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namu-the-orca — For in her heart lies the ocean

Published: 2012-10-20 14:21:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 12181; Favourites: 367; Downloads: 0
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Description Species depicted: See below.
Time taken: unrecorded
References used: fav.me/d5ih3u0
Tools of the trade: Photoshop CS5



Her heart is not of stone nor gold,
but full of stories, ages old.

Of sailors who once roamed the sea,
good things that would come in three.

Of creatures lurking in the deep,
ancient lights, never sleep.

Of storms that raged, thunder and rain,
men overboard, rescues in vain.

For in her heart lies the ocean -
Wild and free; tamed it shall never be.


Happy birthday, Ebony ♥



Okay, here's the more artistic part to this description. I have been working for days on this, I think it's been exactly a week now since I started. It initially began as a simple idea, just a painting of some dolphins, but grew out to be much more. I've chosen species that are special to Ebony (aka Ebonenee ) and/or that I thought were special yet well known from Australia. The animals are also placed quite deliberately. The Manta ray, Dwarf minke whale, Emperor angelfish, Double-saddled butterflyfish and Blue-girdled angelfish all occur in and near the Great barrier reef, which is located to the upper right of Australia. Of course the Hector's and Maui's dolphin with New Zealand. The Green sea turtles are placed near an important nesting site. The Whale shark, Bottlenose dolphins and Dusky dolphins are placed a bit more freely, though (even though Whale sharks are known from the West coast primarily). The turtles, Whale shark and Bottlenose dolphin are there because Ebony has swum with them, and wrote on her profile that memories of being with them were very special and dear to hear.

Gosh, I really hope you all love this piece as much as I do C=


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namu-the-orca In reply to ??? [2023-12-24 14:21:10 +0000 UTC]

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Cerberus-Chaos In reply to namu-the-orca [2023-12-24 14:22:12 +0000 UTC]

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Snakeman2013 [2015-04-11 19:44:04 +0000 UTC]

Now this, this is simply breathtaking  

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namu-the-orca In reply to Snakeman2013 [2015-04-12 06:58:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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myinnermonster [2014-02-13 14:49:28 +0000 UTC]

You have made my day

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namu-the-orca In reply to myinnermonster [2014-02-14 18:40:09 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad I have!

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POOVER [2014-01-23 17:01:25 +0000 UTC]

As being a Japanese who loves cetaceans and lived in both Australia and New Zealand, thank you so much for making this!

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namu-the-orca In reply to POOVER [2014-01-23 17:28:00 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! Must've been awesome living there, would love to go on a holiday there some day

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Altair75 [2014-01-18 16:52:52 +0000 UTC]

I love all of those marine creatures, especially the Manta ray!  

Great work!  

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namu-the-orca In reply to Altair75 [2014-01-18 22:01:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Manta rays are just bloody gorgeous things - should really get round to painting them more often

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Altair75 In reply to namu-the-orca [2014-01-19 08:05:46 +0000 UTC]

Yes, they look like angels.

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xThistlePath [2013-12-15 15:56:04 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is absolutely beautiful!  

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namu-the-orca In reply to xThistlePath [2013-12-20 07:51:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Glad to hear you think so, and thank you for watching as well!

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Inna-KillerWhale [2013-04-16 06:08:21 +0000 UTC]

WOW! YOU ARE GREAT CETACEA ARTIST!!! O.O
Nice-nice-nice drawing!
I wonder about your technique - you used drawing bord/tablet or mouse?

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namu-the-orca In reply to Inna-KillerWhale [2013-04-17 17:58:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I use a Wacom Intuos 3 tablet - no way I could do this with a mouse D:

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Ladymedusa218 [2013-02-25 20:44:04 +0000 UTC]

I love Australia! One of the best places on earth!

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namu-the-orca In reply to Ladymedusa218 [2013-02-27 07:43:01 +0000 UTC]

It sure is! Would love to go visit it some day

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Ladymedusa218 In reply to namu-the-orca [2013-02-28 14:24:45 +0000 UTC]

Hope you do! Definitely doesn't disappoint! Though I never got to see the southern right whales there BUT I did get to see the indo-pacific bottle nose dolphins and a number of other marine life.

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namu-the-orca In reply to Ladymedusa218 [2013-03-01 12:38:09 +0000 UTC]

Indo-pacific bottles are beautiful, I love their eyes

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Foxolive [2013-02-06 12:26:12 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is so beautiful! I love the ocean, I love the animals. My spirit animal is a sea turtle. I love the fish, too, so vibrant, just love this

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namu-the-orca In reply to Foxolive [2013-02-06 12:49:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks once more (also for the watch btw!) It really is amazing how colourful and varied fish are

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Foxolive In reply to namu-the-orca [2013-02-06 12:51:26 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, and yes fish and animals.. jdhgfsfbska,vhmsdn.. just such amazing creatures

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cemac [2012-11-22 15:45:52 +0000 UTC]

I have included this wonderful artwork in the new feature on the front of the journal. Please the journal so that more members will see your art and thank you for being a member

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namu-the-orca In reply to cemac [2012-11-22 16:24:39 +0000 UTC]

Oh thank you very much! Of course I faved

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cemac In reply to namu-the-orca [2012-11-23 13:27:42 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure and thank you

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GirlsGenerationlover [2012-11-06 18:41:43 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful. I love how realistic they look. This really brightened p my day
KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK

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namu-the-orca In reply to GirlsGenerationlover [2012-11-06 19:54:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much, so glad you like

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Namisao [2012-10-30 14:57:05 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful

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namu-the-orca In reply to Namisao [2012-10-30 16:10:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Thagirion [2012-10-28 18:54:40 +0000 UTC]

Nice work. The Whale Shark is what caught my attention first. She's very nice. I love how they're all coming out of an Australia shape.

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namu-the-orca In reply to Thagirion [2012-10-28 19:08:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you She indeed became a huge part of the painting, perhaps more of an attention grabber tham I had intended Glad you like the idea

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Electric-Mongoose [2012-10-28 06:44:39 +0000 UTC]

Gosh this is so amazing Are those Dusky Dolphins? Great work on every little detail

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namu-the-orca In reply to Electric-Mongoose [2012-10-28 18:24:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Yes, it are Duskies as can be read in the description

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Electric-Mongoose In reply to namu-the-orca [2012-11-26 08:05:25 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing Very beautiful

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Treekami [2012-10-28 03:04:58 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! this is so beautiful.

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namu-the-orca In reply to Treekami [2012-10-28 18:24:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot, very glad you like!

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Treekami In reply to namu-the-orca [2012-10-29 04:21:12 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome.

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A-k-e-i-l-a [2012-10-27 21:44:45 +0000 UTC]

Gosh, this is absolutely beautiful. What a unique idea with the background and all the animals are painted beautifully!
What amazing work!

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namu-the-orca In reply to A-k-e-i-l-a [2012-10-28 18:25:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm so happy everyone likes it

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A-k-e-i-l-a In reply to namu-the-orca [2012-11-01 00:53:01 +0000 UTC]

Naturally! This is an amazing piece of work.
Your gallery is very inspirational - I hope one day I can be as half as good as you.

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JMCV29 [2012-10-25 10:20:53 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is fantastic!

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namu-the-orca In reply to JMCV29 [2012-10-25 13:24:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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DolphinChild [2012-10-23 23:04:28 +0000 UTC]

this is so sweet!!!

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namu-the-orca In reply to DolphinChild [2012-10-24 06:25:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Falkii [2012-10-23 13:00:39 +0000 UTC]

It's awesome Luv how it's displayed on the background

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namu-the-orca In reply to Falkii [2012-10-24 06:25:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot, glad you like

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Falkii In reply to namu-the-orca [2012-10-24 16:51:52 +0000 UTC]

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artfromtheheart92 [2012-10-22 19:06:59 +0000 UTC]

Its just as stunning as I could think! The varying body sizes of the whales/dolphins/fish makes my eyes "swim" around the piece and i am not drawn to one thing only.

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namu-the-orca In reply to artfromtheheart92 [2012-10-22 19:27:17 +0000 UTC]

Very happy to hear you like, and that the composition is working well!

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artfromtheheart92 In reply to namu-the-orca [2012-10-23 14:12:01 +0000 UTC]

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