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Published: 2011-05-26 21:40:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 14215; Favourites: 454; Downloads: 268
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Deep in the forest lie some old ruins. If you step inside, be careful what you might disturb .....Painted in Corel Painter using various custom oil brushes.
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That gargoyle sitting on the stone arch looks a lot like how I picture Bartimaeus from the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud, when heΒ΄s in his gargoyle form...
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beautiful 
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This is one of the most beautiful works I have seen in a bit. You have perfectly captured the mystic and nature atmosphere with those lovely details.
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You've created an amazing atmosphere in this work. I just love it!
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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
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This ... is the single most amazing thing I have seen in a very, very very very very long time ...
I feel like I could walk into it and lose myself and never come back again ... (* o ,*)
... wow ...
just wow...
I'd say more but this is just too amazing to describe with words ...
wow ...
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Wow, it's comments like this that make all the hard working creating a painting worth it. Thank you!
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How wonderfully creepy!
Amazing, I looked at it so long, I started to get the chills.
It seems the mist from their mouths is forming a vortex on the ground.
I wonder if a portal to another world is about to open.
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Thank you, I'm glad the picture draws you in this way, that was the hope when creating it.
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Yeah, I have it on my desktop now. That little gargoyle thing really creeps me out.
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This could be the entrance to the realm of the Forest Dwellers! Beautiful job and talent!
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Yes indeed! I love your carvings, they're wonderful. Thanks for the watch too.
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Your very welcome!
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I really, love this, it has the feeling of something really magical, really want to see more!!
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This is a great piece of work! The morning mist seems to be creeping in through the ancient oaks and rocks of the Ruins, blanketing the mystical wonders it once beheld. A tinge of magic pulls at the nooks of what the roots don't cover. Creatures stare down at the ones who dare to pass below its hanging vines and strong arches. The secret it holds will remain a mystery for ages to come...
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Great description! You've summed it up in words very nicely.
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Hi!
Your beautiful work has been featured in my journal here [link]
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Thank you for the feature, it's much appreciated.
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Truly amazing ^_^ I love it
Creative piece of Art
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this is so impressive
i feel the early autumn morning in the forest, it's quite cold, there is the wet-forest-smell in the air. i look at the colors and the spiral and see that something old, mysterious and unknown to me is happening there and i am just little me of no importance.
than i suddenly notice that the closest green man is looking at me. i look at him and i see that all the others are looking at me as well. i am frightened at first but than i notice that (although they are not happy that i disturb that place) their eyes are not saying go away but they are expecting something
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Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed viewing the image. I think you've got the interpretation pretty much spot on. I'm glad that you've picked up on the abiguity in the green mens' expressions, that whilst they might be unhappy at being disturbed the viewer may still be permitted to watch what is about to unfold ... if they dare
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Another impressive piece of work. It looks as if it was an ancient temple of some kind. Those mystical faces and beautifully circling mist (if I'm right) makes it stand out from other fantasy works I have seen in a while. I think you've achieved your aim - it really looks as if the whole attention is on undesirable intruder.
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Thank you! Yep it's circling mist, created .... possibly ..... by the figures on the walls.
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Your walkthrough was ace! You really are the king of all things green and leafy
Great job!
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King of all things green and leafy is a lovely accolade, thank you! 
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Nah, that would be too easy
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More leaves it is then!
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Are you feeling ok? *checks temperature*
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Hmm I do feel a bit green around the gills now you come to mention it
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A bit of weed killer should sort you right out...
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I'll get knocking back the Miracle Gro then ....
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A slice of lime with that?
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Sounds good, I'll drop it in my Absinthe .....
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Wow! I really like how the eyes of the first...dryad...catch yours. I love the dryad's designs, although maybe a little more smokiness, a little less precision with the lines of the spiral might give it a less manicured, intentionally designed feel. The background is done really, really well. I didn't notice the gargoyle/demon at first, but then it really fascinated me. Overall, great job! This is a fantastic piece.
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Thank you so much for the kind words. Fair point about the 'manicured' spiral, it was a conscious decision to paint it like that but on reflection something more ragged might have been better. Glad you spotted the gargoyle but only after a while, that's how I hoped it would happen as the eye is led through the painting. Thanks again!
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You're very welcome. Overall the work is amazing, don't let the spiral worry you.
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