Ondine

Artist: Danielle Bain
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Ondine

A child of the sea, without a soul and forever a child/fish.

I am curious about the ocean, about the human connection with the sea through evolution. All these dreams, myths and faerytales hint at something much more deeper.
When I swim in the ocean there is a hypnotic silence that complements the raw, wild power of the wind and water.
Although my heart beats rapidly I feel the silence and it’s familiar calming. Despite a gentle yet insistent reminder from my lungs that I need to breathe air, I feel the pull of the ocean.

*I’m experimenting with backgrounds, I’m starting to feel I should move forward with my pencil drawings, imbue some emotion with colour/fabric/textute etc. Any sugguestions would be welcome.

Ondine belongs to the following groups:

Art Inspired by Dreams, Character Development, Childhood, Myths, Legends and Fairytales, Pencil Drawing (2 per 24 hrs), Psychedelic Art & Design *TAG YOUR IMAGE!*, The Eyes Have It and Underwater & Sealife (Limit 2 Per Day) Available for sale as

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udonchow

This is absolutely gorgeous!! Your description’s so lovely that I felt so drawn into your world and thoughts :D Your attention to details,compo and lines are commendable, love it very much!! :D
Danielle Bain replied

thank you for your kind words, it means at lot to me at this point in time. i’m feeling the pull and restlessness of everyday life and its time to move with it..
Shelley Heath

Beautiful work, love all the fishes in the hair
peyote

Beautiful
I couldn’t have expressed it better
Drawn to a place we where born of
but belong no longer
xXx
Danielle Bain

Thank you Shelley and peyote.
catruth

I love this :-)
Karin Taylor
MaryK

I love the face and all the small details.
Karin Mai

Beautiful
Carole Felmy

the texture is really nice, adds another dimension to the image… i love your style of drawing…
Helene Kippert

This is wonderful! If you’re looking for backgrounds I can recommend a freeware programme called Apophysis. It’s excellent – I use it for all my backgrounds.
Danielle Bain replied

hey thanks for the tip about Apophysis. I’ll check it out.
CateTownsend

absolutely fantastic
Damian

I love what you’ve done with her face and expression. The colour in the background is nice too.
Shelleymay

the textured background is the perfect setting for this portrait. the face and eyes are so expressive, beautiful work
navybrat

very expressive!
Danielle Bain

wow, so many lovely comments, thank you everyone.
Luke Brannon

Very whimsical and fun!
Deborah Holman

Beautiful drawing I like it very much
Jerome K-i

Very unique style, :) lve it
littlefrog7

nice blending
Steph Granshaw

this is so cool. love it
Bread

love the concept
Cassie Fogal

This is so amazing, the fish and the child together drew me in and made me think of my daughter who is a Pisces! Beautiful piece, beautiful description!
Danielle Bain replied

i’m glad you found a connection with my work, its the ultimate compliment! thank you.
davinia latcha...

I love this picture reminds me of the water babies
Danielle Bain replied

i love the water babies too, have you read The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue? also an awesome story and great inspiration.
linskudd

Beautiful work.
Bill Proctor

I really like this one… hints of mermaids and metamorphosis. I like the netting in the background. It works well.
Harald Gick

Fabulous!
Anette Tyler

Wonderful drawing. Very creative
davinia latcha...

Not yet but that has to be on my list of things to read now:)
BLYTHART

You ask for suggestions … I’d say keep drawing like this and you won’t go far wrong … beautiful drawing indeed.
Danielle Bain replied

thank you for your kind comment, i guess i’m struggling to get away from grey lead pencil drawings and back into more colour, but i see thats where i need to head..
Firedrake

That is the sweetest! I LOVE the fish coming out of the hair. Have a thing for fish at the moment :)
Danielle Bain replied

thank you!, i’m pretty happy about how this turned out. i’m going through a bit of a fish and swan stage at the moment.
BLYTHART

Or do what I try to do and alternate. In the hopes that it will prevent me stagnating, I try to alternate between pencils, ink, watercolour, gouache, acrylics and (rarely) oils.
surfinmaz

really like this image, beautiful girl and really interesting description behind the work
morgainelesad

very pretty
rosamaria dudz...

wow! this is wonderful work.great detail!!! :)
Danielle Bain replied

thank you, i like it when texture and detail work together.. :)
ISMAIL ALAOUI ...

HAHAHAAAAA
fishy hair,
thats amazing
nice imagination you got:
charles pinkney

I like this work very much. In my opinion, the textures and patterns compliment each other very well.
The colour and shading of this image add to the mystical feel of the piece and echo many aspects of the mysterious sea world it portrays.
I share your facination with the sea and so can relate to what you’re saying through this piece.
I really enjoyed looking at this.
Kind regards- Charles
Danielle Bain replied

thank you for such an in depth response, i am happy that my work has connected with you. its the ultimate compliment.
Vellu

A beautiful drawing Danielle.
catherine walker

wow..I love this..It’s beautiful ..well done!
Brad MacDuff

I share your love affair with the ocean. It’s the one place that makes sense. Excellent work.
Danielle Bain replied

thanks Brad!