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"Gilda the Tuscan Wine Faerie" by Donna Bond

SF&F Picture 6 out of 18 by Donna Bond

SciFi and Fantasy Art Gilda the Tuscan Wine Faerie by Donna Bond

This picture is my half of an art trade with one of my favourite artists. Namely one Gilda Rimessi:
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/r/i/rimessi/rimessi.html
Gilda drew me as a puppy girl. Her art is fabulous. Go see her gallery!
Gilda is a gorgeous Italian girl with very exotic features so I drew her as a Tuscan wine faerie. This is my first attempt to draw a woman with short hair, as hair is sometimes a crutch for me, and I found that I really enjoyed it! I adore short hair and I think it takes a brave woman who is confident in her looks to bob off her tresses.
I had fun mixing mediums on this picture. It is done in coloured pencil, ink, and watercolour. The background is stolen from an old (public domain!) Art Nouveau piece that I re-drew and added my own touches to. I have a fetish for Art Nouveau. It takes a lot more work than most people realize to get all those curvy, flourishy, flowery things to work right.

Date	Name	Comment
24 Jun 2004	Amy	Loading... It's a gorgeous picture...but couldn't you draw a very very skinny one too? like skeletal almost...? Full figured women have very nice shapes, but bones can define the beauty of a body. Donna Bond replies: "Let's see.... hmmmm.. how about HELL EMPHATICALLY NO! I do not draw anorexic people and I do not draw grossly obese people. I will draw normal and chubby and that is about it. Trust me, there are TONS of amazing artists already drawing extremely thin people. I don't feel the need to compromise myself because it isn't a void that needs filling."
15 Jul 2004	Rachel Tipaldi	Loading... This is fabulous. U will hear me say in all your pic.s probably how vibrant and wonderful the colors r. I love colorful pictures. And she has a VERY nice tush there. ;-) I agree with u on short hair. I never liked it on myself, but the women that can make it work, I admire them. I look too boyish with short hair. Or at least, I did the last time I had it. Age 12. LOL. 8 yrs ago. Wow. tries to forget those days LOL. Though now that I look back, it was easier having short hair playing softball. >< LOL. Anyway... I also like art noveau. Love this pic., simply. Tho it didn't turn out to be a simple comment huh? LMAO. Sorry. winces Donna Bond replies: "Thank you!! I sure wish I had the kind of face that looked good with short hair. I would chop it all off in a heartbeat if I did. Maybe get a pixie cut."
16 Jul 2004	Tania Marg	Loading... I can't figure out why people keep wanting you to do thin faeries. Uck. It's boring by now. I love Art Nouveau as well.. I think it's actually a strong point for me. lol I think I'm going to start doing more work like that in the future. Donna Bond replies: "Art Nouveau is both fun and challenging. It took me a while to figure out how to make certain elements work together."
16 Jul 2004	Anonymous	Loading... Yay! I lopped mine of with the kitchen scissors while my parents were at a dinner party! And she is a gorgeous voluptous fairy.
17 Aug 2004	Angelas	Loading... This woman is way too fat to be wearing so little!
10 Oct 2004	Amy J. Cook	Loading... I love her pouty little lips! She's like, 'i'm gorgeous, we both know it. Wine?' awesome!
6 Aug 2005	Freshly plucked	Loading... she is absolutely gorgeous!! A full-figured woman!!! ~swoons~ sorry. honestly though, she is very beautiful, though those shoes look a tad bit uncomfortable. kudos to you my friend.
21 Dec 2005	Alexey Lutsenko	Loading... Love this work, as always your's.
24 Nov 2007	Rebecca Dawn Raab	Loading... Show off those legs, sista! ^.^ I love the knotting you did in the background with the vines and ribbons. Very nice.
22 Mar 2008	Anon.	Loading... Finally a sexy fairy with CURVES! I absolutely adore your work.
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