Don't Ask

Flynnthecat

Don't Ask

On DeviantART
ArtRage 2.5 and graphics tablet
Original Date: March 2008

Don’t ask me my name
Don’t ask me to look
Don’t ask who I am
Don’t ask me to stop

Don’t ask why I rage
Don’t ask me for life
Don’t ask to be saved
Don’t ask to escape

Don’t ask me to leave
Don’t ask me to forget
Don’t ask why I bleed
AND DON’T ASK HER NAME

Don’t ask who she is
Don’t ask why she hurts
Don’t ask why I drew this
Don’t ask. Just. Don’t.

And long after I drew this, I’m finally able to write down some of the description that was in my head as I painted her.
People say she’s abstract. This surprises me _

And something looked down and said “This is wrong”. And they were torn apart. And now she guards the gates of heaven for evermore, until her love is returned to her. And no angel may pass.

On lighter screens, you can see the bottom edge of the wings quite starkly
– they’re supposed to nearly blend into the darkness (and my settings are right. I checked)
I discovered new ways to use ArtRage with this – the semi-transparent veils, for example, are thin lines of blur/soft palette knife.

She’s waiting for you to die and try to go to heaven. Then she’ll tear your wings off and throw you back down to hell. As mentioned.. she’s a little irrational.

Don't Ask belongs to the following groups:

Back In Black ( sorry~NO PHOTOGRAPHY), Fantasy Art, Myths, Legends and Fairytales and the love of Eerie and enchanting artwork Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Don't Ask by Flynnthecat
Don't Ask by Flynnthecat
  • ShadowDancer

    ShadowDancer

    wow, again very haunting and ethereal, beautiful coloring and love the softness you achieved on the textures

  • Heyman Dude

    Heyman Dude

    inspiration being your own, and knowing not to ask, i just wanted to say that this is one of the best pieces I’ve seen on this site. extremely expressive and very well done.

  • RavenSoul

    RavenSoul

    AMAZING! I am speechless!

  • CloudChaser

    CloudChaser

    yes, very haunting and beautiful indeed.

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    truly excellent work.

  • xxfaithxx

    xxfaithxx

    holy moly…........... how fantastic is this!

  • Adrian Kent

    Adrian Kent

    Brilliant!

  • Jennifer Vickers

    Jennifer Vickers

    she is fantastci…i see her quite clearly not abstract to me

  • Patricia Anne McCarty
  • Eleni Hadjikiriakou

    Eleni Hadjikir...

    wow!very impressive!

  • coppertrees

    coppertrees

    Wonderful art, I have a don’t ask as well lol without teeth

  • avalyn

    avalyn

    Too much to say flynnthecat…...... supreme image and memory of other realms of awareness…. !

  • Caroline Evans (caux)

    Caroline Evans...

    very interesting

  • Matt Bottos

    Matt Bottos

    wow … this is amazing… well done!!!

  • vampvamp

    vampvamp 7 days ago

    awesome….

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