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Sword Dance 60x60 WIP
Published: 2013-06-21 00:04:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 26900; Favourites: 2325; Downloads: 0
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Sword Dance, oil on canvas, 60 x 60 inchesRelated content
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Greetings from South Africa! Love this ... uniquely beautiful. For me, it represents women's determination to take back their power & dignity while reconnecting to Gaia. It depicts women's inner strength, which is assertive and not aggressive, like male power. Awesome!
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This is lovely. The sweeping lines of her dress contrasted with the clean sharp lines of the sword.
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I am remembering my childhood fantasies with this art. Nice one, Jialu!
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Such great beauty and grace! Looooove it.^____^
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amazing <3 ! love the flowing movement in her dress and the reflecting light on the sword
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Wow, that is so lovely. The motion in this is fantastic.
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Beautiful composition, I love the amount of movement and grace in this!
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This piece is beautiful and graceful, very well executed.
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Wow!
Thank you everyone for all your kind comments and attention. You have been more than generous, and I appreciate the time you took to tell me about how this painting made you feel. That's the real reward for an artist!
Many of you have asked about the work in progress status - actually after it was scanned I added one more glaze to the background, darkening the edges of the painting a little and focusing the eye on the gleaming sword, so technically this image doesn't represent the final state of the painting. However, because the glaze was still wet when I delivered it to the collector, I was not able to re-scan it. Perhaps I can have it photographed whenever it comes back to me for exhibition.
My publisher is considering this work for a limited edition, I'll know later this summer. I do not use dA's print service because I sell editions through established brick and mortar galleries who have been my devoted dealers for decades, and it seems unfair to bypass their hard work and loyalty. It's tough to be an artist, but I know how difficult it is to stay in business as a gallery too!
Thank you again for your support and love!
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Reminds me of Legend of the Black Scorpion a.k.a. The Banquet.
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Beautiful composition!
I like the way the realism of the dancer dissolves into abstracted flowing motions and background.
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I mean
AWESOME!
What a Marvellous and magnificent artwork!
Congratulations 
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Congratulations on your well-deserved DD!!!
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Congratulations on the daily deviation!~ Keep up the good work.
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It's the Lady of the Lake. She gave Arthur his sword Excalibur and was ruler of Avalon.
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Darling, that is no Wip. That is amazing already
Congrats on your DD
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Holy crap... this is just amazing. She looks so real!
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Hello I was just wondering if the finished piece is/was/will be for sale, thanks
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Gorgeous! I love the movement. Also the brushstrokes in some places add character to the background. This is a beautiful painting!
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This is surreal, she looks photogeaphic, yet everything else looks painted. Nice ammount of detail, your oil work is exceptional.
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