Dream Odyssey

udonchow

Dream Odyssey

Oil Pastel and Acrylic

Ophelia dreamed she was on a journey to a foreign land. In that land, she encountered an exotic purple flower with 3 petals. Though strange in appearance,it had the most calming and relaxing scent Ophelia has ever known. Ophelia was most reluctant to leave this flower and its’ scent when she knew her dream odyssey had to come to an end soon. However, all endings are simply preludes to new beginnings :D

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Dream Odyssey belongs to the following groups:

Acrylic Painting, Animal Kingdom, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Birds Of Prey (3 per day), Childhood, Cutest of the Cute, Fine Arts, Live, Love, Dream: , Remodernist Painters' Group, Safe Haven, Singapore, The Birds, Toys and Puppets and Vibrant and Vivid Color Available for sale as

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Dream Odyssey by udonchow
  • Sensiworld

    Sensiworld

    Wow, lovely work !!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Sylvia!! :D

  • Susan van Zyl

    Susan van Zyl

    Love your usage of the oil pastels! Lovely

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks so much Susan! :D Have always loved the child-like spontaneous effects of oil pastels! :D

  • macabrecat

    macabrecat

    wow wow wow!!I love those swirls!!Ophelia looks very dreamy as well:)

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you macrabrecat! :D Those swirls are thoughts and fantasies floating in the atmosphere….she’s dreamy and reluctant at the same time :D

  • braidy

    braidy

    very cute ellen!=)

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Braidy!! I think this is most melancholic looking owl that I’ve ever drawn :D

  • Susan van Zyl

    Susan van Zyl

    Hehehehe…I am a pre primary teacher…..I know what you mean!!! ;-) Nicely put!

  • udonchow replied

    That’s great!! Must be lovely to be surrounded by children’s art all day long :D I was at zazzle just now and chanced upon this 10 yr old girl selling her designs there, her drawings are fab and I am so in love with them, you can take a look at her designs, she’s called SuperMaggie in Zazzle.:D

  • Susan van Zyl

    Susan van Zyl

    Thanx a will have a look.
    Nope, since we moved back to South Africa I decided not to go into teaching for a while. Have to make time to do painting and photography. Aren’t I the luckiest one!!!
    But I do miss the little ones. In Dubai I was the IT teacher to 500 children from pre primary to year 3. Loved it! Children are SOOOOO creative. Have a stunning weekend!!!!

  • udonchow replied

    To be able to pursue your first love is indeed one of life’s most precious blessings, enjoy this creative journey, Susan! ;D

  • Vestque

    Vestque

    Beautiful design work :D

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Vestque!! :D :D :D

  • bahgoesthesheep

    bahgoesthesheep

    this is really beautiful. dreamy x3
    nice work!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks, glad you like this!! :D Looking forward to more of your new animal series :D

  • Karen Cook

    Karen Cook

    Lovely ~ great patterned background and dreamy look on Opelia’s face!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Karen!! Ophelia’s was fully absorbed in that dream :D

  • migaloomagic

    migaloomagic

    very sweet, love the concept Ellen, Ophelia is learning about life, and moving on…this is a strong theme i hear coming from you…perhaps this is something you have learnt also in your life journey?

  • udonchow replied

    Very clever Karin!! :D Yes, these are “notes” that I have taken from the university of life…just like writing, painting these lessons reinforced my learning process even more…and while learning, I want to share these with the people around me :D

  • georgiegirl

    georgiegirl

    It’s a beautiful painting!!! Ophelia is certainly a wise (but not old) owl… and even wise creatures get intoxicated by pretty purple flowers ;D

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks georgiegirl!! :D You make me smile with your comments! :D

  • lurline

    lurline

    Your work is so full of spontaneity and vitality! Love it. :)

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks so much for visiting my gallery,lurline, appreciate your comments :D I love using oil pastels with touches of paint….guess it makes me feel young at heart each time I use them! :D

  • lallymac

    lallymac

    Awesome colour and intriguing story.

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you soooo much lallymac!! :D

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Beautiful colors ,well done!

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you Ellen!! :D btw, my name’s Ellen too! :D

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Really? Beautiful name :))

  • Adela Camille Sutton

    Adela Camille ...

    Sooo cute, I lovve the extra big dreamy eyes.

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Adela!I love them too, nowadays I add eyelashes on those eyes :D

  • Paul Gibbons

    Paul Gibbons

    Beautiful colour and design. well done.

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks so muchie, Paul!! :D

  • Micki Ferguson

    Micki Ferguson

    totally unique!!

    WOW ~ I must remember to come back and favorite you every once in a while :)

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Micki for adding me your watchlist, glad you like my art :D

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    Ophelia is so magical & charming, love her journies, she is such a beautiful & Wise Owl

  • udonchow replied

    She has covered much distance, she will go on further! ;D Thanks for loving Ophelia:D

  • frozenfa

    frozenfa

    i’ve been wanting to see what this piece looks like when i saw it on your shoes journal, Ellen!! it’s absolutely lovely!!!!!!!! i love the colors!! i especially love her chest colors, the softness!! =D

  • udonchow replied

    Hi Fa!! The colours here are all cool colours….the chest colours are aided with quite a bit of acrylic paint strokes to create the softness effect :D

  • frozenfa

    frozenfa

    aah.. that explains the softness~ love it love it! XD just wondering.. cos i haven’t go see yr zazz gallery properly.. have you made these into magnets? i think they’ll make great magnets! =D

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you!! yes, they are Fa! :D Most of these owls now come in magnets.

  • lurline

    lurline

    You have a wonderful sense of colour! :)

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you for this wonderful comment,lurline! Much appreciated :D

  • Swisstoons

    Swisstoons

    As sweet as it is beautiful.

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks very much,Tom!! Ophelia will be most glad to hear that…and btw, Ujean’s the godma of the 3 animals :D

  • Swisstoons

    Swisstoons

    Does Ujean babysit them while you’re on Zazzle.? :)

  • udonchow replied

    They dont need babysitting, they just need someone who loves them and accept them for who they are….and I think Ujean is a god candidate…you can be the godpa if you are leaving left-out :D

  • udonchow

    udonchow

    I laugh at what I typed….if you are Feeling left out and Ujean is a Good candidate :D

  • Swisstoons

    Swisstoons

    Yes, I was thinking there must be a mistake there as Ujean is more like a goddess than a god. :)
    I humbly accept your offer.

  • JuliaWright

    JuliaWright

    Very beautiful, awesome work and beautiful colors!

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you so much for looking and for your awesome comments, gretaly appreicate that,Julia! :D

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