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Description In Dreams I heard a whisper of how the stars would come to be, that from the slumber of the deep dark they would come, rising from the sea. Alone you fell where the light forgot you, where the gull cry could not reach. In the bed of sea-grass you came home to me, the last shimmer of your light to rise as starlight through the sea's long night.

Dream beloved and let the dark be filled with light and in the nebula's languishing weave, we belong.

~ ∞ ~
I'll follow you through the fields
through the cities across the lands
through mountains and valleys
down to the beaches and sands
Into the ocean we will go
a mighty crescendo of cold
down and down...
but I have my prize
my prize of gold
my circlet of stone
down and down...
our path an endless song
as the stars come to take us...
to where we belong.
~ ∞ ~


First and foremost this is my first true collaboration with the amazingly talented Foxamoore whose patience and tireless inspiration has helped this piece find it's way to completion. It has been an astounding experience to work with him and has taken the creative process to a whole new level for me. Music has always fueled my work..and to have a piece created taylored to the artwork being created has been a profound experience that I hope to repeat again and again *nudges Fox!*. Fox Actually wrote two compositions for this piece and did several revisions of the final version. I was amazed at his speed and his energy in creating his work.

Please listen to his composition in tandem while viewing this piece:
♫~~~~ In Dreams We Belong Music ~~~~♫


A bit on the personal story of this piece. It was actually started late last year and was mired with indecision until I shared my progress with Fox and he suggested a collab. The piece, as with the music, evolved in meaning and direction as it came together.

The idea originally started with the story of a woman who lost her beloved to the sea and would wander the shores making circlets of stone and driftwood in homage to her lost beloved until one day she came no more. In the story she fell to the bottom of the sea where the sea-grass held her close and she was reunited with her lost love at last. Another idea diverged from here stemming from my fascination with both the ocean and the stars. In it I likened the sea with the sky and imagined that the stars were born in the lonely dark of the ocean and rose from it's cold depths to populate the sky. The final iteration rests somewhere between these two stories...but really it is just a lucid dream of the spirit.

I hope you all enjoy the journey painted by our collaborative effort..

Tools: Photoshop, wacom intuos
Size: 9000x4288 at 300dpi
Prints: Find prints in my store at [link]

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Comments: 85

ariya-sacca [2019-02-20 21:11:35 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing!

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FemmjowGrimmKitty [2016-01-10 08:45:00 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is just beautiful.

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approachthebottle [2014-06-03 20:33:11 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful sense of movement and fragility.

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ACARISEN [2013-10-27 00:47:47 +0000 UTC]

Great contrast and wonder full blend of difference things. + I love how you formed the hair.

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ReeseS8 [2013-07-08 16:18:26 +0000 UTC]

How long did it take you to make that!?

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olivia8383 [2013-06-21 17:57:33 +0000 UTC]

Haha I found your page completely by accident xD But that's wonderful because I watch you on FA as well~ I am using this artwork as my desktop background right now~ I love it so much~

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AskBluestar1 [2013-06-18 02:20:32 +0000 UTC]

you are the best artist I have ever seen

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BlackHeresy [2013-05-02 16:15:07 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!!!

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mishlen-linden [2013-02-15 05:30:39 +0000 UTC]

Please, I LOVE this ...!!! Prints? I want!
My e-mail address for info is mishlenlinden@gmail.com
What I do is at mishlenlinden.com

Please send me pricing information!!!

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Odilicious [2012-12-09 07:36:29 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work!

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LadyofGaerdon [2012-11-11 06:57:10 +0000 UTC]

Hi! Your piece has been featured in #Lit-Visual-Alliance 's Sixth Allied Artwork Feature ! Please the article to bring attention to the feature. Thank you for being a part of the Alliance!

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SleepTightStudios [2012-08-27 20:11:36 +0000 UTC]

This is very inspiring. I feel a lot of emotions when I see this

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SepiaWren [2012-08-22 08:56:45 +0000 UTC]

I love the way this could be at night on a grassy field or underwater. You've captured the dream-like atmosphere of the deep sea. The anatomy is gorgeous, as is the hair. Great work, well done!

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Fish--Tails [2012-08-07 10:58:30 +0000 UTC]

This reminds me of Skyrim it's obvious why...

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MultiYellowHorse [2012-08-05 11:13:35 +0000 UTC]

Wow~ This piece is amazing as it is, but together with the music in description... just wow...

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dariusdragon [2012-07-29 03:18:35 +0000 UTC]

this is beautiful

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Manjaro-Wolf [2012-07-25 09:22:42 +0000 UTC]

Even better than the last.I'm loving your artwork. I look forward to the future ones.

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Aldric-Cheylan [2012-07-21 19:17:48 +0000 UTC]

The music of Fox Amoore made me cry and your illustration matches perfectly the song ! The whole piece is just perfect to me and makes me travel !

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KatCardy [2012-07-16 11:06:03 +0000 UTC]

Beyond beautiful. - How does one go about getting a print, please? x

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KatCardy In reply to KatCardy [2012-07-16 11:13:17 +0000 UTC]

the music was beautiful to.. I have DLd it.. thank you both for sharing your talen with the world.

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balaa In reply to KatCardy [2012-07-16 22:07:45 +0000 UTC]

And thank you for taking the time to listen to the music as well ^___^!

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KatCardy In reply to balaa [2012-07-17 09:27:35 +0000 UTC]

You're more than welcome... If you wanted to pass the compliments on to the composer i'd be more than pleased

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balaa In reply to KatCardy [2012-07-17 22:01:57 +0000 UTC]

done! He appreciated hearing them very much <:..thanks again!

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KatCardy In reply to balaa [2012-07-18 09:37:00 +0000 UTC]

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balaa In reply to KatCardy [2012-07-16 22:07:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your kind words! I will be offering prints privately outside of Deviantart to hopefully keep costs lower C:. Please shoot me a note if you are interested. I am thoroughly overjoyed that such a personal piece would be desired as a print <3.

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KatCardy In reply to balaa [2012-07-17 13:33:31 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing, note sent x

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CattheCowardlyLion [2012-07-14 21:35:34 +0000 UTC]

Wow...the music was extraordinary as is the prose this piece comes with. The beauty and tranquility with a tinge of something more...it all fits very well. This collaboration is amazing and worth every view and favorite.

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EarthEmerald [2012-07-14 05:10:42 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully done.

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LuisPuig [2012-07-13 12:09:01 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful

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CapitanaRecondita [2012-07-13 11:34:14 +0000 UTC]

wow, wonderful

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DarlingMionette [2012-07-13 00:22:38 +0000 UTC]

[link] <- Your work has been featured here

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T-BioHazard [2012-07-11 17:18:17 +0000 UTC]

You're so deep.

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TaruFaolchu [2012-07-11 04:54:26 +0000 UTC]

That's so... inspiring...

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lvixen [2012-07-10 18:11:58 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely stunning!

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literary-magic [2012-07-10 11:24:22 +0000 UTC]

amazing effect!

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rachhhhxo [2012-07-10 04:56:05 +0000 UTC]

Incredible. Love the concept.

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UalSao [2012-07-10 04:42:17 +0000 UTC]

WWoWW

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rajasegar [2012-07-10 02:34:28 +0000 UTC]

Great piece of work!
Thanks for sharing...
Featured in Daily Inspirations at hangaroundtheweb.com

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Games-of-Eden [2012-07-09 18:54:06 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful

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EmpressAkitla [2012-07-09 18:34:27 +0000 UTC]

I really like this picture. It brightened up my day, jus' made me smile since I'm going through rough times and dreams are always my escape from reality. Keep up the great work.

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EBE246 [2012-07-09 17:33:19 +0000 UTC]

That is so cool, and the poetry more so, I've done two well actually 3 photomanipulations to kind of mix a human and animal face, two i have put up, they're pretty good i guess, lots of people liked them when they saw me finish it, but damn i sure as hell wish i can just draw them straight out the bat, like this gorgeous piece of work here, it's so lifelike and realistic, the body's look and texture looks pretty damn good, you can definitely see it on the neck too, but anyways, wow. Awesome.

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Kohakuro [2012-07-09 17:26:10 +0000 UTC]

lion mermaidsss

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Vayms [2012-07-09 13:16:48 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful idea and so gentle soft colorig - real dream.

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OceanicPsychosis [2012-07-09 13:09:24 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful. ^u^

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Stevesea [2012-07-09 11:55:54 +0000 UTC]

This is gorgeous. Well done

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maria-mar [2012-07-09 11:43:45 +0000 UTC]

The colors turned out amazing!...

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Alatier [2012-07-09 10:48:56 +0000 UTC]

I love this. The story and the flow of the painting. I love listening to the song that goes with it too, it makes it come alive on a different level then just looking at it by itself. Like getting a bit closer to the idea as it was created. Thank you for sharing.

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FlashW [2012-07-09 09:57:07 +0000 UTC]

So inspirational.. thanks for your works, Balaa..)

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Farelle [2012-07-09 07:21:44 +0000 UTC]

this is...beautiful

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postapocalypsia [2012-07-09 06:46:12 +0000 UTC]

That's a lovely moody piece of work. I like the idea of music and art working off each other - congratulations!

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