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Annezon — Winged Enchantment
Published: 2011-04-26 01:10:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 1398; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 11
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This is my entry for 's contest. We were to choose one of seven words to illustrate. I chose enchanted. At first, I thought about doing something surreal as most of us seem to think of fairy tales and wizards when we hear the word enchanted. But as I started to flesh out my idea I realized that, as sappy as it may sound, the most enchanting things can be found in nature itself. I have always loved butterflies and can't help but smile both inside and out when I see one. I'm amazed at how something so small and delicate can be so beautiful and bring such joy to people.When I saw Janna's picture , I knew it was the perfect one for the project. She has a look of awe and wonder in her eyes. She seems to content and at peace. It wasn't a far stretch to imagine her watching butterflies and being spellbound by them. I look forward to using her stock again in the future.
Thank you to all who provide the fabulous stock that we are allowed to use. And thank you for the thought provoking contest idea
Model: the beautiful Janna... [link]
Butterflies:
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google image of spicebush swallowtail
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congratulations on the win !! I have finally featured you in my journal here : [link]
I am so sorry for the lateness. please forgive me? 
have a great day ! thank you for the wonderful artwork you have on here
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Sorry it took so long to reply! Thank you SO much for the feature 
Thank you again!!! 
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All your art is enchanting … this painting is especially enchanting. Love your work!!
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I appreciate your kind words
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Congratulations!!! Your lovely work is featured in my journal
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Congratulation
This winning entry was featured here [link]
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Thank you so much
I appreciate the feature!!
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I appreciate it!!!!
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I really LOVE this image. You are also very right, the most enchanted things are here. around us. in nature. ♥
Very well done and wonderfully executed! Congratulations~ ♥
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That was some EXTREMELY stiff competition! I'm honored to have received honorable mention!!
Thank you again
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Beautiful, Sweetie!!! I love butterflies too! You did a lovely job illustrating 'enchantment'! really wonderful!! it made me smile inside and out too!
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can i permit myself to give you a word of advice
to make something very beautiful into something that would proudly be presented at imagine fx
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no hon another art site, very top level
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Please do 
I'd be honored!!
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well it is so magical and beuatiful that i thought that the two details I see can so easily be corrected and make it even more perfect
hon, what i see about the top notch professionals is that the hair is always perfect, hair makes a piece and you have good technique but in this case I would have made my life easier by painting less complicated hair, you are not obliged to follow your reference that way. So if you do the hair like you see it you must take the utmost care that in the middle of the hair space no lose strands start from nowhere and you have a few and it shows which is a pitty on such an enchanting beautiful artwork. a new strand or hair can start in the middle but then it has to be behind the lock if comes under from. I hope this is clear for you, you have some hair that start nowhere and go nowhere and if you look at the professionals they never have that little flaw.
I know this is so much work, on complicated hairdos i often paint 5 hours, like my viking girl or vanessa lake and I check and check to see if all is good and i am sure if i check today, i will find some of those hairs also going nowhere coming from nowhere. So it is better to do like most and make the hair a simple mass with some highlights, that way there are no mistakes. But let me also tell you that blonde hair is, for a reason still unknown to me, much harder to paint, I prefer auburn or black, blonde is terrible.
There this is my advice on this piece hope it is not too harsh to you and that you do not hate me for it
but i cannot say it enough, it is so so beautiful, i am utterly jealous
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I really appreciate your advice. There is much room for improvement on my paintings and I can't think of anyone I'd rather have give me advice. I admire your work SO MUCH!!! You are always welcome to make suggestions
Thank you for taking the time to point these things out to me. I hope you have a beautiful day sweetie!!!! 
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my pleasure i sure will tell you the things i see hon in the future, people do that for me too and I need them!
but I have an advantage, I love love love drawing the hair! I cannot wait till I get there, it is a feast for me, so I guess we differ there, I love faces too, especially the eyes, but the hair frames the face, it is so important!
I have a simple hair tutorial, the professionals would kill me if I posted it but it works
omg i am tired lately, i promised this to someone, was it you?
must go and find it
see you after milan
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Do send it...please! I tried some different brushes this time and I don't think I was as successful with them. My favorite painting as far as hair goes was my "Pygmalion and Galatea". His hair turned out really well. I was really proud of it. But now that I think about it...it was done in chunks as opposed to individual lines.
I'm so jealous you're in Milan! I can't even imagine!!!!! How cool. The maniac is a world traveler too
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no just italy, we always go to italy for my birthday since ages, rome, naples, firenze, venice, i adore italy! my husband knows this, beginning of may is italia time without a fault lol
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you are amazing, i am not supposed to be on the pc but i wanted to tell you how beautiful this is
and congrats on your birhtday tomorrow, we are both taurus, we are artistic to the core my girl
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Thank you so much 
BTW...I hope you're feeling okay. If you need anything and I can help...let me know. I saw that you weren't feeling well. Hang in there hon!!!
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SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome entry and wonderful piece Anne!! GOOD LUCK HUN!!!
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Thank you so much
Thank you again!
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