Far between us

You gave me a vision of Earth
It happened all too suddenly
We are of different worlds
Separated by empty space
Sadly now I must part from you
Holding onto treasured memory

If my words sound too depressing, please let me know!

Credit:
Floating island by rokatesh
Cherry blossoms by capetan
Roots by pakelius
Castle
Building lights by CraigPJ

Clouds, hair extension, tall grass, sticks and twigs are painted digitally.
Distant mountain is part of my oil painting.

This whole piece has taken up more than 500MB of my HD drive!

I realised I have not been posting for awhile! Hopefully this work will make up for lost time. This work received quite a favourable response when I posted this to an online digital art community. So, I hope you will enjoy this as much as I do working on it! ;-)

Model Ref: Jessica Trusscott

Song for inspiration: 'This is my now' by Jordin Sparks

Complicated

Avril Lavigne was recently in KL for the launch of her Asian tour.
Apparently some bigoted group tried to complicate things and spoil the party, but everything went on smoothly despite the 'tension'.
Malaysia again was in the news, this time entertainment news, for the wrong reason!
Title was a song track from this sweet Canadian pop singer!

Buttercup Reedweb

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Mr Thimbletack of Spiderwick Chronicles, one of the best children fantasy story that made it to the big screen since Narnia.
Character is referenced and painted from scratch.

Your fairy is called Buttercup Reedweb

She is a panpipe player and enchantment singer.

She lives in clover fields where fairy rings grow.

She is only seen in the mist of an early morning.

She wears bright clover green. She has gentle green butterfly wings.

Get your free fairy name here!

Golden Sparrow

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Crystal Liu Yi Fei - rising young Chinese actress recently seen as Golden Sparrow in the movie Forbidden Kingdom.

I've used a small reference but I was determined to get the job done!
Painted from scratch.
It was rough sailing in the beginning but I'm glad to get this completed! Looks like I've a lot to catch up on.
Comment and Critique is most welcome, in view of blind spot/s!

Thank you for watching! (:

Pondering

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A rustic Chinese rural scene.
A photograph of real people in real setting would have been better but I leave it to your imagination to make up little stories from my digital photo collage composition here.

Stocks from sxc.hu, deviantart.com and cgtextures.com.

Partly inspired by this song:

The Colors of Love

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Love is the only reason we make art. Art without an initial passion to create is not art. The only colors we use to paint is called love....

Just walk away
Don't say goodbye
Don't turn around now you may see me cry
I mustn't fall apart
Or show my broken heart
Or the love I feel for you

So walk away
And close the door
And let my life be as it was before
And I'll never never know
Just how I let you go
But there's nothing left to say
Just walk away

Just Walk Away: Sung by Celine Dion.

Stock image credit:

Female Model
Male Model
Tree Tunnel

The Color of My Love (lyrics and composition by David Foster, sung by Celine Dion)

Be creative for a second

I want to highlight a book called 'Creative for a second' written by people who suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). In case you are not aware of this condition or maybe your doctor here have not told you of this difficult to diagnose condition, a reliable source can be obtained from here. The entire book and the artworks are available entirely free online, while awaiting printed copies to come. So, do go through it while it is still free!

The works of art are fantastic and varied, comprising many mediums including traditional and digital art, drawing, handicraft, photography, beading and many more. I find the articles written by the sufferers of CFS to be totally sincere and eye-opening. Though targetted for these group of patients, it is also useful for those suffering from secondary fatigue arising from chronic ilnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, chronic skin conditions etc. It is also applicable for people with chronic depression or having emotional turmoil in their lives. CFS is still a condition which is a mystery as to its cause. It remains a diagnosis of exclusion and treatment is geared towards symptomatic relief with no permanent remedy at the moment.

I hope after reading their testimonies and browsing thru their arts, you will discover creative outlet in visual art and even in writing and poetry.