-eyes attractive? It's so hard to judge. This is why I personally find no problem with shows like 'The Tudors' choosing actors that appeal to a modern taste rather than those who resemble the portraits we have.
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very true. i think cate whats-her-name did a good portrayal of elizabeth in the films. a great likeness, but kinda pretty. History fascinates me...anne boleyn, not enough info on her...i always wanted to know her back story.. as for the changing face of "beauty" or what was considered desirable i think had everything to do with the world view and knowledge of the times...like for instance, 'beautiful" women were painted with protruding soft round bellies and ample hips...a nightmare for todays bikini to be sure,,,but the reason was it showed her to be good child bearing stock which in a patriarchial society....breeding of heirs and continuation of the blood line meant everything. kinda sick attitude for a modern man (or woman) in todays times. and josephine and mona lisa...wonder why they had that little smile...never showed their teeth.....lol...probably didnt have many or they were decayed...but again,..no dental work was the norm,,hence bad teeth was common and not viewed as disgusting as it is today....gosh i could go on
and on!....thanks for the info on elizabeth...!
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Yeah, so it goes. But sof bellies didn't have such a utalitarian view as 'more children' - it was natural to be attracted to a woman less likely to die at childbirth. Also, it was probably rarer to see plumper people in medieval times. Actually, strike the '
There's a lot of history books about Anne Boleyn 'The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn' is one, that draw an accurate and historially referenced biography of her. Look it up
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your absolutely right, i didnt think of that...dying in childbirth, but it was very common. thanks for the anne boleyn info...i will look. jeez could u imagine getting your head cut 0ff? kicking and screaming or sedated...that would have been me!
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I know.. I always think that... and by a man you'd loved, and had a baby with.. it's just too twisted to imagine.
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You did AMAZING with this 
You're very talented and I love how you used bits and pieces of yourself to create her
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Bits and pieces of myself, in oh so many ways
Metaphors aside though, I often have to use my own hands because I simply have no option! Good hands are so hard to find these days hehe
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silly joke
"internet explorer"
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rofl
Haha XD This is way better
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Hi! 
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Have a Great Week!
Melody
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You are so darling, thank you
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Hi there! 
Digital - Friday Favorites – 18th Edition
Have a great weekend!!
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Wow, this is so gorgeous. I think the concept is really creative too. Brilliant!
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i am loving your historical portraits! amazing job!
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Wow this is absolutely stunning, I can't belive it's a collage!
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holy mother mary...that is...AMAZING!!
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