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moyan — Songs of May
Published: 2006-06-19 11:44:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 8023; Favourites: 496; Downloads: 135
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a cover art for haikuwrimo 2006.fifteen haijin had completed a full month of 'a haiku a day' challenge and our host `MSJames has compiled a pdf for some of the best written
[link] my entries are here
*moyanII original title in japanese: 五月の歌
the japanese characters on the painting: go gatsu ni, shiki to jinsei wo utau, meaning: serenading for life and seasons in the month of may.
chinese calligraphy brushwork, minimal coloring and texturing with photoshop 7.0.
my signature as it appears in the style of chinese ink stamp, for the usual SS sign i used spoils the oriental feel of the painting.
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Comments: 67
The style of art, the colors, the setting, the expression, all
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So Cute!!! your style is really beautiful!! Wonderful gallery!!
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I need to tell you that you are the most awsome artist I have ever met and that I am officially making you my idle and hero. I love Japanese and the style of Watercolors! I LOVE YOU!!!!
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How very peaceful. How innocent and charming.
Truly the Japanese culture is unique.
I feel like a barbarian listening to Mozart.
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Manga w/traditional...not seen this before (not that I'm any kind of expert, just noting), but it's certainly intriguing.
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the famed japanese manga artist group named CLAMP made a manga book 'shirahime shou' out of black ink and calligraphy brush. [link]
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I love the look of this, so sweet. It has a lot of great qualities.
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this is fantastic. I love this style of work and display.
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Aww... it is so pretty... I love the colours and the Japanese characters!!!
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Beautiful! Your style allows you to draw anything, you're not limited! That's great!
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It's beautiful and the girl is cute. I like the colours...
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It's cute and I love the subtle colors. The branches and cherry blossoms came out especially pretty; I can never manage to draw/paint them. 
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I love it! I love this traditional style, and this piece is definitely among the top for any I have seen created by a current artist.
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ooooh, its beautiful!!! Amazing!!! ^^
scuse my asking, but are you Japanese?
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no i am not a japanese. but i have learnt japanese language for about 10 years.
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ahhh, okies!! ^^ u sure are good at it!!!
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I like the texture running through this piece. It looks very traditional. I like the red lettering too which actualy looks like a stamp.
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yea, the red lettering is a stamp.
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I really love the expression on her face. It's very deep and gives her wisdom, even though she's just a little girl. The extremely long hair is a nice touch too.
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kawaii~~~ it's got a really nice feeling, makes you wanna have tea with her ^^
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This goes beyond adorable... somehow you've managed to capture innocence itself in her eyes.
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This is a lovely piece of work and perfect for the haikuwrimo cover
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