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"Memento Mori"
5x7"
Watercolor on watercolor paper
Professionally framed & matted (8 x 10"), all archival
SOLD

3/16/11--As part of my website update, I color-corrected all of my scanned watercolors so that they actually look like themselves!

Thanks ahead of time for any favorites and comments!

Since I chose a nature/wildlife theme for my Tarot deck, it only seemed appropriate to have death represented by something human. I'm not a proponent of the philosophy "Mankind is only capable of evil," but I do agree that more often than not our opposable thumbs are used to create more harm than good. Thus, I thought nature might enjoy some symbolic payback!:)

I wanted winged harbinger of death, and I thought that a raven, with its myriad shades of black feathers, would be perfect. Ravens are beautiful birds, save for their voices, and even their chatter is not without pleasantness. No one is immune to their attentions, anymore than even the raven, itself, can escape death. We are all apart of the same cycle. *Cue the opening chords of "Circle of Life"*

My thanks to [link] [link] and [link] for the excellent photographs on which this raven and his fellow deck members are based.

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None of my images are to be used without express written permission. Woe to any who choose to steal, for so mighty is my art wrath, not even I know its bounds.
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=TwilitTiger Mar 16, 2011
Great song by Kamelot :heart:

this is Lovely though, i love the different tones; you're really good at controlling watercolors <3
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*ArdenEllenNixon Mar 17, 2011
I didn't know it was a song. I'll have to look it up now!

And thank you for your compliments, of course! :)
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=TwilitTiger Mar 17, 2011
It's a GREAT song <3

Of course! Twas my pleasure :D
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Mood: Neutral ~moonlight4ngel Mar 16, 2011  Student General Artist
:wow: Amazing :) I like it very much... I always liked to draw skulls and raven together... :)
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*ArdenEllenNixon Mar 17, 2011
Thank you!
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~moonlight4ngel Mar 17, 2011  Student General Artist
:aww:
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~Kelbi42 Feb 14, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
May i use this as a reference image? I will credit to you.
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*ArdenEllenNixon Feb 15, 2011
Since this is an original painting and not a photo, no, you may not use it as a reference, but thank you for asking. I appreciate the offer, but there are plenty of good raven stock photos available right here on DA to help you create something totally your own, and not based on mine. Good luck!
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~Kelbi42 Feb 15, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
Thanks anyway. :)
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~August95 Feb 14, 2011
this is REALLY good :)
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