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Published: 2006-04-16 23:24:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 1655; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 177
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Acrylics on 10 3/4β X 11 3/4βwoodboard.I was cleaning my closet last Friday when a tin box fell down from the pile of mess. When I picked it up, for some strange reason, I had the feeling the girl in the image on the box lid was asking me to paint her. And so I did β¦ yesterday
While doing the sketch, my mind wandered back to the past when I was growing up and hearing folk tales about life on the moon. The tale was about this beautiful maiden who came down to earth from the moon and fell in love with a young man. After a while, she missed her place in the moon so she flew back and her earth husband also followed. During the moon festival in mid August of the lunar calendar when the moon would be brightest, it is believed they could be seen from Earth.
I'm happy to have done this painting. Hope you like it too! Thank you for looking
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This painting is really beautiful. I your oriental style
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this reminds me of Caroline Young's work. I like it.
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Thank you for your comment and for mentioning the name Caroline Young. I just took a look and her works are nice
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I had a calendar years ago with her work. I saved the prints from it. Her works are amazing. I've only seen them once and that was on that calendar, besides stuff that's on the internet.
Too bad she also has the same name as some horrible girl I went to school with growing up
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At least the artist brings you some joy with her works
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wow really beautiful!eye candy! she look so sweet!
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Aww thank you for your kind comment. The girl in the original image has different features and her eyes are open. I prefer my version better
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I'm so happy you like it enough to fave it
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Thank you
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WOW!!
thast breath taking!!
amazing work!
love the use of colours!
You have such talent with paints!
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You made me 
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your very welcome 
don't worry about the response being late
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Omg. I love your acrylic skills. TwT I've always wanted to get into acrylics, but it looks a little tough. xD; I like how the trees and house are in the moon...but that was kinda the point I suppose. xD
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Painting in acrylics is actually not hard. I used to think like you too until a DA member told me how to use acrylics and I'm hooked.
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Yeah, but the high school I'm attending this year (I got in for art and photography) teaches acrylics at some point!!
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Great you will have a chance to learn acrylics. I started with oils and never knew the beauty of acrylics until I joined DA and saw acrylics works by so many talented DA artists. I hope you will love arylics painting. I do now, so odorless and easy to clean
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Yeah, I touched acrylics like...once. I was all "WOW it doesn't have that painty smell!! O_o"
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This reminds me of a scene from "Memoirs of a Geisha."
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I did not see the movie, will try to rent the video next time
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Oooo! Chinese stuff!! ^^
There's also a rabbit called "Yu tu" meaning Jade rabbit there.
And she has a lover, but I don't know how to translate that into English.
Oh I missed Moon Festival, ever since I went to UK, I can't celebrate it because I have to go to school!
It's a public holiday in Hong Kong...
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Yea, I know about the jade rabbit too
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I don't know...I haven't been in UK's Chinatown >.<"
But they sell Chinese chess--my math's teacher brought one from Chinatown in Manchester.
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Are you...the "new kid on the block" there
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Sorry, I don't understand what "new kid on the block" means.
Sorry ><""
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Aww sorry I was ambiguous. There's a singing group named New kids on the Block, and so when you said you had not been to chinatown there, I joked you must have been new(kid) in new country (UK) so had not yet visited china town
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Oh i see...
I have been in UK for quite a few years.
I just didn't go to Chinatown.
I go to Hong Kong every holiday anyway.
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The Painting is wonderful Madmoiselle! And I think that the girl in the image now is very very happy and proudly about her portrait!
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I am the happy one to have her picture on my wall
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I love her clothings and her hair! Flying girls ftw!
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Wow, what a surprise that you came by and commented
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ftw = for the win, it's an expression one of my friend says a lot.
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ah ok, thanks for the explanation!
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Such a cute composition and story...very lovely Milbisous!! I am glad she called out to you
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I am glad I got that weird feeling
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lol!! you are very welcome!!
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I am glad you chanced upon that box. I absolutely love this! This definitely has a magic fairytale feeling to it. And i always love the costumes in your paintings. Such rich colors.
From the title, i kinda expected to see Armstrong and american flag hehe. Your version is much better LOL
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Thank you very much, new...traditional artist
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wow~!"the moon festival in mid August " this is my favorite of one story in chinese
close to me by your turely brushes it looks lovely and warm l 
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