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"Ardashir---a commission" by Julie Thompson

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Ardashir---a commission by Julie Thompson

This is a commission for Eric Hinkle, an acrylic painting on 9 X 12 Bristol paper. 'Ardashir looks on in amazement as the lady jackal dances before him, waving her tail sock beneath his nose!' I love research, and this required a lot of it. Persian, Scythian, nomadic tribes of mountainous regions of Iran. The rug designs are based on tribal Persian rug-making...Zanjan and Shahsavan, of the North and Northwest. The aged carved-wood frame, however, was based on a carved wooden horse bit found in a grave in the Russian Steppes... a little out-of-region, but still blended nicely. Can you tell I had *entirely too much enjoyment with it? Definitely not cost-effective, but who cares...I learned a lot, and had fun! ;o)

Date	Name	Comment
30 Apr 2001	Half a goat	Loading... Anything with that much research is worthy of praise.
15 May 2002	Willoak Ultimata Sonnieta	Loading... I agree with "half-a-goat"! You deserve praise for your research and drawing Keep at it!
27 Mar 2003	Thanna Setliff	Loading... stamp of approval The work on this piece is extraordinary!
31 Mar 2003	Anonymous	Loading... The wood border is amazing. It looks so real. But somehow it makes everything else look more cartoony.
31 Mar 2003	Erica L. Milam	Loading... COOLNESS! the mountains and the detail of this piece is absolutely amazing! not to menssion the humorous wolves lol. GREAT job!
1 Apr 2003	Emily 'Pip' Turner	Loading... the border looks like a photo! It's superb! And the jackal is very....how do you say....intriguing...
2 Dec 2003	Maryam Gousheh-Forgeot	Loading... I like that you've done researches for creating this art, and I'm grateful for not seeing the "middle-eastern high-fantasy" stereotypes, which I find a mix of Indian, Persian, Turkic and Arabic all with flashy exaggerated features (even many educated artists/authors confuse them or define all of them as Arabic, which never fails to surprise me ). The landscape reminds me of summer in not-very-humid mountainsides of certain regions I've visited in Iran. The dress of Ardashir (we'd pronounce it Ardeshir) is identical to the traditional outfits... the Lady Jackal's trousers and top is less characteristic, but it's still nice and fitting for the dancing furry. I also love the rugs and cushions and the border. It's totally a wonderful job, congratulations
6 Feb 2005	Anonymous410	Loading... I think that this pic is fab i really lv it, i like how you've drawn the hole thing