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From the Carnivalesque series – a little tee (Originally only available in white – since the quality of the image was much clearer. However I’m making other colours available as an experiment. The white areas are lost on the colour, which I don’t particularly like – but if you do then I won’t stop you from buying one!)
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All work in this portfolio is © Stephanie Rachel Seely. / These materials (images and poems) may NOT be edited, copied, reproduced, printed, distributed, displayed, performed, or used in any way, in whole or in part, without my written permission. Please respect copyright and do not save or upload any images or poems to Photobucket, Flickr, Myspace, Facebook etc. These creative materials are NOT public domain. Inspired by the end of Tim Burton’s ‘Corpse Bride’ film.
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Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi), at about 6 am.
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Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi).
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MEDIEVAL MAIDENS A Celebration of Motherhood and the Devine / I drew this work when my son was quite young (he is now 16-2008) / I was experimenting with different patterns and pen work, so it is quite sketchy. / It kind of evolved into something that looks Medieval somehow. / The Hare is one of my magical creatures that I feel familiar with- Hares, Bears and Cats. ORIGINAL AVAILABLE A4 (HAS GOLD DETAILS) £ 60 + P&P 1 sale to date- Art Card TOP TEN PLACING IN CHALLENGE CAFE “MOTHERS” / FEATURED IN THE DEVINE FEMININE -JULY 2009
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© Aimee Stewart, Foxfires – please see my CC Terms of Use before considering using this image for any personal or commercial use http://foxfires.deviantart.com/journal/6266450/ / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- The stillness between heartbeats… / The silence between each flutter of wings…
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ELEGANT ELEPHANTS He’s a big softy xxx / A little illustration done specially for the Elegant Elephants Group / (Black and White Challenge) WHITE ELEPHANT HAS BEEN FEATURED MANY TIMES IN BUBBLE GROUPS and RECENTLY CAME 3rd in the FABLOUS ELEPHANT TEE CHALLENGE / He’s my fav CRITTER to date- not to mention his wee mouse friend. ORIGINAL SOLD JULY 2009 Here is the winning Tee which I like on Grey, but lots of other colours available too- / Ladies Tank Vest on Zazzle (Outline Design).... /
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He’s a big SOFTY xx / A TWICE FEATURED DESIGN IN ELEGANT ELEPHANTS 2009 / FEATURED ON REDBUBBLE HOMEPAGE 5th MARCH 2009 (with thanks) / TOP TEN in FINKS of INKS T-SHIRTS- APRIL 2009 / SECOND PLACE IN ALL PETS GREAT AND SMALL TEE CHALLENGE- APRIL 2009 / FOURTH IN ELEGANT ELEPHANTS TRADITIONAL ART & TEES May 2009 / FEATURED IN EAT SLEEP DRAW AUGUST 2009 Here’s the art print on black bordered laminated…........ / Visit my site at zazzle for more products featuring this design. This cute shopping bag was awarded a TODAYS BEST RIBBON at zazzle…...... 4 Tee Shirt Sales to date on Zazzle (on White Tee)
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Model: Bubbler Brett Manning SYMBOLISM: From the Black Butterfly series, charcoal on mylar drafting film, with white backing paper 19×32” From a reference photo self-portrait by Redbubble friend Brett Manning, aka brettisagirl. The piece is inspired by Brett’s artistic “muses” (the butterflies) art, fashion, design, illustration, drawing, her Frankie, coffee, chocolate, her kitties, her puppies, and 60’s music, especially Bob Dylan. The butterflies are “ideas” that flutter around her head. The necklace is a nod to fashion, and to the lyric in Bob Dylan’s tune of the same name. “The World’s Biggest Necklace” is also from Egyptian mythology. There are eleven butterflies, symbolic for myself and my ten siblings. “Isis” lyrics by Bob Dylan: I married Isis on the fifth day of May, / But I could not hold on to her very long. So I cut off my hair and I rode straight away / For the wild unknown country where I could not go wrong. I came to a high place of darkness and light. The dividing line ran through the center of town. I hitched up my pony to a post on the rise, / Went in to a laundry to wash my clothes down. A man in the corner approached me for a match. I knew right away he was not ordinary. He said, “Are you lookin’ for somethin’ easy to catch?” / I said, “I got no money.” He said, “That ain’t necessary. / “ We set out that night for the cold in the North. I gave him my blanket, he gave me his word. I said, “Where are we goin’?” He said we’d be back by the fourth. I said, “That’s the best news that I’ve ever heard. / “ I was thinkin’ about turquoise, I was thinkin’ about gold, / I was thinkin’ about diamonds and the world’s biggest necklace. As we rode through the canyons, through the devilish cold, / I was thinkin’ about Isis, how she thought I was so reckless.
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Black rollerball on copier paper, digital colour. Featured in All Things Black. / Featured in ! HAIRSTYLES !. This is part of a Goddess Series
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This work was featured in the group “Out of the Past.” Charcoal and white pastel on mylar drafting film with moonstone Canson backing paper, 10×8” From the Black Butterfly series. I’m creating a few small works for the series – pieces that are priced to sell. They will be presented in vintage swing frames and displayed at the gallery on pedestals.
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From the Black Butterfly series. Charcoal on mylar drafting film with white illustration board underlay, 24×30”. I started this 4 years ago, intending it to be an ink and watercolor wash piece. I never got up the nerve to finish it – it is quite large and I wasn’t very comfortable with watercolor. The references I used were photos of myself and my husband in our early 20’s. Symbolism: My husband is a musician, and the butterflies in the series are representative of the artist’s muse. All of the models for this series are artists from various disciplines (actress Marilyn Monroe is Aphrodite in one work). In this piece, the lilies and the intertwining branches are taken from works by Leonardo Da Vinci. The Celtic elements of triple spirals and knot work are symbolic of our three children, my Irish heritage, our intertwined lives and inspirations, and are also appropriate as a reminder of our journey to Ireland this past year.
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From the Black Butterfly series. Portrait of Shan Zuo Zhou, charcoal and white pastel on mylar drafting film with blue-gray Canson backing paper, 16×16”. From a reference photo by Steven E. Gross. I am a member of the 33 Collective Gallery located in the Zhou Brother’s Art Center, Chicago. The Zhou Brothers have been generous to allow our co-op gallery to use the entire art center for our group show this month. The show opens Friday March 20th, 2009. The Zhou Brothers are always on hand at the center and are very supportive of the members of the gallery and of their artists in residence. I am fascinated with them, their persona, and their work and decided they would be perfect subjects to draw for my series, which always features creatives as models. Brother #2, DaHuang Zhou will be tomorrow’s subject for Daily Drawing. The butterfly is borrowed from a Chinese watercolor design, and the Chinese symbols stand for “inspired-dream-vision-revelation” As noted in my earlier blogs, in this series the butterfly is symbolic of the artist’s muse. The title of this work comes from Chinese literature by Zhuangzi – [Chuang-Tse] “One day about sunset, Zhuangzi dozed off and dreamed that he turned into a butterfly. / He flapped his wings and sure enough he was a butterfly… / What a joyful feeling as he fluttered about, he completely forgot that he was Zhuangzi. / Soon though, he realized that that proud butterfly was really Zhuangzi who dreamed he was a butterfly, or was it a butterfly who dreamed he was Zhuangzi! / Maybe Zhuangzi was the butterfly, and maybe the butterfly was Zhungzi? This is what is meant by the “transformation of things.” – Zhuang Zi (369?-286? b.c.) The Zhou brothers short biography: The Zhou Brothers are one of the most accomplished contemporary artists in the world today renowned for their unique collaborative work process. They always work together on their paintings, performances, sculptures, and prints, often communicating without words in a so-called dream dialogue. Their thinking, aesthetic, and creativity are a symbiosis of Eastern and Western philosophy, art, and literature that informed their development since early childhood. Their indomitable spirit allowed them to leave behind their brilliant success in China, where they were hailed as national heroes for their early work, to step onto the world stage. They have since achieved international acclaim while continuing to work in the West. The Zhou Brothers, Shan Zuo and DaHuang Zhou, were born in China 1952 and 1957 respectively. They studied drama and painting at the University of Shanghai from 1978 to 1982 and the National Academy for Arts and Crafts in Beijing from 1983 to 1984 where they received their MFAs. During the beginning of the 1980s they became leaders of the contemporary art movement in China. In 1985 they won the National Prize of the Chinese Avant-Garde of the Ministry of Culture and the Prize for Creativity from the Peace Corps of the United Nations. They were also honored as the first contemporary artists ever to show their work in an exhibition that traveled to the five largest museums in China, including the National Art Museum of China in Beijing and the art museums in Shanghai and Nanjing. Realizing that the political and cultural landscape at that time would not allow them to expand their careers, an invitation to exhibit in Chicago in 1986 presented a timely opportunity to make the transition onto an international stage. The Zhou Brothers have consequently maintained their home and studios in Chicago while actively exhibiting their work nationally and abroad.” Companion piece, portrait of Shan Zuo’s brother DaHuang Zhou:
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He just likes pretty things, / he’s really quite friendly, / honest.
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I had so much fun painting this belly today (Sun Apr 26). The model was so beautiful and happy and enjoyed the session a lot. it was a happy sunday. 5 features in 2 days Apr 27-09 – Featured in the group: You’re accepted Apr 27-09 – Featured in the group: Makeup Creations Apr 27-09 – Featured in the group: First things and it was chosen as the Avatar. Apr 28-09 Featured in the group: The buyers club Apr 28 – 09 Featured in the group: Just butterflies +100 views the first day. =D ====== I’d recommend you to choose black background for a greeting card.
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This is a night light that I made using a very old drawing of mine “Little Wing Lost”. I cut it into pieces and attached it to a large base I made for it. I then added some branches and a smaller lower box for her chest. I cut out some of my own prints and magazine images and secured them to that. Behind, inside the base, I stuffed it with white lights. Then I wrote over her entire face and neck. My husband was making cookies while I was doing this – watching me – and he said, “Stop writing down everything I’m saying.”, which of course, I was doing and didn’t stop. It took top honors at a regional show a few years ago but now resides in my studio. Here’s a shot of it at the gallery with me next to it for scale. It’s about 5.5 feet high by 2 feet wide. / At night when it’s lit, there is a simple silhouette that shows through the face. (below) / (On the floor – lit – but not dark in the room yet – just showing you her full size) / And in my Clothing section, this T for thee… /
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This work was featured in the groups 1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture and Out of the Past. Grace # 2 of 3 , Charcoal on Mylar film, 30×20” from the “Black Butterfly: The Muse” series. The 3 Graces: Aglaia (radiance) Euphrosyne (joy) Thalia (flowering) It was the poet Hesiod who named the Graces in his Theogony: “Then Eurynome, Ocean’s fair daughter, bore to Zeus the three Graces, all fair-cheeked, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and shapely Thalia; their alluring eyes glance from under their brows, and from their eyelids drips desire that unstrings the limbs.” From a reference photo by Rolling Stone magazine photographer Baron Wolman, groupie Sally Mann, San Francisco, Nov. 1968. (No relation to the photographer of the same name) Sally married Jefferson Airplane’s Spencer Dryden in 1970. Here is a quote from Baron about the groupies: “As concert promoter Bill Graham has given me all access to any of the concerts he produced, I spent quite a bit of time backstage with the bands, their roadies and their women. What fascinated me were the lengths to which the women, the groupies, went to prepare themselves for their backstage appearances. Because I also wanted an excuse to photograph them, I suggested to Jann they might make an interesting story. He agreed and Rolling Stone Magazine No. 27 became known as “the groupie issue.” It was widely promoted, read and commented upon, even turned into a book.” -Baron Wolman I saw these photos in an old book picked up at a resale shop. I fell in love with the groupies, and Baron was so gracious to allow me to use them for the drawings. The feminine effect of the references are enhanced with the flowers and butterflies. In this case, I decided to draw Sally holding the lilies, as she married soon after the photo was taken. It’s also about peace & love & hippie-ness, baby. :) While the rest of the models I’ve used in the series are in the arts themselves, I was intrigued with the idea of groupies – and their intrigue with rock & roll artists of the late 1960’s. It seems to me they were using their own bodies and persona as an art form to attract their artistic “muses.” I guess you could consider some of the works in my Black Butterfly series “Cover Tunes.” I believe the borrowed references are vital to the series to relate the idea of inspiration, and its relation to talent and celebrity. These “tunes” well deserve a stylish, honorable replay. Many thanks to the talented people who have loaned their vision of the muse to aid me in illustrating my ideas.
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BEST VIEWED LARGE The small red Chinese character on the lower right hand side means ‘eternity’. Digital work in Photoshop CS4, using my own textures. You will find a full list of brushes I use on my profile page. / Group Features: ‘All Things Black’ – July 2009 ‘Shameless Self-Promotion’ – July 2009 ‘Freedom in Words & Art’ – July 2009 ‘Diptychs & Triptychs’ – July 2009
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From the “Black Butterfly: The Muse” series, installation portrait of John Lennon, charcoal on Mylar drafting film, 15×14” in vintage lighted corner shrine box, overall 20×18 x 10.” The translucent Mylar allows the backlighting to shine through the drawing. There is a small installation on the built-in shelf of the box: a traditional Indian oil lamp and incense burner, and a photo of Lennon with second wife Yoko Ono, from the cover of “The Wedding Album” (1969.) There will eventually be a real decoupage butterfly on the upper portion of the box. In the photo, I have taped a temporary one to show placement. John Winston Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, artist and peace activist and one of the founding members of The Beatles. My installation piece is inspired by the John Lennon 1970 single Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) and incorporates references to the Beatles trip to India in 1968 to study Transcendental Meditation. Lennon’s resemblance to Jesus in the portrait is intentional as an acknowledgement of his March 4, 1966 statement to the press: “(The Beatles are) more popular than Jesus now; I don’t know which will go first-rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity.” / / In February 1968, the flower-power counterculture was alive and well, flourishing in a village called Rishikesh in the Himilayan foothills. There, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was offering a three-month course in transcendental meditation. While other swamis were offering traditional spiritual instruction in modest huts along the banks of the Ganges, the Maharishi had constructed an air-conditioned ashram — surrounded by barbed wire — for the comfort and privacy of celebrity acolytes such as actress Mia Farrow, Beach Boy Mike Love, folk singer Donovan and, of course, John, Paul, George and Ringo. Symbolism: / / In Hinduism, the lotus (water lily) primarily represents beauty and non-attachment. The lotus is rooted in the mud but floats on the water without becoming wet or muddy. This symbolizes how one should live in the world in order to gain release from rebirth: without attachment to one’s surroundings. Water has been an object of worship since a very early age among the Hindus, and plays an important role even today in Hindu religious rites. During all purification rites, water is sprinkled on the object to be purified. The butterfly is symbolic to me as Lennon’s muse, or inspiration, and in this case, is also a symbol for transformation in the afterlife. / / I used several different reference photos of John Lennon combined to create this unique image. The clouds across his forehead are taken from the cover of Lennon’s “Imagine” album. The mosaic backdrop is from photos of the John Lennon Imagine memorial mosaic at Strawberry Fields in Central Park in New York City. The Lotus reference was taken by my good friend Lindybird. I listened to John Lennon’s music, and covers of it as well, throughout the drawing process. I was frequently moved to tears by the fact that so many of the lyrics are still relevant today. / / ~ Imagine Peace! ~ Alice (For my September solo exhibition, the installation will be placed in a darkened corner of the gallery, and there will be more items related to John Lennon’s life included on a pedestal.) / / Studio music: “Imagine” John Lennon / “Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur” / “Across the Universe Soundtrack” Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) lyrics Songwriters: Lennon, John Winston / Instant Karma’s gonna get you, / Gonna knock you right on the head, / You better get yourself together, / Pretty soon you’re gonna be dead, / What in the world you thinking of, / Laughing in the face of love, / What on earth you tryin’ to do, / It’s up to you, yeah you. Instant Karma’s gonna get you, / Gonna look you right in the face, / Better get yourself together darlin’, / Join the human race, / How in the world you gonna see, / Laughin’ at fools like me, / Who on earth d’you think you are, / A super star, / Well, right you are. Well we all shine on, / Like the moon and the stars and the sun, / Well we all shine on, / Ev’ryone come on. Instant Karma’s gonna get you, / Gonna knock you off your feet, / Better recognize your brothers, / Ev’ryone you meet, / Why in the world are we here, / Surely not to live in pain and fear, / Why on earth are you there, / When you’re ev’rywhere, / Come and get your share. Well we all shine on, / Like the moon and the stars and the sun, / Yeah we all shine on, / Come on and on and on on on, / Yeah yeah, alright, uh huh, ah-. Well we all shine on, / Like the moon and the stars and the sun, / Yeah we all shine on, / On and on and on on and on. Well we all shine on, / Like the moon and the stars and the sun. / Well we all shine on, / Like the moon and the stars and the sun. / Well we all shine on, / Like the moon and the stars and the sun. / Yeah we all shine on, / Like the moon and the stars and the sun. Video here
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Digital reflex camera / iso 100, f 7.1, 1/250 sec., 50 (75) mm. macro Thank you for your attention. Featured in the group The Grunge Art Gallery / Featured in the group Color Me a Rainbow – purple Top ten in the challenge Best of Featured Purple Works / Top ten in the challenge Co-existing / Top ten in the challenge Your Very Best Photo Manipulated Image
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Featured in Friends of Bangor and North Down Camera Club, Northern Ireland August 23, 2009. Best Viewed Full Size This little image is only one of nearly 400 (yes, I discovered the rapid fire thingie on the new camera over the weekend) I took of these most amazing creatures. It means the world to me that I was able to play with them as I’ve never seen a Monarch in our garden in Maryland. The “lawn” to the cabin next to ours on Blue Knob Mountain in Claysburg Pennsylvania has been left uncut all summer … and the most incredible wild vegetation has grown up. One is this pretty purple flowered stalk … which happen to be very much beloved by the Monarch Butterflies. Image taken with the Nikon D300 and the 70-300mm vr Nikon lens at shutter speed 1/160, aperture f/10.0, exp 0.00, iso 800. Focal length 220mm.
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BEAUTIFUL ASIA SERIES Pen and Ink ORIGINAL SOLD 2009 This drawing was inspired by a photograph of Alexandra Felgate. Kindly used with permission as part of the Bubblers portraits group. / I did not try for a true likeness this time, but rather an essence I hope (hence the title). It seemed appropriate to use as part of my Asian series as Alexandra’s detailed and delicate paintings/drawings always remind me of Japanese Art. I hope to use the reference picture again. Alexandra’s Photo Alexandra’s Gallery Thank you so much to Alexandra Felgate for posting this photo of Essence (the original). Hugs xx /
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Butterfly on a white flower Black and White PP
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