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Published: 2005-04-15 06:58:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 36650; Favourites: 1081; Downloads: 6891
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I guess I'm on this thing right now with women lounging in trees....At any rate, this is an illustration for the 2006 RAINN ([link] ) calendar.
"You say the word You know I will find you Or if you need some time I don't mindI don't hold on To the tail of your kite I'm not like the other girls that you've known But I believe I'm worth coming home to Kiss away night This girl only sleeps with butterflies...."
--Tori Amos, Sleeps with Butterflies
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 11.5x15 inches
Details: [link]
Prints: [link]
Preliminary sketches: [link] and [link]
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Comments: 217
hehe, Tori Amos! How I love her... how i love this picture too! Yummy...
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Absolutely gorgeous!
I think I'm going to have to 
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I love Tori...your pic is so fitting of such a beautiful song...great work again!
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this is awesome.
I love Tori mos a lot.
She gives me an opinion what to draw next all the time.
So elegant!
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*dies from the sheer beauty of the painting...*
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Just as I expected. Very beautiful athomsphere, the woman really looks at peace in her sleep.
Makes me want to practice more with watercolors.
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Ah yes, another beautiful piece. Keep-em coming!
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oh so pretty- gorgeous-
Love the colors and layout-
Beautiful
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Oh! Is so sweet! ^^ Congratulations! Stephanie, Im OUR FAN! I love you art!
IΒ΄d like to know, when your tarot cards are ready, can I order one deck? ItΒ΄s so beautifull! Thanks for your pieces! They inspire me for many things, and amaze me by their beauty...
A biiiiiiig hug!
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Yes of course. I will have them available at my site, when that day comes.
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Superb. I love the composition very much - I think the circular thing you've got going in the middle is excellent. The detail is impressive also and I really like the vibrancy of the butterflies.
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I love that spiral branch with the butterlys in the middle ^^ Its just... wow ^o^
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first off, your work is gorgeous. there's not a piece of yours i've seen that i haven't liked. second i have a question: your outlines are superbly rendered. i saw that for your tower piece you used a gel pen to make the lightning bolt so perfect. so is it the same case here, where you use a charcoal pencil or something of the like for the fine lines, or do you just have a good fine watercolor brush to recommend? i do a lot of delicate watercolor work, but i never seem to have the patience to make the rendering as tight as you do, and i would love some advice.
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No gel pens in this one. It's just very fine brushes. I recommend getting a real sable brush for your details as it holds its point much better than synthetics.
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ItΒ΄s so lovely. ThereΒ΄s a circle protecting her and caring for her. No harm can happen in it... and I think everyone feel its warmness (does that word exist? 
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How do you make such beautiful paintings? I love your work and I wish I could paint more like you. I really envy you.
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oh hun that is so pretty!!!! Ive been doing acrylic paintings ... theyll never be as good as your but hey I try ^,^ Ill be having surgery soon so I hope to trying watercolor when I get better
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Lovely, as it most of your work. 
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Wonderful! Glorious! Such a peaceful mood. I can just hear the songs the wings would sing . . .
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Wow! I love the colors of your choice in the paintings. Again, very beautiful! I admire your artwork.
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I'm very interested about how u painted the trees...
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This turned out absolutely beautiful! the pinpoints of the butterflies colors really heighten's the piece from being kind of soft and in the background. Lovely job as always
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How long did it take you to create this piece? How much time did you spend on it, (say, an average number of hours per day)? I think I'm going to - well, you know - cry. You're so good at watercolors that I want to steal your artwork; only I can't because that's illegal.
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I think it probably took me about 30 hours.
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it looks veyr colorfull and fuzzy
thanks for sharing
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That's absolutely beautiful.... your watercolors are always so vibrantly detailed and colored.
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i look forward to seeing your work.. you never seem to let me down.. everytime you post a new pic, it's always so detailed and amazing and just plain beautiful.. awesome.. :
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I love how you use geometrical figures in your composition, it gives more life and the sense of order to the paint.
this one is going to my collection, thanx!!
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I love the detail that you put in the butterflies! ...my room is kind of in a butterfly stage right now and I think that htis is a beautiful painting!
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Wow... That's beautiful!!!! I love all of the details, and the colors are great! 
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This is the most beautiful picture IΒ΄ll ever seen, in a few years I hope I can draw like that!
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Oh, Steph...this is radiant. I'm incredilbly impressed, and inspired all at the same time.
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listening to the song and looking at this beautiful picture .. it's just magical .. you are amazing!!
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Just beautiful! Love the vortex of lines and branches where she sleeps.
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the video (well the background) of this song was done by a japanese artist who's art is somewhat like yours...mystical.
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fabulous as usual!
luvin the spiral
she looks so comfy just laying there...
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as usual, am speechless. Love your art nouveau style, love the soothing colours, love the curvy, textured wood.
it achieves what it sets out to achieve.
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i enjoy much of your work, but i must say this is my favorite. first of all i have a "thing" for spirals, and i love the way you have made that the center of focus...
the woman is beautiful...her hair is like fire...
i was wondering if you use ivy ever in your pictures? i love incorporating ivy in my art, and i'm sure you could do some amazing things with it. if you have already done that, i would be most interested in seeing it.
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Marvelous his work, congratulations.
the woman and the birds always compose a beautiful image
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