HOME | DD

cabepfir β€” Guinevere

Published: 2011-12-03 23:29:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 2544; Favourites: 52; Downloads: 24
Redirect to original
Description Today was a difficult day... I received another disappointment, so I remembered of this old idea about Guinevere and spent my evening painting. My original idea was to do an oil painting of it (and that was back in June), but unfortunately now I don't have enough time for oils, so there you go with watercolours.

I didn't use to identify with Guinevere, but now I do, in a certain sense.

Watercolours on Cotman 300 gr. The original is on sale.
Related content

cabepfir - Tullia

cabepfir - La Fontaine Cheveux

cabepfir - Gawain for sigune

cabepfir - Flower Sleep

cabepfir - Inferno V

cabepfir - Morgana and Owain

cabepfir - Elena di Troia

cabepfir - Pinabello

cabepfir - Jibras and Miriel B

Teodora85 - Morgana

Sigune - Lady Kundry Holding the Grail

Fabiano777 - Autumn (STUDY)

Lamorien - Rapunzel

YvyB13 - Myrcella Baratheon

La-petit-Marianna - Venice 1596

JadinSwift - Loki and Isa color

MoonSpiral - The Empress

kamarza - Morgana Le Fay
Comments: 27

Bodach [2012-02-16 01:09:02 +0000 UTC]

I like how although the sad the portrait is full of color. I always imagined the Arthurian leyends hippie (Most of all because the film Excalibur and all the folk grups like Pentangle and Fairport Convention). Now they have more mud and blood and tatoos in my mind, cause of "The winter King".

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Bodach [2012-02-16 13:32:55 +0000 UTC]

I adore Excalibur! I've seen that movie I don't know how many times... And yes, in the past (I mean, in films from the 50-70s) they used to represent Medieval legends more in shiny technicolor than they do now. Also in movies about Robin Hood, for example... now they'd cover everyone in dirt and sweat.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Leonhart-Strife [2011-12-06 23:47:48 +0000 UTC]

I'm a huge Arthurian nut! But I... do not like Guinevere as a character (to put it mildly). My dislike of her mostly stems from my loathing of Lancelot and the character derailment Gawain went through after Lancelot was introduced into the mythos. Gawain's been my favorite knight since childhood so... yeah.

But the colors in this are FABULOUS. And Guinivere's expression is so real and detailed. I see worry and apprehension and maybe even a little guilt on her face (perhaps over her affair with Lance?). Or maybe just pondering over political machinations. Or all of the above? It's such a great expression.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Leonhart-Strife [2011-12-07 22:15:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

Oh, but I totally understand about Guinevere. I didn't use to like her as well, mainly because I'm uneasy with infidelity issues and, moreover, I deeply like king Arthur, and would choose him 100 times over Lancelot.
The thing that made me identify both with Lancelot and Guinevere, for the first time in my life, were Heather Dale's songs. I don't know if you know her: she's a Canadian singer who wrote/sung a lot of songs about Arthuriana, including a couple written from Lancelot's point of view (For Guinevere, The Trial of Lancelot, May Queen) and a few from Guinevere's POV as well (Miles to Go) is the only that comes to my mind now). For the first time in her songs I felt the drama of Guinevere and Lancelot as two human beings who didn't want to hurt other people, but instead found themselves trapped among love and duty.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

Sigune In reply to cabepfir [2012-01-05 22:12:10 +0000 UTC]

DIDN'T WANT TO HURT OTHER PEOPLE? Lancelot killed off all three of Gawain's sons while trying to escape when he was caught in the Queen's room - where he went despite having been warned by Gawain that Mordred and Agravain were lying in wait to catch him in flagrante. THEN he killed the unarmed Gaheris and Gareth when saving Guinevere from the stake, where she ended up because Lancelot wouldn't take Gawain's warning.

Lancelot? Rergh!

If it's true that he didn't want to hurt anyone, then his 'misadventures' prove that he was a blithering idiot running behind his male appendage.

[/Lancelot-hating Gawain fangirl rant]

I don't blame Gwen. I just think she could have chosen someone better than Lancelot .

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Sigune [2012-01-07 21:15:27 +0000 UTC]

I was talking of what they look like in Heather Dale's songs, not about other versions of the story. I'm not at all an arthurian expert and the versions I have personally read/watched are very limited. I do love Boorman's Excalibur and for example in that movie the only ones I support are Arthur, Merlin, and Morgana

I'll wait for your version of Lancelot for finally learning more about him!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Popinns [2011-12-06 03:05:02 +0000 UTC]

GREAT COLOURS! Amazing!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Popinns [2011-12-06 12:50:39 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Veronika-Art [2011-12-05 22:04:16 +0000 UTC]

Hidden by Commenter

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Veronika-Art [2011-12-07 07:43:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you dear But I'm fine, really. I'm tough!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

Veronika-Art In reply to cabepfir [2011-12-07 13:57:26 +0000 UTC]

Hidden by Commenter

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Veronika-Art [2011-12-11 18:20:42 +0000 UTC]


Thank you so much for these words, Vero.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Anamia [2011-12-05 17:15:02 +0000 UTC]

Nice work on face expression.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Anamia [2011-12-07 07:44:11 +0000 UTC]

thank you

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Narziss62 [2011-12-05 14:20:36 +0000 UTC]

Sono molto dispiaciuta per te, anche se conosco le cause dei tuoi problemi, spero solo possano risolversi
In ogni caso, ogni volta che vedo i tuoi lavori ad acquerello rimango decisamente colpita, adoro queste velature un po' sporche e veloci!
E mi piace molto anche il senso di tormento espresso dal personaggio.
Ancora complimenti e buona fortuna per tutto

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Narziss62 [2011-12-06 12:51:48 +0000 UTC]

ahah sì, lo sporco è la mia vocazione!
Grazie mille per la comprensione

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Pojypojy [2011-12-04 23:48:10 +0000 UTC]

Mi dispiace... ma ne Γ¨ uscito un bellissimo dipinto, se non altro. (magra consolazione, me ne rendo conto)

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Pojypojy [2011-12-05 00:05:59 +0000 UTC]

Beh, ma come forse hai letto sotto ho preso una fermissima risoluzione! E soprattutto il potere (?) di Edith Crawley Γ¨ in me!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Gryffgirl [2011-12-04 02:00:08 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty colors. She looks perturbed. Sorry that today wasn't that good--hoping that the rest of December is better!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Gryffgirl [2011-12-04 10:47:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Well, at least at Christmas I'll have some rest, I hope!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Nachan [2011-12-03 23:46:02 +0000 UTC]

mi dispiace per il disappointment
ma il dipinto Γ¨ bellissimissimo!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Nachan [2011-12-03 23:49:48 +0000 UTC]

Nachi, ho deciso che non mi innamorerΓ² mai piΓΉ. PenserΓ² solo a disegnare e a leggere di amori strazianti!!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

Nachan In reply to cabepfir [2011-12-03 23:51:48 +0000 UTC]

>_< saggia decisione, ecco!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Nachan [2011-12-03 23:58:38 +0000 UTC]

Ricordami di mantenerla quando tentennerΓ²!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

Nachan In reply to cabepfir [2011-12-04 00:03:32 +0000 UTC]

ok,non ti preoccupare!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Sir-Heartsalot [2011-12-03 23:31:03 +0000 UTC]

That girl knows all about disappointment. Great job, as usual

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Sir-Heartsalot [2011-12-03 23:43:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Seriously, I planned to do an happy painting today but I wasn't in the mood anymore.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

Sir-Heartsalot In reply to cabepfir [2011-12-03 23:45:50 +0000 UTC]

I'm very sorry to hear that. Or, unless it's a mood that is beneficial to artistry I suppose there's a silver lining.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

cabepfir In reply to Sir-Heartsalot [2011-12-03 23:55:58 +0000 UTC]

Drawing is really helpful in expressing the emotions you have bottled inside... So yes, in a certain sense not every blue mood is bad.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0