"Dream of innocence" by Kajsa Flingling Flinkfeldt

I love how she has a dragon like creature in the background, just sitting there trying not to be noticed. It took me a while to notice him since the focus is so much on the girl. Lovely job!

Before I'd noticed the title, I thought the girl looked like a real tart. She was a shape-shifter, took dragon form and played with the poor fellow's heart. He, most generously, showed her his nest of gold and jewels deep in the belly of a mountain, then they settled down for a rest in it. He was a heavy sleeper, so she very slowly shrunk down to human-size and ran away. This shows the little one hiding from her 'toy' while he searches in vain for his new 'beloved'. After the scene showed here, she sneaks back and steals from his treasure....

This pic is as stunning as all the rest of your work!!!
I really like the way you do the hair...
But i´ve got a few questions:
Did you write some tutorials that i can find online?
Do you use the gouache only for the little starsparkleswhateveryoucallthemhighlights or for the skin,too?
How the hell do you get the little differences in the skintone in there?Its looks as if you were working wet-in-wet but how can you do so much colourdetails with that technique?
And finally,
how much average time does such a picture usually take you?..Just to train my patience,you see
and keep up your contrast work,cause contrast rules!
It gives every pic a dramatic effect and these are best!

Kajsa Flingling Flinkfeldt replies: "Hi Felicia, Thanks for your comment. No, I haven´t got around to write any tutorials on the net. Don´t know why, really. Maybe I´m a lazy nature. I use the gouache for the highlights. It may be little stars or back light or some spot that needs to be "lifted up". Sometimes the white mixes with the colour underneath, that often happens on the skin. Speaking of which, You are right about the wet-on-wet technique. It´s all a matter of control. I keep a piece of paper on the side where I can test different techniques, what impact different pigments have on one another and how much water I need to achieve a certain effect, those sorts of things. I keep saying this to my students all the time: experimenting is essential for your learning, but you should never do the experiments on the actual painting! Another thing about the skin: watercolours tend to leave edges when dried. I try to erase those edges with a slightly wet brush before the paint has dried completely.A painting usually takes about 2-3 nights to finish, and yes, contrasts rule!"

Her hair and the color of the flowers go perfectly together!

You're an amazing artist!!!!!!!!heh

yOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The lilys and the hair, my god you are great!
P.S. Do you sell these, you know for money???!!!

EXQUISITE!! I have just looked at the 36 pictures currently in your gallery and they are all so beautiful. The images themselves, the colours, the proportions, your attention to even the smallest of details- everything is perfect. I look forward to seeing more from you xx

Absolutely stunning... her hair, the flowers, the cheeky little expression on her face, perfection.

This is beautiful!

that dragon is badass