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phoenixtattoos — The Funeral Portrait 8-10-08

Published: 2008-10-07 12:00:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 2204; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 65
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Description You wait by the window
Morning's breath on the sill
Idle hands given another try
So you wait and you savour the moment
Outside the canvas turned white
Ruby eyes in the fog
Rain washing clean all the sins
A liquid gown that covers all
Your loathe turns endless
Opened mirage soothes your sense
Locked on the pinnacle
The best secret within
Like a derelict child
Heart burning for a stranger
Ascending to the meek
Flock round the liars in awe
Caked in the soil beneath
Fear me when we meet
Turn away in admiration
My firm grip round the nucleus of joy
Enough of this
You will leave me now
You will see it now
Perish at my hands
Close to you
Tangled up in hair
Fresh stigma look
Shall I take you with me
And it is cold
Ruby eyes in the fog
It is me
And you are just like them all
Stained by the names of fathers
I'm greeting my downward fall
Leaving the throes to others

Lyrics by Opeth from the song of the same name

Taken from [link] from her amazing picture [link]

When i first saw the original photomanipulation that this was based on i thought it looked to like leather face from texas chainsaw massacre.
I love the muscle, body part sort of look, all disfigured

Its named after a song i was listening to by opeth while painting it, 2 days work

i also made it sepia on ps
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Comments: 32

ActYos [2010-08-17 12:34:16 +0000 UTC]

the wonderful piece featured here [link]
enjoy

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phoenixtattoos In reply to ActYos [2010-09-27 19:44:31 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much

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BeautifulBizarreMag [2008-10-22 04:00:45 +0000 UTC]

Your amazing work is feature in this News Article - Traditional Art ROCKS [link] Hope you like it!!!

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phoenixtattoos In reply to BeautifulBizarreMag [2008-10-22 20:38:25 +0000 UTC]

thank you Dee

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BeautifulBizarreMag In reply to phoenixtattoos [2008-10-24 05:08:31 +0000 UTC]

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PaintedPeople [2008-10-10 20:15:40 +0000 UTC]

sick dude, every one you do just gets better...I really like the whites

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phoenixtattoos In reply to PaintedPeople [2008-10-11 00:19:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks heaps brother, hey im guna start something youd love soon, a huge fucken tree covering most of this young dudes torso, guna be fucken exciting, first tattoo i think to, hes round 20, stay tuned my friend.

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CSnyder [2008-10-08 22:15:04 +0000 UTC]

wowza, i love the drooping of the face
nice work my friend!!!

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phoenixtattoos In reply to CSnyder [2008-10-09 01:06:38 +0000 UTC]

funny huh, taken from a awesome manip

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CSnyder In reply to phoenixtattoos [2008-10-09 01:07:48 +0000 UTC]

kinda funny and kinda wicked looking
cool

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eza-eza-eza [2008-10-08 08:10:16 +0000 UTC]

holy shit thats eeerie dude! love it!!

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phoenixtattoos In reply to eza-eza-eza [2008-10-09 01:06:47 +0000 UTC]

scary huh

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eza-eza-eza In reply to phoenixtattoos [2008-10-09 09:33:11 +0000 UTC]

fuck yeah!

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BeautifulBizarreMag [2008-10-08 06:16:14 +0000 UTC]

Fuck this is unbelievalbe!!! Im speachless, this piece is truely fucken unreal Scott!!!

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phoenixtattoos In reply to BeautifulBizarreMag [2008-10-08 06:23:31 +0000 UTC]

lol thanks dee, you havnt posted anything in a while hun

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BeautifulBizarreMag In reply to phoenixtattoos [2008-10-09 06:01:19 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure my dear Yes, no time lately just to sit and play with photoshop... lol busy girl

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phoenixtattoos In reply to BeautifulBizarreMag [2008-10-09 10:03:12 +0000 UTC]

she loves the cock lol

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BeautifulBizarreMag In reply to phoenixtattoos [2008-10-10 01:48:15 +0000 UTC]

lol.....

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Mind-Illusi0nZ [2008-10-07 18:35:39 +0000 UTC]

Damn that came out cool as fuck I love it. Thanks for wanting to do one of my manipulations, it is an honor.

I added a little dedication and gave ya credit for this with the link for people to check your version out.

You're the best thanks again

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phoenixtattoos In reply to Mind-Illusi0nZ [2008-10-08 02:37:04 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like it, looks better in person, as always huh. Its an honour for me to do a painting of something youve created, i saw the dedication too, thank you.

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Mind-Illusi0nZ In reply to phoenixtattoos [2008-10-08 03:46:23 +0000 UTC]

no need for thanks man

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Sara-J [2008-10-07 18:17:42 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! Btw do you ever sleep? You have to be one of the most prolific artists that the world ever did see! Or maybe airbrushing is a piece of piss? Anyway, yeh love your ideas!

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phoenixtattoos In reply to Sara-J [2008-10-08 02:41:52 +0000 UTC]

lol, sometimes, i slept quite a bit actually and work fuck all its awesome, unlike yourself huh, you mentioned youve been working like a dog. I do find airbrushing kinda easy although with this i didnt think it looked very good till right near the end, i like it now. And it wasnt my idea, i sorta make a lil bit of shit up but most of what i do is based on something but then done how i like doing shit

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Sara-J In reply to phoenixtattoos [2008-10-08 21:16:20 +0000 UTC]

So basically you sleep loads and work when you feel like it! Lucky for some! Ha just kidding! Yeh it's bit of a nightmare here, mom really ill and in hospital, I'm at uni 5 days a week and working weekends. Don't want to sacrifice uni but at the same time I can't afford to lose my job. But yes, got some good ideas so not wasting time to think 'what next?'.

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phoenixtattoos In reply to Sara-J [2008-10-13 01:53:42 +0000 UTC]

Ha, no, im not that lazy, normal day is as follows. Get up at 7:20, breakfast, 8 till 9 gym, go home have something to eat, internet etc, 10:30 head to work, first appointment at 11, usually do 1 or 2 tattoos and fin at 2 or 3, go home and fuck round or paint etc. Its a good life. Im very lucky, not many people can afford to do what i do or have a job that gives them that much freedom, i think ive earned it though so now im reaping the benefits.

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Sara-J In reply to phoenixtattoos [2008-10-13 07:47:20 +0000 UTC]

Yup, being self-employed is a winner!

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phoenixtattoos In reply to Sara-J [2008-10-13 07:51:57 +0000 UTC]

Fucken a

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2Face-Tattoo [2008-10-07 15:00:41 +0000 UTC]

great great great....... Pleasure!!!!!!

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phoenixtattoos In reply to 2Face-Tattoo [2008-10-08 02:38:15 +0000 UTC]

hail and kill, deutsche bruder

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2Face-Tattoo In reply to phoenixtattoos [2008-10-08 08:38:38 +0000 UTC]

yes yes!!!! Hail

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maggotmaster [2008-10-07 12:09:44 +0000 UTC]

although it looks like the monster from Beowulf!!!!

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phoenixtattoos In reply to maggotmaster [2008-10-08 02:38:31 +0000 UTC]

hmmmm, yea i can see that

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