Patricia 

714 creative works found

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  Little Red Head Girl
  by Patricia Anne McCarty

  A portrait of a young girl I made from my imagination. ( with a model for ref. .) / / / / Copyright / These Images and Writings Do Not Belong To ANY Public Domain. All images and Writing are copyright © Patricia Anne McCarty & Deep Red Tiger Images 2009. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images or Writings without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited. this work has been donated to Wildlife Appeal / / Home Page / Airbrush Art / Dimensions / All About Your Best / Dimensions / The Eyes Have It / ! HAIRSTYLES ! / wildlife-appeal

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  Little Raven Head Girl
  by Patricia Anne McCarty

  / / Things that are Black / Painted Digitally / ! HAIRSTYLES ! / Of Noble Birth / Dimensions / Author: Sally Omar / redbubble.com / Word Count: 110 LITTLE RAVEN HEAD GIRL / Little Raven Head Girl / Your life in a whirl You’ve met your first love / He came on the wings of a dove / Gypsy in your heart / You knew from the start / A spell can be cast on him / The handsome gypsy without sin / Setting you full of gypsy desire / Only he can put out the fire / He saw your magical dance / And then the romance / Until the fire is extinguished / And he is relinquished / Onto your next town / You will look around / For a man who can ignite / Your fire just right / Only seventeen / The true queen / Of love and romance / And the gypsy dance / LITTLE RAVEN HEAD GIRL / / Copyright / These Images and Writings Do Not Belong To ANY Public Domain. All images and Writing are copyright © Patricia Anne McCarty & Deep Red Tiger Images 2009. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images or Writings without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

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  Yellowstone in Winter
  by Patricia Montgomery

  There has been one sale of this image. In November 2008 this image was featured in the group, Buyers R Us. In February 2009, this image placed third in the U.S. Parks Wildlife Shots challenge hosted by the AMERICA’s National Parks and WILDLIFE Habitat group. A thousand Yellowstone wonders are calling, ‘Look up and down and round about you! John Muir – 1898 The temperatures were in the single digits on this cold, snowy January morning at West Thumb Geyser Basin, which is one of the smallest geyser basins in Yellowstone. A incredibly scenic area along the shore of Yellowstone Lake, West Thumb only has a small amount of geyser activity. However, the basin more than makes up for it with its diversity. Despite its small size, it has paint/mud pots, hot springs, pools, lake shore geysers, and fumaroles. Fumaroles are small openings that release steam and other gasses. You can see in the foreground the muddy, soupy waters inundating the paint pots. The white area beyond the tree line in the right hand side of the photograph is Yellowstone Lake. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please don’t copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it. ©2008-2009 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries | All rights reserved.

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  Zion National Park
  by Patricia Montgomery

  This image placed 2nd on October 31, 2008 in the November Avatar Challenge challenge in the Welcome to Utah group. Tree snag with sandstone cliffs in background. Established in 1909 Utah’s first national park will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2009. Canon 30D / 18mm focal length / F/6.3 / 1/100 sec. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please don’t copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it. ©2008-2009 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries | All rights reserved.

• TUTORIAL: Add Buttons To Your Profile Page
  by Patricia Montgomery

  *I recently had several requests for instructions on how to add buttons like the ones in my profile...

  I recently had several requests for instructions on how to add buttons like the ones in my profile. Rather than send individual bubblemail messages, I’m posting it in my journal in case someone else would like to add buttons to their RB profile. BUTTON INSTRUCTIONS Tip: print out this page and put it beside the computer before you start. You can make your own buttons or you can use a site called ButtonGenerator. If you decide to use this site and not to pay for a membership, you will need to add a link back to the site. I made all of mine 125X26 to give you some idea of the size of the ones on my page. This size allowed 3 buttons side-by-side. Make all your buttons and then save them in a folder on your computer. Then you will need to upload each button to your RB image gallery and use the “Hide” feature so that no one sees them but you. Once you have them uploaded you will need to right-click on each one to get the url address html code in the properties box. Example: http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1407403-1-autumn-button.jpg Then go to “Edit Your Profile” to copy the image html code AND the tag html code – it will look like this (without the spaces): ! http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1407403-1-autumn-button.jpg ! : http://www.redbubble.com/people/patmonty/art/everything/tags/autumn [REMEMBER NO SPACES. I had to add spaces so you could see the html code. If I had not added spaces, the button would have appeared in the journal instead of the code.] The last word in the html code is the “tag” word. In the example above it is autumn. You will need to put one space between each set of button html code. If you have a lot of buttons the language is long and wraps around forever. But with one space between each button html code, the buttons will sit next to other and then wrap to the next line. Now you will need to add the tag word to each of your images that will correspond to the buttons. Happy Button Making! UPDATE: Cool Text Graphics Generator is another good site for buttons. This tutorial was featured by the group, Tutorials on January 28, 2009. CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA / Add Buttons To Your Profile Page / How to make a calendar / Downsizing those example images on your profile page / Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile / Add photos to your profile description / Adding emphasis to your text / Plus more tutorials!

• TUTORIAL: Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile
  by Patricia Montgomery

  _I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this s…

  I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this screen. Click on “my bubble”. Click on “art” (on the 2nd row of links – not the top one). You should see “My Art” page – this is the page where you can edit your pics. Choose your photo and click on “Show Public View”. Click “Buy/Preview”. (Note: You won’t actually be buying, only previewing) Choose the card or frame of your choice. Make your mat or color selections, etc. When the image of your framed photo appears on the screen, right click on the photo. A pop-up box will appear. Right click on the photo. In the pop-up box, click on “properties” (at the bottom). The “Properties” box will pop up – highlight the address (URL) . {Click & drag will highlight the entire address} IMPORTANT: Be sure to highlight the entire address – only two lines will be visible, but if a third line of the address hidden, be sure you drag down to highlight all lines of the address. Next copy the URL address. Press Ctrl-C (press the control key and the “C” key at the same time). You won’t see anything happen on the screen, but that is fine. Click OK to close the “Properties” box. Go to “Edit Your Profile” and scroll down to the “About You” box. Click in the box where you want this example to be shown. Now press Ctrl-V (press control key and the “V” key at the same time). You should see the URL address. Put an exclamation point ( ! ) in front of the URL address and another one at the end of the URL address. It should be similar to this example, but without the spaces: ! http://images-0.redbubble.com/img/art/cropped/size:xsmall/view:main/993259-1-yellowstone-in-winter.jpg ! Remember, NO SPACES before or after the exclamation point (!) – the beginning of the URL should look like this: !http:// The end of the URL address should look like this: winter.jpg! NOTE: These will be full-size copies of the images. If you would like to have smaller images (see my profile for examples) that don’t take up so much room, see my other tutorial on how to resize the images. Have a blessed day! / Patricia CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA

• TUTORIAL: Tee Shirt Helpful Hints
  by Patricia Montgomery

  _I am certainly no expert at making tee shirts. I know there are others out there who are the real experts. So I’m just going to share…

  I am certainly no expert at making tee shirts. I know there are others out there who are the real experts. So I’m just going to share a few helpful hints that came out of my struggles to get two tee designs uploaded on RB. Here’s what I did: Opened Photoshop Elements (or any other image editing program) and set up a new empty page. Set the dimensions to 2400 width x 3200 height with a transparent background. IMPORTANT NOTE: If the background is not transparent, it will not work! If you are one pixel off on the dimensions, it will not work! You cannot transpose the pixels either (NOT 3200 width x 2400 height) as it will not work! Transferred (copied) an image to the blank/transparent background. Added text to complete my design. Saved image as a .png file. NOTE: Other file extensions (such as .jpg) will not work! It must be a .png file! Uploaded to Redbubble with a default color and a default style. This will be the color and style (short-sleeve, long sleeve, etc.) you want to display on the page to showcase your design. NOTE: If you forget to choose the defaults, it will not work! Should I have a contest to see who can guess all the things I did wrong when I first tried to upload a tee shirt design? LOL! Don’t hesitate to let me know if you have problems or further questions. This tutorial was featured in the Daily Wrap on October 4, 2008. / This tutorial was featured in the group, Tutorials, on February 3, 2009. CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA* Add Buttons To Your Profile Page How to make a calendar Downsizing those example images on your profile page Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile Add photos to your profile description Adding emphasis to your text

• TUTORIAL: Making Links
  by Patricia Montgomery

  I have written this tutorial more for the new bubblers that have recently joined. But if you have been around the site for awhile and st…

  I have written this tutorial more for the new bubblers that have recently joined. But if you have been around the site for awhile and still haven’t yet attempted to put a link in your profile, image description, or bubblemail, this should help. FOR THE COMPUTER SAAVY: Put quotation marks around the words you want to be the link. Then type a colon. Copy and paste the url address for the page, image, etc. that you want to link to. No spaces anywhere in the code. BEGINNER STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: I would suggest printing these out to have next to the keyboard. It will be easier than switching back and forth to this screen. -Type the words you want to be the link: Bubblesite for Patricia -Put quotation marks around the words: “Bubblesite for Patricia” -Add a colon at the end: “Bubblesite for Patricia” : -Then add the url address for the page/photo you want to link to: http://patmonty.redbubble.com/ -It should look like this (without the space): “Bubblesite for Patricia”: http://patmonty.redbubble.com/ -I put a space after the colon so the html code would be visible in this journal. Take out the space and waa-laa! It becomes a link! Bubblesite for Patricia NOTE: In a bubblemail, it becomes a link after it is sent. In a comment, it becomes a link after the comment is added. In a journal or profile description, the clickable link is only seen in the public view. If you have problems or questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Patricia CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA / Add Buttons To Your Profile Page / How to make a calendar / Downsizing those example images on your profile page / Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile / Add photos to your profile description / Adding emphasis to your text / Plus more tutorials!

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  "Dirty Boy"
  by Patricia Anne McCarty

  This is a painting done in air brush from a pose. A body was used as ref, the look, hair, clothing, background, words, cans and other props ( looked a t live guitar for the ref) are all made up out of my head. This painting took forever! It’s Mitch in his stage clothing at the Dive “Smokey’s” before he blew it up along with Smokey. The painting on the wall is of the Angel of Death and the words state “you are a dead Man” in Italian. / / Copyright / These Images and Writings Do Not Belong To ANY Public Domain. All images and Writing are copyright © Patricia Anne McCarty & Deep Red Tiger Images 2009. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images or Writings without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited. / / Villains and Villainesses: the darker side / Hombres Fatal / Airbrush Art / #1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE / Dark Artist, Dark Art / Creative Poetry Challenges / CHALLENGE WINNER: All things Black’s, “Best Black Wall Art!!!” / All things Black / Impressionism Cafè / All things Black / Dirty Pretty Things (below is a seen told by Mitch when he was introduced into his life of crime) New York, the Bronx, the place is filled with dives over here. Yo I started off playin’ the streets then I get an invite from a Fat bastard named Smokey to come play his joint. He digs that I draw in the crowds, females that is. You see, every sense I’ve been up in there, aint been nothin’ but the dames! LOL Na, it aint that full, The place is a dump! Smokey, he’s always lookin’ for ways NOT to do things, Sept one thing, Not pissin’ me off, He should of paid more attention to that than anything round here. Fat Boy always lookin’ for a way to get a scam goin’ you know the type. lol. So he’s tring to get invoved with the Itlians, thinki’ Me speaking Italian and looking like I am, I’m gona be his ticket in. He get’s with this small timer, dealin’ drugs, tells me I’m the new “dirty boy” that’s the guy who delivers but don’t piss ‘em off cause I’m one of them. I do the job. Smokey says “don’t you be late..bla bla” Yo, I tried! I did, but you know the streets, I get jumped right, so I have to kick they ass first, then I get the goods to where they need to be and BOOM I’m late over here, Smokey, he sees me next. start running his fat mouth. He change the locks on my appartment he rents me upstairs, BUST UP My guitar! MY bread and butter over here! See now that’s when he pissed me off! Talkin’ mess about how I messed up his connections. I messed up all right. I messed up his fat FACE!

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  Spirit of the Scorpion
  by Patricia Anne McCarty

• TUTORIAL: Bubblesite or Personal Image Gallery
  by Patricia Montgomery

  This tutorial will help you set up your own personal gallery, also known in RB-land as a bubblesite. If you are not sure what a bubblesi…

  This tutorial will help you set up your own personal gallery, also known in RB-land as a bubblesite. If you are not sure what a bubblesite is, then use the link to take a look at my personal gallery of images known as Bucks Mountain Galleries. HINT: I always recommend that you print out tutorial instructions so that you don’t have to flip back and forth between screens. Now, let’s get started! SET UP YOUR SITE: “Click on “My Bubble” On the 2nd menu row, look to the far right and click on “Bubblesite” (2nd button from the right). The “Bubblesite Setup” page will appear. BUBBLESITE SETUP Site title: Type the name of your gallery Home Page Image: Click on the down arrow on the right side of the box and choose an image from the group of images you have uploaded to Redbubble. This will be a large image that will appear on your gallery home page. Choose one of your best images, one that will leave visitors wanting to see more. Home Page Content: This is the first page visitors will see. Type something that will catch their attention. Add a quote or write something about your photography business. You can also add links or an additional image. These are only suggestions, be creative and write what you think will be best as the first impression. About Page Content: A place to type something about yourself and add contact information such as an additional email address or web address. These are only suggestions, so be creative and write what you think will be best. Choose a site theme: You have three color choices for your gallery pages. Choose the one that best suits you. Black on White / White on Black / Grey on Biege IMPORTANT: At the bottom right side of the page, click “Save Changes”. MANAGE YOUR IMAGE GALLERY Make sure you saved the information in Step 1, Bubblesite setup. Now it is time to manage your image gallery. Go back to the top of the page and click on the blue underlined link “Manage the Gallery”. Your Library – Your published images are listed here. If you have images on Redbubble that are not for sale, then you will not be able to put them in the gallery. Only images for sale can be added to the gallery. NOTE: Right now only tee designs and images can be added to your gallery. Calendars cannot be added at this time. In the left hand column under Your Library, you can name your first gallery set. HINT: Give some thought to how you want your gallery to be arranged. At this time, RB does not give you the capability to re-arrange your gallery titles/folders after you are done. So you might want to write down your categories and decide the order you want them to appear before getting started. Click on the words, new set, in the box. We’ll use Landscapes as an example for the first gallery set/folder. Type the word, Landscapes (or whatever title you prefer). Click the button, “Create” ADD IMAGES TO YOUR FIRST GALLERY SET/FOLDER If you used landscapes, then go to “Your Library”, use the down arrow at the bottom right-hand side, and drag down until you see your first landscape image. Move your cursor over that image thumbnail. You should see a 4-arrow cross. Click and drag your image over the folder named “Lanscapes”. Release the mouse button and the image will be moved to the folder. When done, open the folder to check and see if the image is there. Repeat these steps for this folder and all the new folders that yourcreate. NOTE: There is a link just above the library images that will visually assist with the steps outlined above. Click on “Show Help”. When you are done, it’s time to see your gallery! Go back to the top of the page and click on the blue underlined link, “View Your Site”. CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA Add Buttons To Your Profile Page How to make a calendar Downsizing those example images on your profile page Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile Add photos to your profile description Adding emphasis to your text Emphasis with light gray text This tutorial was featured in the Daily Wrap on January 18, 2008

• TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA
  by Patricia Montgomery

  Below are links to my tutorials. This journal is being published so that a new button on my profile page...

  Below are links to my tutorials. This journal is being published so that a new button on my profile page will link back to this journal. It will make it easier for anyone who is searching for any of my tutorials as it eliminates the need to scroll through the archives in my journal listings. This tutorial page will be updated as new ones are added. Reply to Comments the Correct Way FAQs for Group Challenges Adding Images to a Group Search for a Specific Group Bubblesite or Personal Image Gallery Making Links Add Photos to Your Profile Add Buttons to Your Profile Page How to Make a Calendar Tee Shirt Helpful Hints Adding Emphasis to Your Text Adding Example Work (cards, laminated, etc.) to Your Profile Page Downsizing Example Images on Your Profile Page Resize Images for Printing Using Photoshop Resizing Images to Print Business Cards Promote Your Work This tutorial list was featured in the group, Tutorials on January 28, 2009. Journal updated on 03-27-2009 / Journal updated on 05-21-2009 / Journal updated on 06-15-2009

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  we cry - for the people - for the animals - for the land © 2009 patricia vannucci
  by PERUGINA

  We Cry / for the people – for the animals – for the land 27×35 cm watercolour on arches / CP 300gsm / ____ In memory of the people who lost their lives and in support and those who have been directly effected by the devastating Victorian fires in Australia / Saturday 7 February, 2009. / _____ My first painting for 2009 dearly wishing it was not something inspired by such tragedy in Victoria Australia. / My mood and those of many others not conducive to painting whatsoever, / each day over the last week this sad news has filled our homes / that being this tragic loss of 181 beautiful souls at last count. mothers / fathers / sons / daughters / babies / entire families My paints were packed yesterday, / not knowing what to paint, / so i painted my thoughts and prayers / reaching out for those who are in pain. I am in pain / for the people – for the animals – for the land / I cry We cry The tears of a nation / falling on the blackened land / which now is / sacred ground. / ___ / Sales of this card/prints We Cry here on RB / and through my art society / will go to / The Red Cross / ___ ______ / Original Artworks / by Patricia Vannucci PERUGINA ART / My Home – My Studio – My Art Journey

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  luccentezza di luna, mosso del mare © 2009 patricia vannucci
  by PERUGINA

  luccentezza di luna, mosso del mare / lustre of moon, movement of sea no1 watercolour and gouache / on arches / cp 300gsm 38×57 cm / ___ another late night painting – it’s 1.45am / perhaps the absence of the moon tonight / left me wanting for her / the Zodiac sign Cancer is a water sign ruled by the moon / being Cancerian i very much feel her presence / and sense her absence Moonlight Series / Inspired by the zodiac sign of Cancer / a water sign ruled by the Moon ______ / Original Artworks / by Patricia Vannucci PERUGINA ART / My Home – My Studio – My Art Journey

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  The Chemistry (Metamorphosis)
  by Patricia Ariel

  The symbolism of this piece is quite rich, and in further researches I found out that I ended up making relations between all the representations without consciously being aware of it. The Chemistry is about inner alchemy and how the power of transformation manifests itself through Will. That’s basically my version of the ancient illustrations on alchemy in which we see a dragon-serpent “wrapping” a maiden. In my version, for artistical reasons, I decided not to draw the serpent involving the maiden’s body, but putting her closer to the background, and showing her body changing according to the colors of the environment – which are the colors of the four elements. The serpent is a representation of the unconscious forces of Will. The maiden raises from a pond (the beginning of all things, regeneration, new birth) that has been formerly muddy and still (the dark green color at the edges), and now is made clear by the power of fire (strength, courage, will, passion), or the dragon. A bunch of monarch butterflies come out the pond. The butterfly is one of the symbols of the Gemini sign (Mercury) and the classical representation of regeneration and rebirth. The maiden’s hair turns first into green grass from which 3 lotus flowers (another symbol of rebirth) arise, and then into fire. The dragon’s head show itself among the profusion of hair. The four elements are clearly present, in images and colors: Fire (dragon’s head, the top of the picture, the color red), Earth (grass and leaves, the color green), Air (butterflies, the color yellow) and Water (the pond, the color blue). It’s part of our journey as human beings to face muddy waters throughout our life. But to remain stagnant in them is our choice. We all have the inner strength to being born again, to rebuild ourselves – we just need to accept the changes and look toward the future. We are the alchemists. colored pencil on bristol board / 17×8.5

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  Feeding Time!
  by Patricia Anne McCarty

  This is a Digital Painting done with some vector drawing. / This painting was taken from Amanda Cotton’s photograph “Into the Mix”. however, there is NO photograph used in the art it self, it started off a blank file. These are Lemon sharks feeding off of bate tossed over board. / This was a very hard project for me as I have never done an underwater theme before nor have I ever painted a shark. Both Amanda and I LOVE sharks, but she took it one step beyond me, she swims with them and photographs them to help show people that they are not the monsters Hollywood has made them to be. this work has also been donated to / Amanda Cotton / for the preservation of all sharks. / / Copyright / These Images and Writings Do Not Belong To ANY Public Domain. All images and Writing are copyright © Patricia Anne McCarty & Deep Red Tiger Images 2009. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images or Writings without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited. / / Images & Ideas / If it Doesn’t belong / First Things / Digital Brushstrokes / Underwater & Sealife / Images & Ideas CHALLENGE WINNER “Overload” / Made by Nature

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  I LOVE MORNINGTON
  by Patricia Gibson

  This image was taken on 1st April 2009 at Mills Beach in Mornington. / Canon 450D 18-200 lens / exp: 1/200s f5.6 / ISO 125 / I went to the beach with my family for some fish & chips and almost didn’t take my camera. My hubby talked me into it last minute. I would have been in tears!!! /

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  Sleepwalking
  by Patricia Anne McCarty

  Mixed Art / / Copyright / These Images and Writings Do Not Belong To ANY Public Domain. All images and Writing are copyright © Patricia Anne McCarty & Deep Red Tiger Images 2009. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images or Writings without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited. / / LMAO Art / HALLOWEEN / Digital Brushstrokes / / Victoriandustrial: April 27th – May 4th / Unconventional Artistry / Humorist Illustrations / YOU’RE ACCEPTED / FEAUTERD ART FOREVER

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  Along Came A Spider
  by Patricia Anne McCarty

  Mixed Art / Paing homage to little miss muppet. / / Copyright / These Images and Writings Do Not Belong To ANY Public Domain. All images and Writing are copyright © Patricia Anne McCarty & Deep Red Tiger Images 2009. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images or Writings without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited. / / All in “Editing” / LMAO ART / FAN FRENZY / HALLOWEEN / LMAO ART_ group Icon 5/09 / Let’s Pay Homage / Cute and Creepy Illustrations / FEAUTERD ART FOREVER / Feel,Don’t Copy / Showcased! April 25th, 2009

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  The Waterman: Ignis Aeris
  by Patricia Ariel

  Watercolor and pencil on illustration board, / 15×20 / 2009 Related work: / The Waterman: Unio Mystica This is the second panel of The Waterman triptych. While the central panel represents the Christ as the macrocosm, the side panels are the microcosm, represented by the Four Elements and their manifestation in the physical world. Ignis Aeris is the yang pillar, the elements Fire and Air. Volatile and oriented upward, these elements are connected to the realms of the abstract thinking and intuition. Fire is the energy, passion and primeval instincts, that need to be balanced by the intellect (Air) in order to manifest in a most constructive way. The certainty of the Divine, that comes from the heart and from a primal knowledge, needs to be shaped by the intellect in order to become less aggressive and to expand (the butterflies rising from the fire and flying upward). Only through a perfect combination of faith and reason we can access the Divine and understand Its Laws. At the basis of the picture, handling the creative power of Fire, we see the Magician of the Tarot, which I represented wearing the skin of Nemean Lion, just like Greek hero Herakles. He represents the first step in the Hero’s Journey, or that path that each one of us need to find out and go through in order to become Whole with the Universe. The Magician is the one who uses his power of will (Fire) and mental skills (Air) in order to find his own path.

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  La Sirena
  by Patricia Ariel

  _Watercolor and pencil on paper, / 11×9 / 2009 Model: Iara Pires_

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  Origins
  by Patricia Ariel

  Watercolor and pencil on board. / 11×14 / 2009 Model: Adhara Batul Life came from many seas. Seas of deep blue and secrets unknown that keep myriads of bacteria and beginnings. Seas of wombs and their sacred silence. Seas of past and forgetfulness, alive in the depths of our souls, dark and mysterious.

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  The Peacock
  by Patricia Ariel

  Watercolor, gouache and pencil on board, / 11×14 / 2009 Model: Kambriel One of my latest passions is the symbolism of the peacock, and how it has been associated to immortality and renewal. His feathers were used as talismans and protection against evil spirits. In the Eastern traditions it has been seen as symbols of wisdom, benevolence, compassion and kind-heartedness. The “eye” in the peacock feather is associated to the pineal gland, making of it a sacred symbol. Through the development of the pineal gland one can awake the Kundalini and achieve understanding of the spiritual world.

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  The Calling
  by Patricia Ariel

  Watercolor, gouache and pencil on board, / 11×14 / 2009 The heart has a voice and a music, the same ones your spirit have recognized for many ages. The voice of your heart is the voice of freedom. Through it you’ll be able to find yourself and find your inner God. Let that voice be heard, recognize yourself as the creator of your own reality. Put aside all the masks they have made you wear in order to belong to the illusions they created. Don’t waste your life living them. Be what you are born to be.