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Submitted: February 5, 2010
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Ancestorsby ~sphinxmuse

Traditional Art / Drawings / Surreal

I've been working on this piece on & off for about 2 years. I'm not sure what to title it yet so I'm tentatively calling it "Ancestors" for now. My ACEO Huldre was the precursor to this image. It's rare that I will deliberately choose to depict the same figure twice, but this particular one was really calling out for a more thorough treatment. You can also see an in-progress shot here.

The main figure is my own personal interpretation of Frau Holda ghostly emerging from the mound. The image gives the impression of being a scene from a bygone time, but upon closer inspection there are modern elements to elude to the fact that She's not just a figure from the past.

Media include: ballpoint pen, colored pencils, watercolor, and colored inks on toned paper.

Edit August 30, 2010: I finally got around to re-scanning this image so that all the creatures in the lower right hand side are visible. Some of them were cut-off in my previous version since the whole piece would not fit on the scanner. I'm also now offering prints of this piece!

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Given 2012-06-20

Ancestors, a surrealistic piece by ~sphinxmuse. Beautifully painted with an impressive amount of details. ( Featured by ^SRudy )

love 10 10

joy 2 2

wow 8 8

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

~~neutral 0 0~~

~klacinda Mar 22, 2013 New member

love your style

=BiBiARTs Jan 23, 2013 Digital Artist

excellent!!!

`Angelles-LaVeau Jul 26, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

I've been a fan since the first painting I saw in your gallery. This is just as incredible as the others... only this one I believe has gone above and beyond... Congratulations on the DD.