The nameless creature in the piece is simultaneously weighed down, yet uplifted by her heavy wings. I am still not sure if the pillar on which she is crouching is giving way beneath her, or if it is in rising from below. Although she may fly away at any moment, the Fae is bound by her own despair. At any moment she may realize that her brightly colored wings may take her anywhere. She is my own personal puzzle. (The inspiration for this piece came from a modeling pose common in figure drawing classes.)
24x36 Acrylic on Unstretched Cotton Canvas Sheet
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Anonymous Guest 02 Mar 2008
this says Misty all over it!! :) you are my second favorite artist...(jasmine becket-griffith is #1,sorry:))Jenni Mills 12 Dec 2005
Now THAT is unusual. Congrats on coming up with something uniqueKukua Akumanyi 28 Nov 2005
Wow.. this is stunning ... nope is better than tha tis Fantastic I could look at this image all day. fantastic image.Robin Wester 26 Oct 2005
Wonderful work on the feathers! Fantastic!tim linville 25 Oct 2005
Cool fantasy work!A little different...but still,all Misty:)