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Falsetto-Waltz — Strawberry Avalanche
Published: 2010-08-25 03:30:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 2679; Favourites: 48; Downloads: 26
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Title inspired by the awesomely whimsical sounds of Owl City. I mean, when you have lyrics about a blade of grass that slashes open a moonbeam, well you know you're listening to some seriously magical stuff.No sarcasm in that. At all.
Anyway, this is a piece for:
I did it for his birthday. And apparently it's his favorite. He's the only person, at the moment, who has a print of my work that DOESN'T have a watermark on it. Legally. I even framed it all nice for him. >___< Gonna have to spoil him with more stuff, because he reacts so brilliantly. It's such a high, I swear!
Anyway, this piece is actually inspired by a conversation we had about milkshakes and my insisting that he's my Strawberry Prince. I dunno...you'd have had to have been there. [Though I'm sure you're thanking Jesus and pants that you weren't.]
Is it sad that my favorite part is the straw? I mean, seriously...I LOVE that straw!
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Sketch Time: 5mins tops
Linework: There was none
Coloring/Editing: 40+ hrs. [It's the lack of lineart that made me get anal about the shape of this...] Strawberries are teh awesome!!!
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Comments: 38
I love Owl City and this fanart. Strawberry Avalanche has to be one of my favorite songs by him.
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Aaaaw! Thank you! ^___^ I love his choice of lyrics and his imagination. Very inspiring.
LATE RESPONSE! Soooo sorry! >___<
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those strawberries look so good! and you are brilliant at colouring hair. i am envious
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Hahaha...I admittedly got really hungry working on this piece. ^__^;
Thank you so much for your comment, and sorry that my response is AGES late in coming. *sobs*
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Actually, My fav part of this art is the straw, too! It is very well rendered.
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Hahaha! Honest? Yayz! Hi-five?
*slapped*
Didn't think so...[FAIL!]
HAHAH, no, seriously, thanks! I'm glad you like meh winsome straw.
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[High-fivez]
coz it looks like you made it out of 3D program or sumthin XD
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YUUUUUUSH! Tankies!
Really? Neh...totally didn't use a nifty program like that, though. >__> Sorry for the mega late response, btw. ~___~
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Aaaw, thank you! I'm glad you think so!
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Epic straw is epic? XDD
I love Owl City so I kinda had to click on this <3 My favourite band for 5 years |D
This is really cute and strawberries are awesome indeed
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HAHAH! I'm glad you see it! No straw trumps THIS epic, in my humblest of opinions, of course. *shot*
Hahah, I'm glad that I could draw something that paid homage, in a sense, to a band with such a devout follower! ^__^
Thank you so much!
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Awesome!~ It looks fantastic. I love the sweet colours of the strawberry ^^ Strawberry Avalanche by Owl city is the only song I won't get sick of ^^
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Thank you! I tried to make this more about the feel of that song than anything else. That carefree air and happy discovery of life an' all that hat. >__>
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the cuteness... it's overwhelming...
You go away for long periods of time, but when you return, it's always well worth the wait.
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Hahahah! Oh my gosh, you really put a smile on my face. Oh, I'm glad that you think so well of my work...hahaha, I'll have to keep in mind doing something brilliant if I'm away for too long. To keep people from hating me.
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How could anyone hate you?
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Because there are people in the world who just do...? o__o I'm certain there's SOME ambiguous reason. Like I stepped on their baby toe while waiting in line with them, or some other nefarious deed that my short-sighted self never fathomed would come back to haunt me in the most horrendous of ways.
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T___T
So how are you, buddy?
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That sounds rather silly.
I'm okay. My brother and his wife had their second child earlier this month, so I'm an uncle for the second time. 
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Hahaha, I'm a silly person, so it's not surprising.
Oh wow! That's awesome! Congratulations, my friend! I bet the baby is adorable! [After getting married I've been in Baby Mode, not that I demand one just yet, but because the possibility is now within my grasp, I'm going gaga over the mere notion of motherhood! Hahaha, I'm sad.]
I'm doing. Dealing with the ramifications of a knee injury I obtained while on the job. Got the run-around early on, and getting to suffer the lack of medical assistance I should have properly received during those more critical days. But that's usually how this business goes. Doctors freak out over 'workman's comp' like it's some form of the plague. >__> On the bright side my hubby is very patient with running me around all creation, and so very sweet when I start freaking out or stressing, so it's not been too much of a trial.
I'm working on several art pieces, one of which is making me want to chuck my computer through a wall, but I think today may be more promising in that department. \^___^/ Gotta get my butt in gear on that front, anyway, because I haven't 'officially' uploaded anything on here that's worth looking at in a while.
Hoping your day is awesome!
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He's very adorable. I have photos of him I used in an id in my gallery. [Kids are cool, especially as they get older. I'd like to have kids someday, not now though. Maybe when I'm 30, 35 and more mature then I am right now.
Your husband sounds like a nice guy.
At least you're feeling creative, I've been rather lacking in inspiration lately. I can't seem to come up with anything good, with a couple of exceptions. So I've squandered my already wasted time with some good books.
Have an epic day yourself.
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The baby looks so adorable! Meeeh! Do lots of baby-cuddling for me! ^__^ *shot*
[Oh, I definitely agree, I thought I wanted to wait until I was much older, but after helping raise my brother and little sister and seeing my parents taking on that role when they were older, I think I'd rather be young and have the energy to keep up. >___<]
He is. He's a wonderful guy. It's all good, it happens.
Aaaaw, I've danced that dance many times, unfortunately. Like being thrust into a vacuum that sucks all whimsy and imagination out of a body and the only thing one's able to produce is absolute crud...kind of still crawling out of something like that. I just get these random spurts of 'almost-genius' and it helps me break out of it. Maybe that's what you need, a moment of sure geniosity that will get you back on the train of creative flow. Watching or reading something bizarre usually helps stimulate my creative nodes. Heh, time is never squandered when good reading is being done. 
Can't really say the day was epic...unless you count traffic and crazy motorists among such terms. But it wasn't a horrid day, either.
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Will do. The next time I see him; my brother and his wife live 3 hours away, so a lot of time goes by without seeing my nephews.
[Sounds like a good plan.
For me, it's more of a burn out sensation. I keep on plowing forward, writing or drawing, something every night, and then I reach a point where I just can't think of anything else. Maybe you're right, what i need is just one big thing to get me back on the creative path. I've been reading alot lately, just finished An introduction to Zen Buddhism by D.T. Suzuki, and I'm reading both Tehanu by Ursula K. Leguin and Downsize this! by Michael Moore. And I've got a stack of library books I keep requesting and getting, so maybe something will trigger an idea in me.
Reading is awesome... mmmm, books.
Well, as long as it wasn't a totally bad day.
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I love this so much, sweetie! This really is my favorite piece 
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Aaaaw! I'm so glad you like it so much! 
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I loooove it!! Aww, you're so sweet, Megumi-chan! 
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I have not spoiled you! Not nearly! Hahahaha! But I'm sooo glad you love it. I really, truly am! ^__^
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I hate to sound so unoriginal, but that's just so awesome!
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From you it is original, so it's all good! Hahahah! Thank you so much!
[Love that word, bubbly-tastic! Spoken like a true writer.]
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Bubbly-tastic!
I feel like a true writer.
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Hahaha, your originality is very refreshing. It's been forever! I'm sorry, so much stooooofs going on! ^___^
I think we all need to say that more.
You ARE a true writer, I need to bop by your page and read some more of your stuffs. Hopefully there are new bits...new bits for me to reeeeaaad!
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You really don't know how nice it is to see this. I've been a little depressed about my writing lately (I haven't really written anything in a couple months and all I have has been schoolwork or fanfiction).
Bubbly~ tastic, dude~...ette.
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I love that song!!! And darn you! I was just thinking this morning I should draw a picture inspired by strawberry avalanche! Wonderful job I love it! -faves-
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Meee tooo! I was actually listening to it while I was working on this. >___< Hahaha, you should totally do it, I want to see what you come up with! ^__^
Thank you so much, your comment puts a smile on my face.
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Hehe I will!... As soon as I get photo shop on my computer... Maybe I'll do that this weekend XD
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