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A Magical Phoenix, from mythology and fantasy. Also known as a Firebird. A symbol of rebirth and new beginings. ... This version has been altered to look best on black apparel.
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Special closeout sale LARGE canvas print for sale $124.99 Buy it here ThomasDodd.com/Store All of the elements of this photomanipulation were photographed in my studio and asembled in Adobe Photoshop. / The model portraying Pandora is one of my mainstays – Laurie Love (who is also “Alice” in my Wonderland series) She can also be seen in this picture as the portrait hanging on the wall. / The model for the “evil” spirits is 17 year old Israeli beauty Shelly Haggig… / The Pandora myth always fascinated me as a child (and still does today) being that it can be interpreted on so many levels. Perhaps it is meant to be a cautionary tale of how some things should not be meddled with or consequently – the importance of following directions. / I like to think however, that she represents the endless inquisitive spirit of humankind and that with every innovation and step forward , there can be negative consequences unleashed. However, in order for us to evolve and grow as human beings – we must face our inner demons and banish them…Only then can we truly evolve… and of course, the last words of the tale are: / “And then there was Hope!”
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This is a “pencil” of William F. Cody in his later years. This piece was drawn using a very obscure photograph for reference that Karchner obtained from an anonymous source in Washington, D.C. This “pencil” is soon to be archived in the Buffalo Bill Historical Centers private library. For a library of 250,000 photos, the BBHC was shocked they had never seen this portrait of Cody. What a find on Karchners’ part! Image area-12” X 18”-Original donated to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center 2004 Art Auction, Cody, WY—Private Collection Here are links to my art: WESTERN ART WESTERN ART WESTERN DECOR
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Amazingly there are 20 species of Magpie in the world. Not quite sure which I have painted here… looks more like an Australian magpie Many people consider them superstitious, they certainly have their place in folklore, some believe they bring good luck, others believe bad. I remember being played Rossini’s Thriving Magpie when I was quite young; it is said they have a panache for shiny, silvery things which they like to steal and hide. / Here the magpie has found a key! I wonder where it came from? I see him as a ‘Keeper of Secrets’. / The selected text comes from a traditional rhyme I was told as a child: One for sorrow, Two for joy, / Three for a girl, Four for a boy, / Five for Silver, Six for Gold / Seven for a secret never to be told This is an acrylic painting on canvas.
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/ . / / / WARNING / ©2008 Globalphotos All rights reserved. / All photographs, text and images by Globalphotos are the exclusive property of Globalphotos – protected under Australian and international copyright laws. / These images may not be reproduced, copied or manipulated without written permission. / No use for Public Domain. / Use of any image for another photographic concept or illustration is a violation of copyright. Fairy – mjranum stock
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Bogart
by Van CordleThis was one of my practice portraits I did back when I discovered I could paint. It’s one of my favorites. If I remember correctly it came out much better than the image I was using. I think the image was old faded and blotched just like the original Hollywood print -I think!
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Oils on canvas (20×26 inches) After 6 months of working on this painting, waiting for layers to dry and working on others in between, The Rock of Cashel is finished. Over the last few days, I have been working a couple of hours per day to finish one of the most challenging paintings I have ever done. Although extremely time consuming, this painting was also a treat to do. I escaped into medieval times and let my imagination run wild. Each little window and turret became a story as historical figures came to life in my mind. I hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I enjoyed painting it. Known as the Rock of Cashel and sometimes St Patrick’s Rock, Cashel in Tipperary has served as the ancient seat of the Irish kings of Munster for hundreds of years before the Norman invasion. St.Patrick converted the local King Aenghus, here in the 5th century and Brian Boru was crowned King of Munster here in 977. He became High King of Ireland in 1002. There are many legends about this magical place, some based on fact but others are pure myth. While baptising King Aenghus here, St Patrick accidentally struck his crozier through the foot of the king. The king thought it was part of the ceremony and did not even whimper! Another legend surrounding The Rock is that of a supposed underground tunnel between The Rock and Hore Abbey which lies about 400 metres from the site of The Rock. This tunnel has never been found but some people like to believe that one does exist. The story of Brian Boru enthralled me many years ago when as a young girl in South Africa, I dreamed of one day visiting Britain and Ireland and wandering about in all the old castles and cathedrals. And here I am, in Ireland. My visit to the Rock of Cashel in Tipperary was one of the special moments of my life! I hope you get to live your dream too!
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All who have seen this gigantic stump-like formation, known as devils tower, rising 1,265 feet above the Belle Fourche river, will understand why it inspired the imagination of the indians. They called it Mateo Tepee, meaning Grizzly Bear Lodge, and had several legends regarding its origin. According to the Klowas, who at one time are reported to have lived in the region, their tribe once camped by a stream where there were many bears.One day seven little girls were playing at a distance from the village and were chased by some bears. The girls ran toward the village and when the bears where about to catch them , they jumped to a low rock about 3 feet in height. One of them prayed to the rock, “rock have pity on us-rock save us”. the rock heard them and began to grow higher, pushing itself upwards. Pushing the children higher and higher out of the reach of the bears. When the bears jumped at them, they scratched the rock , broke their claws and fell back upon the ground. The rock continued to push the children upward into the sky while the bears jumped at them. The children are still in the sky, seven little stars in a group (the pleiades). according to the legend, the marks of the bears claws could be seen on the side of the rock.
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WARNING / ©2008 Globalphotos All rights reserved. / All photographs, text and images by Globalphotos are the exclusive property of Globalphotos – protected under Australian and international copyright laws. / These images may not be reproduced, copied or manipulated without written permission. / No use for Public Domain. / Use of any image for another photographic concept or illustration is a violation of copyright
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Watercolour on paper / 70×45 cm / www.shevchukart.com / / © Copyright Info All material in my gallery may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or uploaded in any way without my written permission
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Weirdface – Sinned_angel.deviantart.com / Brushes deviantart.com The Native American Indian Butterfly Legend / If anyone desires a wish to come true they must first capture a butterfly and whisper their wish to it. Since a butterfly can make no sound, the butterfly can not reveal the wish to anyone but the Great Spirit who hears and sees all. In gratitude for giving the beautiful butterfly its freedom, the Great Spirit always grants the wish. So, according to legend, by making a wish and giving the butterfly its freedom, the wish will be taken to the heavens and be granted /
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I have had the good fortune to photograph David Carradine many times over the last decade and it seemed appropriate to post this shot of him at this time. It is a recent capture in what was perhaps the last public performance he gave. I was not close friends with him. It was a comfortable professional relationship between photographer and celebrity. What I can tell you without reservation is that the man treated people with dignity and respect. He was always willing to have a picture taken with an adoring fan and they were always bigger fans after meeting him. While we all have to take the trip he is now on, it does not mean that those left behind won’t miss him. He was a good man and an icon. (Taken in Los Angeles with a Nikon D300 using a Nikkor 80-200 f2.8 lens). Featured in the following groups in June 09: / JPG Cast-Offs / ImageWriting / The Human Condition / Dimensions / You’re Accepted -2nd place finisher in The Best of Photojournalism challenge in the First Things group. / -2nd place finisher in “A Face with Character” challenge in the group That One Great Shot
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This is my rather draconic take on the Mesoamerican deity of Quetzalcoatl, who is described as a “feathered serpent.” Mixed media on watercolor paper. 11×15”.
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Macha
by MoonSpiral9×12 pastel on Sennelier paper I have been in such a creative slump this summer, it would take an intense goddess like the Morrigan to get me out of it. Macha is an ancient Irish mother aspect of the goddess Morrigan. There are many tales of Macha amongst the Tuatha de Danann. In one tale she is a warrior queen with red hair, and in another she beats a horse in a foot race while she is pregnant then curses the men of Ulster to suffer labor pains. Though these tales could be of different women, they are all connected to the same goddess. / The Morrigan of course is the Celtic war and battle goddess usually connected to Ravens. She ushers fallen warriors to the Otherworld. In the ancient world where war was so prevalent we can only imagine how the Raven was viewed as it feasted on the bodies of the dead. There was a reverence and a fear at the same time. / I often ponder the role of the dark goddess in myth. She is obviously the embodiement of scary, but sometimes we have to be scared “to death” to overcome our fear of death. In the ancient world people seemed to accept that the Morrigan was a part of every person, our shadow self. In the modern world we are more apt to deny our shadow self and repress our Morrigan. Eventually she will always come out, we might as well face her and accept her as a part of us. / Morrigan is also a fate goddess, often connected to the Washer at the Ford. She is seen as an old hag washing the clothing of the men who will soon die. She weeps as she washes the clothes, as if she knows that the reason the man will die is because he has denied her. He has denied his shadow self, and now she has to come out to take his life. / Macha is here to help us remember our darkness, to bring it into the light of consciousness, so that we can transmute it into creative energy instead of unconscious destruction.
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Lithuania, Klaipeda region, Curonian spit / THIS SERIES FROM / August 14-16, 2009 : morning/day/evening/night CLICK FOR COMMENTS / / at First Things / / ! The Curonian Lagoon (or Bay, Gulf; Russian: Kуршский залив, Lithuanian: Kuršių Marios, Polish: Zalew Kuroński, German: Kurisches Haff) is separated from the Baltic Sea by the Curonian Spit. / In the 13th century, the area around the lagoon was part of the ancestral lands of the Curonians and Old Prussian people. Later it bordered the historical region of Lithuania Minor. At the northern end of the Spit, there is a passage to the Baltic Sea, and the place was chosen by the Teutonic Knights in 1252 to found Memelburg castle and the city of Memel. The town is officially called Klaipėda since 1923 when the Memel Territory was separated from the German Empire. / As the new Interwar border, the river that flows into the Curonian Lagoon near Rusnė (German: Ruß) was chosen. The river’s lower 120km in Germany were called die Memel by Germans, while the upper part located in Lithuania was known as Nemunas River. The border also separated the peninsula near the small holiday resort of Nida, Lithuania (German: Nidden); the southern part of the Spit and the Lagoon remained in Germany until 1945. / This border remains today, as after World War II, the southern end of the Spit and the German area south of the river, the part of East Prussia with the town Königsberg located in Sambia, became part an exclave of Russia called Kaliningrad Oblast. WIKIPEDIA
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A cute and creepy witch laughs with glee as her spell to create bubbles works .. but the bats are a little annoyed as the bubbles create chaos featured in the groups / Halloween / Creative Cards / Animal Fantasy & Whimsy / Humour Captured
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BEAUTIFUL ASIA SERIES Pen and Ink Legend of the Moon Rabbit The Moon rabbit, also called the Jade Rabbit, is a rabbit that lives on the moon in East Asian folklore. The legends about the moon rabbit are based on the traditional pareidolia that identifies the markings of the moon as a rabbit pounding in a mortar. In Chinese folklore, it is often portrayed as a companion of the moon goddess Chang’e, constantly pounding the elixir of life for her; but in Japanese and Korean versions it is just pounding mochi. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This concept for this piece was inspired by this poster created / by my talented friend Donald Dean / Teach the Children by Donald Dean / The piece incorporates the legend of the Moon Rabbit / For some really funky tee designs depicting this legend please look at Nekineko’s Gallery…. / Nekineko
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