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The perfect words never crossed my mind
cause there was nothing in there but you
i felt every ounce of me, screaming out
but the sound was trapped deep in me

All this fear falls away
you leave me naked
hold me close
I need you to guide me to safety

In the confusion and the aftermath,
you are my signalfire,
the only resolution and the only joy
is the faint spark of forgiveness in your eyes.


Lyrics from the song of the same name by Snow Patrol.
Watercolor and pencils on illustration board. 5 x 11 inches.
Original sketch: [link]

Edit: I wasn't going to explain much about this piece, but a similarity to Blackeri's eros and psyche pic has been brought up, so I thought I'd head that off at the pass. I was originally inspired by this pic: [link] by my good friend =mistressofspam and it made me want to paint something simple with a male and wings. After hours and hours of searching for a reference picture that captured the feel I was after, I'd turned up nothing. Then as I was hunting I came across this picture, as I suspect Marta quite possibly did.
[link]

I often go by gut instinct for ref pictures, if they make me feel something I tend to use them and this one hit a nerve. I'd seen Marta's pic a long time ago, but not recently, so the coincidence is quite surprising! Strange business this collective consciousness. Jess even told me it reminded her of Eros and Psyche after I'd finished it. That's most likely why!

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:iconvelvet-moonlight:
okay, yeah. This is sickeningly gorgeous :love: I love it even more with colour, but I faved both lol
I'm also glad on the colour choices for the hair, and the wing colour is simply perfect :clap:

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:iconhokuto:
Oh good gods those colors. ;o; Those wings, so soft and delicately shaded! Their AMAZING hair! I THROW SUPERLATIVES AT YOU AND RUN AWAY. But really, it is so lovely. ;o; :heart:

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:iconcrypticblack:
Absolutely amazing! Everything just flows so well together and you did an amazing, AMAZING, job on all of the shading and colouring, especially the skin. Gorgeous!

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"All my life I've looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time" - Ernest Hemmingway
:iconmistressofspam:
I *knew* it would come out perfect. *adores* I'm so glad you tried something new lovey ; ; it's really quite incredible.

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You know I only love you for your.... big.... long..... hard...... pageviews ~ ~ShapeStrong
:iconredpassion:
Simply wonderful!! :clap: I love the wings!!!!!! :wow:

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"Je meurs innocent des crimes dont on m'accuse, mais je pardonne à ceux qui me condamnent; et je prie Dieu que le sang que vous êtes sur le point de faire couler ne retombera pas sur la France"My love LouisXVI.was murdered-23.8.1754-21.1.1793:rose::rzero:
:iconzephyri:
Ehehe well, you know my thoughts on the whole surface thing, but I'm learning to live with it!
:iconmistressofspam:
ahahah yes I know. But ti really *does* look wonderful. *squishes*

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You know I only love you for your.... big.... long..... hard...... pageviews ~ ~ShapeStrong
:iconzephyri:
Ahaha oi, watch it missus, superlatives can be dangerous, you could take someone's eye with one of those.

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