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Published: 2013-03-08 18:43:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1985; Favourites: 80; Downloads: 0
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A Commission for a friend's friend's mother for mother's day...i was given just six days to create something epic, natural looking and beautiful.
Specifics given: cheerful, tranquil, peaceful atmoshpere.
(C) copyright simon park 2013. no copying/redistributing etc.
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The Old Trade route.....
years had passed since the great schizm, and mankind was once again flourishing and rebuilding, this time over greatly changed terrains, and increasingly paths had to be created and maintained for trading to be possible.
fifteen years of manual work went into converting this 600-foot stepped waterfall into a passable area for trade elephants, trekking from what was once known as india to modern-day Eurona (originally eastern europe)
Now this amazing spot is used mainly by travellers on foot or by horse, looking for unsurpassed beauty spots in the Eurona wilds.
Since the dawn of clean, sustainable airships, such trade routes have become more a tourist industry, and many of these beauty spots must be kept guarded so no thieves can take up residence in such obvious ambush spots.
drawn using pigment ink fineliner, biro pen, pencil crayons, and a rubber for fading effects.
comments/ faves/watches/ commissions welcome.
as ever i will try to answer all comments but i cannot even begin to answer faves, so thank you so much to everyone for the increasing support. love to all and have a wonderful day!
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thank you so much! this was done to a very strict timescale, but I enjoyed it immensely
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The details really draw me in! I love how great your line quality is and your use of values is just amazing! Keep up the great work!
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thank you so much! this one was a pic i had to rush to get completed, and yet somehow the ones i work solidly at seem to look somehow better, rather than others that have literally taken years to finish..
hope you have a wonderful day!
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thank you so much! this piece was the first time i really worked to a deadline, and i was really pleased with how it turned out too 
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thank you! i enjoyed creating this one, was a real challenge to complete in one week!
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You wellcome! Why did you work so in a hurry?
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it was a commission for a friend's mother for mother's day...
and he asked me the saturday before it-
im glad i did it though, i found out i can work to deadlines if i absolutely have to
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Such creativity! Wish I could draw something this intricate and well imagined. I feel almost as though I wish I could go here.
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Wow,Β this is a real Paradise Falls ! ... I felt irremediable attracted to the house and the smoking chimney. Love it ~ (:
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indeed, this one seemed to draw itself once I had gotten the bones down on paper.
I always loved the ones like this, where its so easy to just flow with the image and let it become without too much effort.
that said, it did take a week to complete lol
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You are welcome ! (:Β I signed in just to wish you the bestest birthday ever (: I shall return later,Β may the higher power permits,Β to properly reply ~Β I hope you are having an awesome time !
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aww, wow! thank you! that means so much to me-
not surprisingly, my pagan -Β Buddhist ways and odd personality mean I don't have many "real" friends...
it truly warms the heart to know people like me for who I am. may you have a wonderful day my friend!
look forward to conversing in future too
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And the higher power granted me additional life !Β Β First and foremost, we are Artists (: !Β then it comes the rest, In all truth I tell you, I don't have much two legged friends, not in the virtual world or the real one ... but, I do have a faithful friend, she keeps secrets, never envies or betrays me and accepts me for who I am... she loves me unconditionally , listens to me attentively, and never expresses an unwanted opinion, she just Is Lilith ... my lovely dog ! (: Β This is the best friend man can have ~Β Β too sad we have bothered toΒ learned soΒ little about life formsΒ that are not human...who made us believe we are at the top of the TotemΒ pole ? such an elitist self centered breed we are. I have allowed myself to vent a little haha (:Β I so look forward to conversing with you in the future... Happy HolidaysΒ (: ~
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awww what a cute ickle doggie! as a general rule,Β I don't like chiwhawas (this word I have never even tried to spell-I didn't know I couldn't spell it until now! how strange.)Β because most owners don't treat them properly. they are so small, they need the same sort of care as a properly trained rat. and I say this in a good way, I onceΒ had a rat and it was properly trained, by me. but someΒ dog owners that take these poor little things out in any weather... theyΒ are irresponsible.
I know they are so cute, they really are. just.... I like BIG dogs
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Hahaha (:Β could not stop laughing as I read your reply, thanks you've made my day ! Blame Paris Hilton for the chihuahua's trend 
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lol yeah how cute they are kind of balances out the annoying-ness of the rat-dogs.
that said, you certainly wont get mice in your house with one of these little beasties roaming around.
holiday went well so far, kids enjoyed themselves greatly.
quiet holiday is the best kind for me
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Rofl beasties ?? Lilith is Hardly one ! (: I do fear thou, that if there was vermin such rats and so, they would so totally devour my tiny dog !
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Wow this is awesome! I love the details. Thumbs up!
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thank you so much. this one for a friend's mother, and has proven to be a feather in my cap in the business world. still not selling anything, but got a lot of interest from their friends and family. maybe one day I will start getting revenue from my drawings....
much love, peace and Namaste
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You definitely succeeded, especially considering you only had 6 days. Well done!
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wow, thank you sir! from you this is a true accolade.
my first draft is slowly becoming another picture altogether, but I thought it looked too powerful and not pretty enough
im enjoying scenery pictures these days, but I think may surreal-ize them a little
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You're entirely welcome.
Personally, I always enjoy art, music, literature, movies and even comedy a little more if there's at least a subtle touch of the surreal added.
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I kind of agree, depends if the subject matter is trying to put itself across as surreal.
I think movies and games are nowhere near imaginative enough these days,
seems that the mainstream is becoming bogged down with gritty realism, high def graphics and massive special effects-
which is a shame, considering how well we were doing before. imagination used to mean a lot more than it does today. on the other hand, surrealism isn't dying, its becoming more imaginative-its just getting pushed further out of the public eye than ever before.
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Would love to have a swim there.....huuughs!!!!!
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thank you my friend! spread the word, i sell these as original art pieces if anyone you know would be interested in hand drawn fantasy landscapes
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Very good, love your alternitive nature idea's, reminds me of a natrual park close to me [link]
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what a beautiful place! you are very lucky to have such wonders close at hand.
cherish this place for me, until I can come visit my friend
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Well your got Cumbria, Midevil castles and cathedrals, mountains in Wales and The Highlands, The Peak District,and the Yorkshire Moors.
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yes, indeed we do have these amazing panoramic sceneries... but to get out to them we must either own a car, hike 100+miles or pay through the nose for trains.... its shameful that we claim to be the nation that takes pride in its countryside. every mountain is covered in farmer's fields, every wood is managed and has paths intertwined throughout.
one day soon I will be going to wales, that's where my family is from. or rather, my mothers side.
my fathers side were pure blood scots, and so I think I should visit Scotland too sometime soon...
fingers crossed
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Understand the Celts are natives
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once upon a time, all of the uk was welsh....
well, Gaelic, at least. all that is left of my people are in wales now.
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thank you so much my friend, it took a long time but felt worth it. i just wish i could get some real feedback from the lady it was intended for..
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