HOME | DD

lauraborealisis β€” Inner Isis

#ancient #ancientculture #anthropology #divination #egyptology #eyeofhorus #eyes #fantastique #hieroglyph #ibis #seer #sun #symbol #udjat #visionaryart #lauraborealisis #earthtrue #artofearth #lauraborealis #egypt #goddess #isis #lotus #nature #oracle #sacred #scarab #symbolism
Published: 2005-12-11 20:52:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 10802; Favourites: 309; Downloads: 76
Redirect to original
Description Inner Isis 2005

All the Isis we hold within.

Pen and prismacolor pencils on illustration paper. 9 x 12 inches.


Original available, message for details.

Prints:


-----------


Β©All copyrights and reproduction rights of images are reserved by Laura Borealis 2023

Thank you for your respect: This drawing cannot be duplicated on other forms of media for promotional purposes in any manner without artist’s written permission. If you post this image to Tumblr or any other social network, personal blog, or website you must provide artist credit and a link to this page. Non-profit use only. Feel free to share!
Related content
Comments: 118

lauraborealisis In reply to ??? [2014-04-29 07:15:18 +0000 UTC]

thanks! ^_^

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

EvilScarrlett In reply to lauraborealisis [2014-04-29 17:15:39 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

TinyWild [2013-10-01 06:59:38 +0000 UTC]

I have featured this deviation in my journal tinywild.deviantart.com/journa… Β !

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to TinyWild [2013-10-01 07:38:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the feature! Β 

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

TinyWild [2013-08-24 08:51:48 +0000 UTC]

A beautiful work!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to TinyWild [2013-08-24 23:38:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!Β 

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

owliex [2013-06-16 20:52:01 +0000 UTC]

I'm in awe. Seriously,I'm awe struck! This is so beautiful! Your manifestation of Isis is so incredibly beautiful that I may actually cry. She is so beautiful,Your line work and coloring is gorgeous and divine. She would be beautiful as say,a tattoo,maybe as a back piece if one had the permission from you,the money and the pain drive. She is so,so incredibly gorgeous. Good job! Bravo!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

catelee2u [2013-02-26 17:36:24 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic!!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to catelee2u [2013-03-10 00:44:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

BlueFaedou [2013-02-12 18:54:02 +0000 UTC]

B E A U T I F U L !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to BlueFaedou [2013-02-14 06:43:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

SalviaDroid [2013-02-10 07:16:02 +0000 UTC]

Woah, this is way pretty! I love the coloring. Great Line work too!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to SalviaDroid [2013-02-14 06:43:54 +0000 UTC]

Oh, thank you!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

bear48 [2012-12-18 02:40:00 +0000 UTC]

far freaking out

I would wear this one if I could figure out how

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to bear48 [2012-12-19 09:53:47 +0000 UTC]

Yeah! Let me know if you come up with any wearability ideas.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

sunshinekelly [2012-05-22 04:27:04 +0000 UTC]

I love the flow and colors in your art, so beautiful

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to sunshinekelly [2012-05-25 04:33:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

sunshinekelly In reply to lauraborealisis [2012-05-30 03:06:50 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

jic0697 [2012-03-04 18:02:08 +0000 UTC]

It's a truly amazing piece of art.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to jic0697 [2012-03-05 06:02:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

ArachnoWolf [2011-12-30 21:59:26 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to ArachnoWolf [2012-01-06 02:25:45 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

ArachnoWolf In reply to lauraborealisis [2012-01-06 02:33:14 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

FutureBlackSwan [2011-11-05 23:34:30 +0000 UTC]

Do the hieroglyphs havhe any meaning?

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to FutureBlackSwan [2012-02-27 05:36:07 +0000 UTC]

Well, I created this piece before I knew much about comprehensively reading and writing Egyptian glyphs.... so I just chose the ones that stood out, resonated with me, so to speak. Later I discovered the meanings of most of the glyphs but I still don't know what all of them are.

They all mean something to me and reference the earth, heart, spirit, scribes, death, birth, and energy.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Hellione [2011-05-31 03:46:59 +0000 UTC]

Hi.... you hold more meaning for me with your art than ... most humans can imagine...

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to Hellione [2011-08-31 19:45:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh, thank you so much... that is wonderful to hear.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

TantiCake [2011-04-14 10:43:20 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to TantiCake [2011-04-15 05:53:08 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

TantiCake In reply to lauraborealisis [2011-04-15 20:28:07 +0000 UTC]

You`re welcome!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

LordofPhoenixDawn [2011-04-14 08:25:10 +0000 UTC]

I adsolutely love your art. It is so detailed and well done but out of all the pieces I've faved tonight, this is my favorite. Great job and I am curious how you color so cleanly. I can't seem to do that gentle fade....it is always so harsh on my pieces between light and dark.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to LordofPhoenixDawn [2011-05-24 03:16:38 +0000 UTC]

Hello, sorry for the super late reply. Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment. I achieve my smooth layers and fades with extremely sharp color pencil points and small, circular motions when I'm coloring. i build up almost "sandy" looking layers of color slowly this way. It's much harder to layer and blend if you've got a dull lead point or if you're pressing the color on too hard or quickly. Each section of hair on this piece has about 15 colors gently blended into it.

Hope that explanation helps!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

LordofPhoenixDawn In reply to lauraborealisis [2011-05-24 06:11:45 +0000 UTC]

How do you have the patience or the fingers for it? It would take me 10 years to color a picture the way my artsy spurts are. Wow O_O....15!!!That's a lot.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to LordofPhoenixDawn [2011-05-24 08:04:41 +0000 UTC]

hmmmm.... well, i'm not really sure. i just do somehow. one thing that helps is moving around between piece, also moving around the space i'm creating in. i go crazy if i look at/work on one piece too long. it is really time consuming but well worth it, in my opinion. if you want fast then try acrylic paint. or lay down watercolor wash under your color pencil layers... if done correctly it can really expedite the process.

yeah 15, lots of grey shades, and blues, and purples and black.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Sammur-amat [2011-03-29 16:49:11 +0000 UTC]

Astounding, Beautiful, Colorful, Detailed, Enchanting I could go on and on alphabetically praising your art work!

Great job!!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to Sammur-amat [2011-03-30 03:40:48 +0000 UTC]

oh, wow! great! that's awesome, i really appreciate it. thanks so much.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

Sammur-amat In reply to lauraborealisis [2011-03-30 16:33:20 +0000 UTC]

You are most welcome!!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

cleasterwood [2011-03-23 16:18:06 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful use of colors & the art nouveau style gives it a vintage feel.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to cleasterwood [2011-03-23 17:27:25 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

Mallenroh001 [2011-03-22 13:26:13 +0000 UTC]

I love how you use colour, it's very art nouveau

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to Mallenroh001 [2011-03-23 02:35:02 +0000 UTC]

oh, thanks! i love art nouveau!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

Mallenroh001 In reply to lauraborealisis [2011-03-23 02:48:26 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome, I do too

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

rizen617 [2011-03-20 12:46:19 +0000 UTC]

wonderful work! i really love the color composition and the way you made a simple style of art extravagant!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to rizen617 [2011-03-21 18:17:16 +0000 UTC]

oh, thanks! glad you like her.

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

rizen617 In reply to lauraborealisis [2011-03-22 00:52:57 +0000 UTC]

i really do!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to rizen617 [2011-03-22 21:36:40 +0000 UTC]

great!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

AMAREDIPIU [2011-03-03 17:58:48 +0000 UTC]

magnificent colours and details...a huge influence of Egyptian coulture .
really wonderful!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to AMAREDIPIU [2011-03-03 22:26:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Glad you like it!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 0

ArtistryInDeath [2011-03-02 20:18:06 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Just amazing. I dunno what to say, and I'm not a good critiziser enough to give you a critizising feedback (and I'm not a premium member ). I just can say the colors are well-combined, these special forms of shadows remind me of the time of the expressionism. Just great. Hieroglyphs are the Egyptians' greatest artwork (to me) and it's amazing how you more or less discover the bird in (front) of her hair. The eyes are really well made - green contrasting to the rest of the picture and her pale face. Marvellous. And what's fantastic too, is that you don't really know if those blue stripes are her hair or - what I thought in the first place - a hood. That's another great thing. But if this was a hood, the bird is a little misplaced. You're asking yourself what it's doing there, not understanding. It seems like... placed on the picture, searching for its purpose or place. It could be volitional, of course. The flowers in the background sort of displace everything in another dimension. A more... Chinese one, if you see what I mean. This way of showing flowers just reminds me of China, and I can't tell you why. I dunno, to be exact.
The blue eyebrows are absolutely fascinating. Well-drawn and beautifully surreal.
But there's one thing disturbing me: her neck. If you shield your sight of her wonderfully made face (which is awesome) you are only able to see her neck, which seems... rectangular. And to be honest, I've never seen an anguled neck . The beginning of her chest also seems a little flat, the necklace could be more 3-dimensional, if you see what I mean. That would de-flaten the chest. And the picture would be more perfect than it already is, which is almost impossible.
All in all: the picture is absolutely amazing, especially for having been made with traditional techniques. I really love the combination of colors and the piercing green eyes, all that framed by those great hieroglyphs. I simply love it. And I'm gonna add it to my favs!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1

lauraborealisis In reply to ArtistryInDeath [2011-03-02 21:53:13 +0000 UTC]

Hey! Thanks for the super in depth commentary!

The bird is an Ibis... sacred to the ancient Egyptians,
that makes it's home along the Nile. Here it is present
as a spirit-animal totem and guide. Yes, the blue is hair,
no hood. The flowers are lotuses, rendered in the classic form
of Ancient Egypt as well... it's actually pretty common to
see these stylized lotuses in artistic works from the time.
Here's an example: [link]

The neck and chest I realize could have different lines and
appear more "natural"... but I like the way it came out, flat
and angular tho it may be. Also, I was 15 when I drew this
and had no artistic training whatsoever.

Anyway, I'm glad you like it. Thanks for the fav!

πŸ‘: 0 ⏩: 1


| Next =>