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Published: 2018-04-10 10:07:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 688; Favourites: 48; Downloads: 0
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAQzop…---
The Nightmare and Her Dream
Woe, dusky mare,
We waste and while away
Each twilight with such drear,
Waiting . . .
Wan, sullen steed,
We have trod all night.
Both barebacked, burning,
Spurred by fear, despair . . .
Wait . . .
Whoa, nightmare,
Dawn betides.
We must part in arrears.
So temper your warm shoes
In frore respite.
We wend again tonight!
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Painting and poem inspired by folklore, D&D, and my troubles with sleep.
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Great piece! Love the musculature and the head especially. Very expressive eyes on her 
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I tried to make her somewhat realistic, she's a composite of a few references.
I forgot I attached a poem to this. I actually like both (picture and literature) much better than before.
Thanks for reminding me of this.
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Most welcome, had me revisit the poem too. Lovely cadence
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Love the snowy feel, the way you drew the horse, the flowers emerging, the snow.. The snow looks so good! 
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Thanks, I reworked the snow almost as much as the horse.
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Unless you do them all the time I think horses are very hard.
This is different for you, it came out great!
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Thanks, I've been sketching and studying their anatomy lately.
The trickiest part is their hind legs from any perspective but a side view.
The foreshortened view in this painting was kind of weird to paint.
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The music is..i am speechles
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It's one of those songs I wish I had written.
Although it's not in my poem, I imagined her warm breath on the ground would make these flowers sprout.
Which is handy when she's hungry. I touched the painting up to make this a little more apparent.
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A few traces of fire remain melting the snow, but for a moment, the animal rests and peace settles...
Great music, thanks.
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The calm before the storm.
That song was a great find.
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Very cool, I love the blurry haze of the snow contrasted with the dark brooding nature of the mare
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Thank you, I think brooding describes her well.
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Np I think so as well, definitely the proper description for her
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It looks gentle, almost reassuring/soothing for a nightmare, the snow flakes make their own contribution to it.
I like the word games you included and the lyrics are fine too, very well done.
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Yeah, I wondered if she looked too serene for a nightmare, but I guess she's off the clock so she can relax.
The snow was actually the hardest part to paint, glad you noticed. The titles were flip-flopped at first, they make more sense this way. Words are fun to play with, I thought of them as lyrics too.
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yes indeed, words are fun to play with.
and i like it that she looks so serene
perhaps like ... calm before the storm
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Before and after, in between storms.
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I like that the horse is not overdone, but is subtle, although you can picture him riding all night.
You made me look up the definition of a couple of words - thank you!
I like the poem, it gives you a strong image to contemplate.
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I tried to keep it all a bit subtle despite the black and white contrast.
I looked up a few words too, glad you like it.
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extremely aesthetic and peacefull
i love this delicate orange, burning softly eyes, hooves of the horse and snow...
about horse and nightmare i adore this painting Füssli : "Nightmare"
there are several versions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nigh…
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Thank you, I'm quite happy with the orange and her peaceful face. It almost matches the flowers.
Yes, there are many versions and not just by him. I guess they couldn't make photocopies back then.
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yes dear Neil..
about versions by Füssli, what is your favourite?
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Another photo of it - www.kunstkopie.de/a/fuessli-jo…
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yes, this one is very interesting...
i love particularly this version:
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Joh…
specially the mad eyes of the horse...;]
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And the demon looks the most devious in this one, with that impish grin >;}
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yes...he is smiling of our fear...
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Over all, I like the one featured here for it's color and movement - www.pinterest.com/pin/17036279…
It's hard to find a good picture of it. I like the others for different details.
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