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Stargazing at the University - an Allegory
This is my first ever complete standalone digital painting.
Its been a humbling learning experience. Such is art.
It was painted 100% in Photoshop, from initial sketches to final product. It is 2 ft wide, and will be available for print shortly.
My original dream was to create an ode to environmental concept illustration - to everything I loved about this realm of artistic exploration.
Specifically, I wanted to create strange, sweeping and beguiling spaces, that allured and... disoriented... the viewer
The final result is an allegory, reflecting on the insights of religion and science, the conflict and the coincidences, and the mutual pursuit of truth, wonder and the mysterious.
I created this work - not for everyone - but for the few who would love it.
(May 3, 2009 - This project is now finished. Moving on!)
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Thank you! And your suggestions are very intriguing and inspiring. I will definitely take them into consideration during this final month of reflection and touch-up.
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I'm glad if I helped 
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This is beautiful! From my point of view, I think you met your goals. I especially love the tone and airy feeling in this scene.
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Thanks so much! This piece was a lot of work, so I'm glad it has been enjoyed
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I'm glad you do
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This is so awesome! You definitely allured and disoriented me, I love it! The color scheme is fantastic.
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Thank you! I'm glad you feel I was successful!
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I love the curtains and the windows, hoping in the future I can have a house with these lovely windows and curtains for me and my kids
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as the Critique says, you have given material substance to a dream.
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It was my hope - thank you!
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Well.......in my opinion you have done REALLY well.
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Wonderful. All your gallery is really mesmerizing.
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Great work. So much details and fantastic atmosphere... Amazing job!
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I just received this as a mug that I had ordered a few days ago and enjoyed my coffee in it this morning
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I'm so glad to hear this! Thanks for letting me know!
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ah fuck- where the hell was I when you uploaded this? it's beautiful!
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Thank you so much!
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This is absolutely beautiful. Magnificent work and lighting!
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Very lovely. You can really feel the warmth here, but still cool, definitely a morning scene. I think it is the small glimpse of the world beyond, and the detail of this room, that make you want to climb in and stick your head out the window. Then go explore the other towers to see what they look like from the inside.
Much is open to interpretation here. Like the curtains; you could see them as being blown up or suspended by magic (being cast by the guy in the robes). The fog and the morning and the direction of the weather vanes don't lend themselves to a strong wind coming at us, so I am going with the magic angle. Besides, they wouldn't want these curtains falling in their faces when the wind died down. As well, those look like gnomish weather vanes (which tell the direction of the wind... on other planes
Actually, the disparate architecture of the towers took me a while to realize. The leftmost one looks human, connected to an elven one, then in the right window the leftmost tower looks very militaristic (with its spiky vane) and the right more ceremonial and fanciful. So I see where you were going with the different towers being the different departments of the school. Very subtle =]
As for the allegory, it looks like magical science and religion are coexisting peacefully, or have at least agreed to disagree. I love the wizard's sleeve and the detail on the side of the cabinet. In my interpretation, the little golden dragon thing is actually the girl's instructor asking her what she can tell him about the star this morning =]
I really like how you can spend some time looking beneath the surface of this one to see the story it is telling, and I'm sure I missed some things myself. So great job Celeste!
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Incredible analysis! Thanks for taking the time, I very much appreciate it.
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I absolutely love it. I wish I could to fall into it
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Your attention to detail is amazing. Lighting is gorgeous and the way the mysticism and scientific views are harmonizing together in this piece fantastic. This came out beautifully, I love it.
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Thanks! The next time I run into you, if I have my computer on me, I'll generate a screen bkgd.
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