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Published: 2004-11-27 19:48:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 1215; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 28
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Colorado winters are cold enough to freeze your kachina!!!I put this in the animal section because he represents a Deer or Elk. The native American Hopi tribe have made Kachina dolls for hundreds of years. They represent all kinds of animals and charactres. This watercolor is of an Elk or Deer kachina.
Don't ask me what I was thinking, it must have been late at night during a full moon!!!
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I really like this one dear! Very nice technique!
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me loves !! very graphic and moody.. would love to have that as a mural.
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LOL! Thank you my fine craftswoman! You have my permission to use the disign if you wish. lol 
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Kachina means "spirit" to the Hopi Indian tribe. They had Kachinas to represent the spirits of different animals and they believed these spirits to be ancestors of human beings. They had Kachina dancers and carved dolls from wood but also used Kachina designs on many other forms of art.
I will submit another snowy deviation shortly, without borders, just for you
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oh. i thought it was a strange american word or something like that. ;] i saw the snowy deviation. thank you. ;] i'll try to finish mine tonight or tomorrow.
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You're welcome, I think you have inspired me to paint! I am now starting a new watercolor of a snowy castle scene. Thank you!
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i have submitted my newest painting now but it didn't turn out the way i wanted. the snowflakes looked strange so i covered them with black paint. :I maybe it looks a bit wintery without the flakes but... but... :C
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Well It was going to be blue but I think I've used too much color and now I have to make a new plan 
I am really out of practice with watercolor and its going slow.
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i like acrylics better because it's easier to make changes. watercolors need more planning and i never know från the beginning what my paintings are going to look like when they are finished. it's kind of exciting.
paint! paint! i want to see it.
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Thats true, watercolors are not forgiving at all. Even though I plan my watercolors, they hardly ever turn out the way I expect them to, so they can be surprizing too. I try to control them but once they are started, they seem to control me! I hope I can get this one done today.
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Thank you, The borders are also a native American Indian design, they used this kind of border on pottery mostly but also on rugs and jewelery. Its a bit extreme but I wanted it to look like it was just floating in the air. Strange, I know
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OOO i like this alot, there' something about the colour blue that always attracts me to it..so all i can say is yay for full moon's!
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