Portrait..Spellbound
“Spellbound” is part of the Winter and Portrait Collection…the painting captures the feeling of submitting ones own will to the tyrannical demands of the storm….my portrayal is one of a goddess of winter…with the red berries in her hair, she embodies its stillness, its sense of silence, darkness, and bitter cold..the falling snow is a “poem of the air,” wrote Longfellow, where the “troubled sky reveals the grief it feels.”
Winter is a time to concentrate on renewing and affirming human relationships.
Watercolour on Arches Not Paper…
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The night is darkening round me,
The wild winds coldly blow;
But a tyrant spell has bound me
And I cannot, cannot go.
The giant trees are bending
Their bare boughs weighed with snow.
And the storm is fast descending,
And yet I cannot go.
Clouds beyond clouds above me,
Wastes beyond wastes below;
But nothing dear can move me;
I will not, cannot go...E. Bronte
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Janis Zroback 21 days ago
webbie 21 days ago
She beautiful and wishful looking Sis :) huggggz
Janis Zroback replied 21 days ago
Thank you so much Thelma…very nice of you…
kjgordon 21 days ago
such a warm icy feel to this lovely goddess of the winter….......
delicate yet sturdy…............
Janis Zroback replied 21 days ago
Lovely compliment KJ…Thank you so much…
Jim Phillips 21 days ago
Before I read your narrative, I had already thought “Ice Queen” to myself. Wonderful piece Janis.
Janis Zroback replied 21 days ago
Thanks so much Jim…very nice of you…
Alison Pearce 21 days ago
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Janis Zroback replied 21 days ago
Thank you so much Alison…very nice of you…
Susan Duffey 21 days ago
very imaginative, Janis
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Thank you so much Susan…very nice of you…
bev langby 20 days ago
wow great palette and painting Janis
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Thank you so much Bev…I love painting winter, but don’t like going out in it.. :))
Rahul Kapoor 20 days ago
Beautifuly done..
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Thank you so much Rahul…very nice of you…
Mui-Ling Teh 20 days ago
Very pretty; so fantasy-like!
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Thank you so much Mui-Ling…if I turn winter into a fantasy like I often do, it makes it more tolerable to live with..
FlowersEtc 20 days ago
Beautiful, and a little whistful (?) spelling
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Thank you so much Ann…very nice of you…wistful she is…
eoconnor 20 days ago
Janis, a beautiful depiction of winter,s ice and cold.The Blues ,make this workchillis inthe air.lovely poemby Emilie.,she says it all. Liz
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
I can always find a poem to either inspire or add to my paintings…when I don’t I jump in and write one…this one fits perfectly…thank you so much Liz…
Janis Zroback 20 days ago
Terence Russell 20 days ago
Beautiful image. Great creativity!
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Welcome Terence….thank you so much…glad you like her…
Junior Mclean 20 days ago
very cool!!
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Thanks so much Junior…very nice of you
nishagandhi 20 days ago
amazing
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Thanks so much…very nice of you
Hidemi Tada 20 days ago
nice work janis
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Thanks so much Hidemi…very nice of you
Linda Callaghan 20 days ago
she is beautiful Janis… Snow Queen! love the way she is looking upwards in awe of the falling snow.
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
She is winter itself and the storm passes through her, so I felt she had to look right into it as if worshipping it…thanks so much Linda…glad you like her…
Lucindawind 20 days ago
superb and so pretty !
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Thank you so much Lucinda…very nice of you..
Carla Jensen 20 days ago
Oh WOW!!! She is Stunning …Janis!! the blue tones are Amazing !! A perfect reflection of winter…my friend!!! Excellent work!! Wtg =D
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
Nice of you to say so Carla..thanks so much…
GEORGE SANDERSON 20 days ago
Gorgeous image, Janis !!
the hnt of red berries in her hair works perfectly !
Janis Zroback replied 20 days ago
I think only you noticed that George…thank you so much…
Janis Zroback 20 days ago
Lynda Robinson 19 days ago
Really beautiful. Love the colours in this one Janis.
Janis Zroback replied 19 days ago
Thanks so much Lynda…very nice of you…I’m really pleased that you like it..
Patricia Howitt 17 days ago
This is a great painting. When I first came to your page it immediately conveyed to me a real feeling of “Canada”!
Janis Zroback replied 17 days ago
Thank you so much…glad you like it…yes it’s so cold here in winter…