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Description ... that I wouldn't reach your leaves without flying ... hmm? said the little bee after she had built a really shaky tower with her bricks to finally climb upon its highest peak.

This painting was an experiment on painting a smooth background with fog and a sun which wants to break through the trees. And I am finally happy with the way it turned out ...

watercolor on extra rough paper (the paper was just a mistake and an even bigger challenge for me and my scanner, but I used the wrong block for sketching the painting ...)
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Comments: 46

tei-za [2009-11-26 22:15:24 +0000 UTC]

Adorable idea!
The perspective in this picture is really well done

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Witbik [2009-01-07 06:42:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow so completely cute and perfectly executed...commendations!

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ascer In reply to Witbik [2009-01-07 08:27:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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pixidance [2009-01-06 16:21:42 +0000 UTC]

how clever I love this, it's so fun

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ascer In reply to pixidance [2009-01-06 19:49:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I am glad you like it.

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uidarbra [2009-01-06 14:48:58 +0000 UTC]

soo cute!!

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ascer In reply to uidarbra [2009-01-06 19:51:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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uidarbra In reply to ascer [2009-01-09 01:29:16 +0000 UTC]

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Figuer [2009-01-06 13:51:45 +0000 UTC]

Funny, child-like, beautiful and a bit silly: that bee can fly and does not need to build that tower or she likes the tower itself?
Great concept and great work

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ascer In reply to Figuer [2009-01-06 19:53:33 +0000 UTC]

Well ... it was a competition between the bee and the tree. Would such a little bee able to reach the tree without flying? Yes she definitely can ... she's like my daughter. Thank you for your comment!

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Figuer In reply to ascer [2009-01-06 20:27:39 +0000 UTC]

That is a beautiful story

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pling79 [2007-08-28 13:16:20 +0000 UTC]

This is cute, I like your picture, And the smoothness of aquarelle. You manage to paint with aquarelle, I find it very difficult, so I doesn`t paint in that technique.. Keep up the good work you are doing! Thomas

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ascer In reply to pling79 [2008-01-02 11:05:04 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks, Thomas!

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RazzleDazzleDesign [2007-03-15 22:44:35 +0000 UTC]

So adorable and I really like the background. It worked out nicely.

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ascer In reply to RazzleDazzleDesign [2007-03-26 06:13:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Rita-Ria [2007-01-22 19:57:47 +0000 UTC]

Featured in my new journal

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Rita-Ria [2007-01-22 19:55:34 +0000 UTC]

Featured in my new journal

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ascer In reply to Rita-Ria [2007-01-23 07:49:19 +0000 UTC]

That really makes me happy and gives me an excellent start into the new day! Thanks Rita!

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Rita-Ria In reply to ascer [2007-01-23 07:52:10 +0000 UTC]

GREAT - it is really lovely! And as long I have a subsciption I can do it

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Isynia-Artessa [2007-01-18 18:29:32 +0000 UTC]

Charming illustration. I like how you handled the stacked blocks. This splash of color really adds to the piece. I wish the tree's roots were a little more gnarled towards the base, but overall, this is really nice.

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ascer In reply to Isynia-Artessa [2007-01-19 09:34:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! That's a good hint! I thought a while on how I would paint the tree down to the base ... to get a realistic loss of details with the distance. I was a bit afraid to loose the perspective if I would add more structures at the trees base.

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trenchmaker [2007-01-17 14:17:29 +0000 UTC]

toll ... wirklich. die Perspektive ist wunderbar.

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ascer In reply to trenchmaker [2007-01-17 19:18:55 +0000 UTC]

DankeschΓΆn!

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yaamas [2007-01-15 00:52:30 +0000 UTC]

Mario, my friend, I have to say that this is my new favorite. It is absolutely wonderful and I feel like I am right up there with that awesome perspective. You are truly growing into a wonderful and creative artist. Keep that paint and inspiration flowing brother. WOW!

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ascer In reply to yaamas [2007-01-15 07:49:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, James! It was pure joy to paint again after a longer period of abstinence. I didn't expect to get it ready before the end of January but when I had started with it, I couldn't put it away for longer than a day ...

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yaamas In reply to ascer [2007-01-17 04:01:17 +0000 UTC]

Keep that inspiration flowing my friend. I can't wait to see your next masterpiece.

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ascer In reply to yaamas [2007-01-17 09:29:32 +0000 UTC]

And I can't wait, too! Julian has given me the next challenge: he wants to see a painting of two knights fighting on their horses ... and the idea is growing now!

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yaamas In reply to ascer [2007-02-02 00:51:18 +0000 UTC]

Keep inspired my friend, I can't wait to see this painting!

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captainduh [2007-01-14 03:28:29 +0000 UTC]

Cute concept. I like the tree bark for its shadows and texture. Nice job.

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ascer In reply to captainduh [2007-01-14 19:05:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! Painting and drawing trees makes a lot of fun because of their bark ...

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livneeson [2007-01-13 22:55:24 +0000 UTC]

that's so cool

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ascer In reply to livneeson [2007-01-14 19:01:51 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks! Cool that you like it!

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livneeson In reply to ascer [2007-01-15 09:03:12 +0000 UTC]

if you ever made picture books....i'd buy them just for your illustrations

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ascer In reply to livneeson [2007-01-15 09:13:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ... ... that's a good deal!

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livneeson In reply to ascer [2007-01-15 09:19:00 +0000 UTC]

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Rita-Ria [2007-01-13 19:50:30 +0000 UTC]

Mario, I like this painting MOST !!!
Because you got that light just perfect -and that little bee is WONDERFUL.
Have to fav!

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ascer In reply to Rita-Ria [2007-01-14 18:59:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Rita!
It was fun painting it and so I am glad you like it!

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Rita-Ria In reply to ascer [2007-01-15 07:17:08 +0000 UTC]

I DO

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DavidHoffrichter [2007-01-13 13:10:17 +0000 UTC]

ahhh! It's awsome man I loved seeing your steps on this one in your scraps! Perspective and everything else is just peeerfect I love how you painted the shadows in the end! So who is this one going to? hehe

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ascer In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2007-01-13 13:23:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, David! Actually this painting has gone directly into my "art folder" ... ... maybe someday I will find a wall for hanging it up!

And it was a pleasure for me to talk with you about the painting and it steps during the last days! Thanks man! My first ideas included a boy who should build the tower but finally the paper size was to small to get a boy good enough detailed (with my skills hehe) there. So the bee was just a result of playing and drawing around ... ... but she reminds me on my daughter. She has sometimes the same attitude ...

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DavidHoffrichter In reply to ascer [2007-01-13 14:12:32 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure your right. It'll find it's way out of that art folder some day, i mean, it sure is good enough for your walls It is always fun to talk in steps about the process. I actually think with what you have with the bee instead of the boy works better. So call it a happy mistake

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ascer In reply to DavidHoffrichter [2007-01-14 19:10:30 +0000 UTC]

Indeed it was!

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theharmonica [2007-01-13 13:01:35 +0000 UTC]

Adorable...can't believe you can do that with watercolours! Well done! *clap*

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ascer In reply to theharmonica [2007-01-13 13:09:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I am still learning to paint with watercolors and I am every time astonished what new effects can be possible just when playing around with it.

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Meeccentrically [2007-01-13 13:01:26 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! She's so cute. ^_^

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ascer In reply to Meeccentrically [2007-01-13 13:07:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I am glad you like it!

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