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„And she took me by the lily-white hand
And she led me to the table…”

Let me introduce you to Nimue, also known as Nineveh, the chief Lady of the Lake and the lily queen. Merlin fell in love with her and taught her all that he knew. But she grew afraid of him and enclosed him underneath a stone and left him there to die.

Some of you might know that I am absolutely fascinated with Arthurian legends. My main subject of studies has been German medieval literature, and I also read a lot about the English legends, too. Last week, I wrote my exam in English literature about Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte Darthur” and it inspired me to make this picture.

Maybe it will be the beginning of a new series. I made a series of “Cruel Fairytales” pictures when I joined DA, and I enjoyed it a lot. Maybe a series of Arthurian women would be a nice thing to do. In modern versions, of course. :D My favourite is Morgan, I will paint her without any doubt. And Gwenwhyvar. And Elaine of Astolat. And maybe Elaine of Corbenic. Margawse. Ygraine. I’m beginning to like this idea more and more. Let’s see where it leads me.

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The stock picture I used for this shows the beautiful :iconmiji4u:. :heart: You can view the stock pic right here: [link]

The background came from :icondarkrose42-stock:.

Thank you!!!! :blowkiss:
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Photoshop CS. Genius tablet. About 15 h. No filter, no effects, no nothing.
This is NOT a photomanipulation!

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:iconbleedschaos:
Beautiful!!

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Gorgeous. Arthurian legends are awesome.
I would like to see it :D

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:iconelectronicrainbow:
Thanks! :heart:

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:iconelectronicrainbow:
Thank you! :heart: Oh yes, the fascinate me a lot! A good source for inspiration. :D

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:iconfeel--the--romance:
Utter perfection! You have such talent my friend, such talent. My favorite things to look at in your artwork are your subject's lips and hair, because I think they really lend themselves to the overall mood of your pieces.

And the idea of an Arthurian series sounds too good to be true. You mentioned that you'd do modern versions of each woman; have you ever tried doing period clothing? I bet you'd be amazing at it.
[[ wonders to self ]]
What would your women look like draped in fabric... Damn, they'd still be just as breathtaking.


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amazing hair :drool:

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:star::star::star: :)

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an absolutely beautiful fantasy portrait hon... very nicely done! :clap:

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pretty lady

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wahnsinn, die orchideen sind so wunderschön geworden, ich kann mich gar nicht satt genug daran sehen :3

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