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ArtbySandiJohnson — Dragon's Loft
Published: 2012-08-12 02:28:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 1281; Favourites: 53; Downloads: 0
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4x6 inch Prismacolor Pencil on Pastelmatreplacement for piece that sold from gallery last week
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I really appreciate the ambiguity you worked into this piece! They look like books we could have but you didn't put any intelligible text on them so this picture could be of anywhere!
I had a fleeting thought of suggesting you have the candle lit but then I cringed at the picture that conjured in my head. It would really draw the eye away from the dragon.
It's almost like s/he's looking for something... Or maybe there's a mouse or cricket on the floor...
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Yeah, I would cringe at the thought of a candle lit inside a bookshelf. And you're right about the eye. Yes, she could be doing anything, which is what I love about doing pictures that seem to tell a story. It allows the person to make of it what they want.
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thanks, glad you liked it...it sort of developed
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Really like the colors on this one, especially on the background wall above the dragon! The blue "scratches" really help to set off the texture!
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The colors, as always, are fun to play with and I have learned that adding some odd ball color marks on the top can give the whole thing a bit more life...even if they don't pertain literally to the object they're laid over. (and, yep, I know that was NOT a sentence 
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I agree. That strange spot or dash of color seems to bring life and visual interest to an otherwise "bland" area of all the same value. I first started to really explore it with this piece here: [link]
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Yes, I think the magentaish red color you've worked into her hair is a good addition. It's close to the same value, but a warm color and just enough 'brightness' to add spark to her hair without standing out too much. I like those slightly lighter blues, too (cool, in temperature, and subdued light showing up on her hair) and the lighter gold values you've put in strategically on the wall. They aren't necessarily what we were talking about, but a little less subtly they bring some light and zing and contrast to the background. I do LOVE playing with colors, color temperatures and values, experimenting with them to see what I can come up with. It's a really subtle but key aspect to a painting or drawing, like adding a grace note to a song or a bit of spice in the stir fry.
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Good idea. Do dragons read books about dragons, or are they like us and prefer something a little less commonplace?
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actually, they like reading books about glass blowing and butterflies 
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I imagine a dragon would be particularly good at glass blowing!
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The finest blown glass you ever did see!
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