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Fan art time! The gentleman with the thistle-down hair from Susanna Clarks's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.This is probably my favourite fictional faerie. (The book, by the way, is along with Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens my favourite book of al time.) There is no way I could ever do him justice, but... I tried. I'm not happy with it, but I don't hate it with the fire of a thousand suns, so.
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I think this really resembles what he is supposed to look like... especially the hair. His hair is amazing.
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Currently reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell myself. It's a wonderful story so far, told in a charmingly dry fashion.
Your image of the gentleman with the thistle-down hair is one of the best I've seen yet. Very nice!
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Oooh! I think you captured him really well, actually. He'd make an intriguing design for a doll.
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wonderful job on the Gentleman's hair have you read any of her short stories ? I believe it was Mr Simonelli, or the Fairy Widower that had a very gentleman with thistle-down hair like faerie in it .
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No, I haven't! I didn't know she had published any short stories! I shall definitely look them up, thank you so much!
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The collection of short stories by Clark is called "The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories"
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LURVE--THIS--BOOK! I saw the title of this and was all "OH OH OH!"
I tried drawing this guy myself once and got his eye color wrong. Plus I just suck at drawing people. 
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I didn't realize she ever told us what colour his eyes are! What is it?
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Light blue, if I remember correctly. So maybe you subconsciously did right
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I haven't read it, but I can already tell the character is fascinating. So I say well done! What was your medium?
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Thank you! It's watercolours.
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What is Peter Pan in Kensington gardens? A real other novel about Peter Pan? and what does happen in the other book? Is it an old one too?
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Yes, it's JM Barrie's other book about Peter, about him as an infant living in Kensington Gardens. It's quite a lot different from the Neverland book, not as exciting but extremely beautiful and clever and sad.
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Thank you. I think I`ll see to read this some day
And what about the book this picture is from?
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Oh, it's in no way related to Peter Pan, it's just my other favourite book!
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Finally! I have been awaiting this since you mentioned you wanted to do it!
And I understand the feeling of not being able to do him justice, but it turned out great
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