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Tarot. For more information about the deck and to see the rest of the cards: [link]Nine of Swords - Suffering from anguish, fear, anxiety, guilt, uncertainties in the night.
Stormcrows herald impending dissolution
with voices cawing raucous absolution
round and round and spiraling ever near
one future sought - one future feared
The funnel of the sky stretches up to the heavens; an ominous tower of storms with but the hope and glimmer of light high above at the eye of turmoil. "Come to me, come with me," the voice of the Stormcrows whispers to him from nearby. "Let me guide you through." With anxious eyes, he gazes upwards, away, oblivious to the proffered guidance through the night of the soul. He clutches sheathed sword close for security, rather than grasping bright blade aloft to light the way!
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 8.5x14 inches
Prints: [link]
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Comments: 140
I think this is my fave nine of swords 
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Thanks! I was trying to vary my perspectives and scales on this one.
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the line in your description, "round and round and spiraling ever near", reminds me soooooo much of yeat's poem, the second coming.
oh and beautiful art by the way
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That sky with the birds wheeling around is fantastic! Reminds me of a movie somehow, the angle and tone.
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Nice idea of the swords tattooed on his skin
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did you use salt to get the texture of the background? i'm really curious and want to learn how to use watercolor better so if there are any tips you could give me i would really appreciate it. thanks. and beautiful gallery!
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Wings and birds and feathers... so I gotta just love that
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amazing! Your colors are so beautiful in every pic!!! you are an absolutely wonderful artist!
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Love the background rendering as well as his wings. Great work.
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divine!
I'm also working on a deck of cards.. more like "oracle cards" though producing a tarot deck has been part of my future plan a while now. Your work is definetely in my liking! My current cards are less "real", but other than that I can see some similarities in our approach. Have you found someone to publish your deck? I'd be very happy for any hints and idéas on how to proceed with those details..
Lots of love and adoration
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I have talked to several publishers but I have not yet decided on one yet; and I don't intend to until I am closer to finished. Llewllyn and US Games are the two biggest publishers for tarot if you want a place to start.
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Yeah, I found your journal right after I wrote that message..
Thank you for your reply by the way!
Lots of Love and "goodlucks"
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Publisher handles all the distribution, and has channels for sale already. No up front cost to you, no having to find and deal with prints, and not to mention storage of stock.
Printing yourself offers you more control over size and quality. Most publishers print at their standard size with their standard stock. High up front cost to doing it yourself, but potential for much more payoff for the work.
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mmm... somewhat difficult to choose... Did anyone answer your question wheiter Llewelyn was good or not?
For now I'm talking to a Swedish publisher, since my first edition cards will be in Swedish, but will translate the work for an international audience as well. Have thought about printing it my self but I have not decided on anything yet. On one hand I just want them to be published whatever the profit may be..on the other hand of course I want to make as good profit as I can..
Thank you very much for your shared idéas, I hope I'm not bothering you with my questions.
Have a great day!
See ya!
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Cool! I like how the sky looks, and the swords painted on the guy's chest.
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can u tell me,are those ur works somehow connected with Lon Mailo Dukett?
*excuse me for my english 8\
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he has some books with the names like those u have for ur pictures ^^
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I know I haven't commented on any of the cards in a while. I have seen them, though. I'm just amazed every time! I suppose I should start saving my pennies to buy this when it's done, huh?
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Ive been watching you for some time now and I just wanted to know, approximately how long does it take to make a piece like this?
~JM2
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I have never, nor do I doubt will I ever, see another watercolor artist like you. I've admired your work for so long. I've never seen anything as beautiful, nor as original in how each card is interpreted. As a scholar of the tarot, I plan on making this the deck that I shall use in the future.
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Beautiful work! I think this is one of my favorite of the series. I love how you did the sky - great perspective and beautiful colors.
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Oh. This is my favorite of the Tarot pieces yet.
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I just love how you do these Tarots, wonderful work.
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I would give anything to have even a third of your artistic talent.
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Wow, I got the same sort of dizziness looking at the sky in this painting that I do when I look at a beautiful cloudy sky in real life! The perspective is amazing. Simply amazing.
I`m not trying to puyff you up with compliments here, but you really outdid yourself.
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I love how you did the sky and how you did the birds like flying up the sky...its like they're flying into it...awesome job
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Your talent and imagination never cease to amaze, Stephanie!
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oh my god, you're getting even better
how is that possible? you're already brilliant!
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WOW!
This is amazing, i love it! Beautiful sky and birds.
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Aah, my signature card for 2007, the year of the long, dark night of my soul. This card has so much weight, yet is so light with the promise of hope. For me, the purple shades have a lot to do with this effect; there's a real sense of "just look beyond this..."
I really can't wait for this deck to be finished!
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Oh wow, it looks like you've improved a deal on your background painting skills. This turned out so beautifully, not much to say really except that you did an exceptional job on this card, in my opinion.
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this is gorgeous. beautiful perspective and color scheme. the circling crows are absolutely haunting. the angel figure clutching the sword and gazing upward gives an amazing gesture of portentous anticipation...and almost longing. i love it.
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Awesome pic! I really like the perspective and the way you did the wings!
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Probably my favorite of your tarot cards so far. Beautiful
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