The Butterfly Queen
Ever wondered what happened when the Queen of Butterflies died?
Inspired by a comment from Bill
(c) Sarah Moore 2008
The Ice Maiden
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Glen Allen
simply beautiful.
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks Glen.
migaloomagic
incredibly lovely
Sarah Moore replied
Why thank you!
helmutk
Great work
Sarah Moore replied
Much appreciated Helmut.
Angela Stewart
Wow, simply stunning!
Sarah Moore replied
Ooh thanks Angela!
Bill Fonseca
Stunning image Sarah. I was just thinking, will there be another queen….??
Sarah Moore replied
The Old Butterfly Queen must die so that the new one can be born – circle of life!
John Edwards
Beautiful work Sarah
Sarah Moore replied
Ta John.
Heather Rivet...
fantastic
Sarah Moore replied
Always appreciated Heather.
Lizzie Keitel
wow! beautiful work!
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks very much Lizzie!
frogster
Wonderful work on this Sarah
Sarah Moore replied
I really appreciate your compliments! (she says with a swelling head LOL)
Will Barton
Beautiful Sare! Wonderful job putting it all together with a nice seamless and natural looking merge all the way through.
Sarah Moore replied
Hey Will…I rushed it a bit I think, but I am still happy with the result.
MaryO
Wonderful, the colours are superb, gives it a surreal flavour to the whole concept.
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks Mary I was going for surreal!
EbonyKate
Beautiful image!
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks so much!
David Iori
Beautiful work Sarah
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks so much David!
gaylene
stunningly beautiful Sarah…excellent
Sarah Moore replied
Thank you!
Basia McAuley
Really amazing work Sarah! I love EVERYTHING about this piece !
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks so much Basia!
Shanina Conway
Beautiful work Sarah…love the effects and the pose…gorgeous;)
Sarah Moore replied
I really enjoyed making this one thanks Shanina.
Jason Moses
Apparently, she was immortalised in this work. Great style, Sarah.
Sarah Moore replied
LOL – forever hanging in the sky, ta Jason!
GailD
Wonderful imagery Sare. So well done. Great talent.
Geoff Coleman...
Just exquisite Sarah – is it possible for you to get any better at these – it’s seamless and beyond that it just looks like it was all meant to be there, as if an actual photograph – masterful. And such a beautiful story here… sigh.
Sarah Moore replied
LOL – I know I can get better…there are so many things that could be improved…but practice makes perfect!
Jennie Rosenbaum
lovely, just lovely, pretty without being twee, great pose, very striking lighting. just a wonderful piece!
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks for the compliments!
Sensiworld
Wow !
Great work !
myoriginalsin
Oh Sarah this is so beautiful! I absolutely love it :)
Sarah Moore replied
From you that is high praise indeed, thank you!
Tracey Mac
How beautiful, this is just superb Sarah, very magical!!
Sarah Moore replied
Much appreciated Tracey.
debsphotos
WOW…excellently put together Sarah!!! Beautiful image..*-)
Belinda "Billy...
Wonderful work!
TextureoftheSin
This is quite delicate and beautiful
Damian
Wonderful work, it’s beautiful!
Sarah Moore replied
Thank you very much Damian
Tparker
Stunning work this is just beautiful.
PJ Ryan
this is so beautiful ..
Sarah Moore replied
Ta Nicole.
Barry W King
very beautiful
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks Barry
Graham Dean
Fantastic stuff, every bit of it.
Sarah Moore replied
Thank you very muchly Graham
Gilberte
Real Art Sarah
Sarah Moore replied
What a compliment thank you Gilberte!
Dawnsky2
thats beautiful!
Sarah Moore replied
Thank you so very much.
RavenSoul
Stunning!!!
Sarah Moore replied
Ta!
Geir Floede
An extraordinary, marvelous kind of art.
Stright to the fav.box.
Sarah Moore replied
Geir, I appreciate that very much!
PhotogeniquE IPA
incredible image – superb
Tania Rose
Great work! She looks like Titania, Shakespeare’s Queen of the Faeries.
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks Tania, I didn’t think of that but she does!
Kurt Tutschek
excellent composition, sarah. very well done.
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks again Kurt
Roberto Duran
i love this work. colours.. idea… composition… the artist… =D
Sarah Moore replied
LOL thanks Roberto
Roberto Duran
i love this work. colours.. idea… composition… the artist… =D
suesight
Grunge meets Dreamy …... love it! excellent on all fronts :D
Well done Sarah
Sue
Sarah Moore replied
Why thank you Sue!
shawhouse
Don’t think I ever wondered much about the queen of butterflies, but I will now. beautiful work of art!
Sarah Moore replied
LOL – I didn’t really either until the image was finished! (My art seems to create itself!)
Sophie Watson
Wonderful image Sarah.
Sarah Moore replied
thanks sophie
Madison Ellis
This is really beautiful..nice job =)
Sarah Moore replied
much appreciated madison
Amanda Brushett
This is just lovely. Sad and beautiful.
Sarah Moore replied
thank you amanda
ozlat
no… but it looks promising
Paul Vanzella
wow – what an incredible image sarah – adore the background and texture and then you have this emerging figure, light as air transporting you further into the image… amazing!
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks so much – always look forward to reading your comments on my work!
Paul Tupman
Wow, this is stunning work Sarah.. such a beautiful peice with a tragic story attached. Love your processing of this, the background and textures are wonderful. Stunning in its simplicity.
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks again Paul
ltruskett
such a gorgeous image…..........love the story-telling here.
Sarah Moore replied
thank you!
Alf Caruana
great composition Sarah and very inspiring. well done!!
Sarah Moore replied
thanks Alf – much appreciated
Jan Piller
Wow Sarah!! nice work indeed!
John Newson
mmmmmmm very nice composition sarah, Very good efects…......
Sarah Moore replied
Ta John.
velveteagle
I think you made a big winner here.. Bravo..
Sarah Moore replied
LOL – I hope so…thanks velveteagle
tett
stylish vision
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks Ivor.
Deborah Milligan
beautiful work sarah. quite glorious.
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks so much Deb.
butchart
incredible work…. the feeling of ascension and purity is amazing…..... bravo…...........b
Sarah Moore replied
thanks again!
Christina Vasi...
great form! how did you get her like that?
Christina Vasi...
great form! how did you get her like that?
Sarah Moore replied
thanks – i used the smudge tool in ps3
pjofriel
This is just so very elegant and emotional. The background is wonderful. It lends it just the right touch of antiquity.
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks very much!
Imber
Wow! Superb work! Fascinating!
Sarah Moore replied
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
shanghaiwu
this is brilliant work
Sarah Moore replied
wow – thanks!
Kaimarie
love it
linskudd
Wow. Just wow. I love your work.
BubbleDoll
Beautiful composition!!
screamqueen
amazing work!
Priscilla Rodr...
fantastic, and beautiful!
jaycee
This is absolutely beautiful :)
CATNIPMEOW
Magical and so very enchanting…........
Love the composition and textures
Rebecca MacNau...
She flutters near our garden, afraid to light, for she might be captured by us to keep forever. Such is her beauty
Merilyn
Wow. Love this idea, great placement and interesting thought and image. Well done.
neogolas
Beautiful,great images.
Sharon Mau
This is so very beautiful!! I love your creative vision!!
Astrid Pardew
Amazing art Sarah! Your mother was right You are very gifted…like mum and like grandad…awesome!
Maria Murphy
awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AnaBanana
beautiful! great one
Peter Zentjens
Absolutely gorgeous artwork! Kudos.
Muarw
lovely manip, the textures are fabulous
Steve Chapple
Your works are true art!
“Vision – It reaches beyond the thing that is, into the conception of what can be. Imagination gives you the picture. Vision gives you the impulse to make the picture your own.”
Robert Collier.
Sarah Moore replied
I don’t have the right words to say…thanks! in just the way that I want to…so thanks will have to do.
Argeni
It looks cool, very powerful image.
momma2four
Love this! It’s really beautiful! Great idea, great title, great work!
ToastedGhost
Great design
One of the stock links is broken
Sarah Moore replied
Thank you, have fixed the link.
JackalopePhoto
Fantastic image
Christine Wilson
amazing work Sarah
StarKatz
This is gorgeous work! Love the way it appears the butterflies are carrying her off.. wonderful!
EnVee
This is beautiful! excellent work!
drjones
You are quite the artist Sarah!! love this
JohnThunderbird
c☺☺l work
Robert Reeves
fantastic. i wish butterflies would carry me off to somewhere warm.
ArtByDrew
Beautiful and creative work! I love it!
Diesel Laws
This image is amazing. lost for words – whos the amazing model?
edgeplus
Magical ;o)
Tara Sheffer-A...
Excellent work!!!!
Sarah Moore replied
Thank you, this is one of my fav’s!
bodymechanic
like wow!
Sarah Moore replied
LOL – thanks!
linda858100
FABULOUS
Christian Hartung
awesome piece of work, well done
ghumphr1
when they say a picture is worth a thousand words!!!
matt572
Excellent
DiEtte Henderson
Beautiful image Sarah. Great work.
Sarah Bentvelzen
Gorgeous! Im in awe!
Love,
Sarah
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fullcirclemand...
beautiful…
Ollie de Brett
Wow! Breathtaking!
Lisa Roberts
Absolutely stunning work
Lisa x
mimi yoon
oh wow~ i am speechless… oh wow…
Mark Peterson
Beautiful!
Steve Sharp
Just gorgeous, and as someone else mentioned, its on the right side of twee.
Alice McMahon ...
Mine!!! :)
Vulcan Spark S...
amazing
Jeff Clark
Fantastic treatment and composition.
Luka Skracic
Fantastic imagery!
Ramasg
What a hauntingly beautiful image!
kevinmawson
Fabulous image!
km.
Lynsye Medalia
Instant fave! She’s a breathtaking faery queen!
Sarah Moore replied
She’s beautiful isn’t she?
Ainadel Ojeda
Really stunning!
stephen jones
wonderful work.
JUSTART
great work
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks so much!
Roz McQuillan
This is gorgeous! Got my vote – good luck!
Sarah Moore replied
Thanks so much Roz.
Melodic-Stanzas
Wonderful work!!!!
Ramasg
This is the one I voted for…incredible work…textures and composition are superb
linskudd
Excellent work. Very beautiful.
digiphotox
Completely awe-inspiring in every respect. I have so much to learn about editing. I’m amazed. Truly.
Sarah Moore replied
Why thankyou what a beautiful compliment.
Varry
This is such a stunning image Sarah,i really really like this.x
Rosemary Scott
Congratulations,This beautiful work of art has been featured in The Grunge Art Gallery
Sarah Moore replied
Thank you very much!!
kenmeyerjr
I think this is my favorite…wonderful motion and an intelligent use of a model and pose.
Sarah Moore replied
Your considered comments are greatly appreciated.