....... Her eyes believed in mysteries She would lay amongst the leaves of amber Her spirit wild, heart of a child, yet gentle still and quiet and mild and he loved her... When she would say... "Promise me , when you see, a white rose you'll think of me I love you so, Never let go, I will be your ghost of a rose..." .." Lyrics/song Blackmore's Night
Hello everyone i have a new artwork to share 'Ghost of a Rose' completed for FAE's dark fantasy show, the deadline is january 22nd,when all the artworks from all the artists participating will be posted i will make sure and update with a link in my journal.
I decided to go with a portrait ,i think I'm going through a portrait phase lately i don't know how dark fantasy it is but it has the feeling to it i think.
The title was inspired from one of my favorite bands and song Blackmore's Night Ghost of a Rose i know the song speaks of a white rose but i like the red one in my artwork looks more appropriate for dark fantasy me thinks The beautiful girl in the artwork is my friend shannon used with her premission i just loved the haunted look in her eyes and wanted to draw her ever since i saw her picture-thank you shannon
Completed on 8'5x10'5 smooth bristol board with charcoal and colored pencils prismacolors,the flowers took me it seemed a long time ,so many layers and i burnished my CP work a lot to give it a silky or velvety look,my hand felt it was going dead most of the time
Hope you like it have a wonderful weekend everyone
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