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"Victory- empty smiles" by Rachel A. ~Wolf Eyes~ McCausland

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Victory- empty smiles by Rachel A. *~*Wolf Eyes*~* McCausland

All signs of battle had been removed; the stretching fields stood clear and bare, save for a banner and a lonely flag caught on the tree's rougue branches, one of them lifted and thorny, a warning pointed to those left in the conquered tower, behind which the sun's first light was now fingering the sky. And despite that the stars still stubbornly held their place, save two or three that shot away with a shout of praise for the victor.
She stood barefoot upon the gnarled root, watching the mountain's light up in a show of pink and purple gleaming, the clouds highlighted from underneath by the coming dawn. Slowly, tentatively, she raised her arms above her wind-blown crown, exulting in the new freedom that was hers. The chill wind whipped her dress around her in a circular dance, but there was no other sound. She watched the sun ascend. So quiet....
The rust-hued wolf cub lifted his high, mournful voice: a call, a plea for comfort that she had taken away. Her face fell, though her arms did not. The howling bored into her soul in a gentle way.
The victory was hers...but her triumphant smile was empty.

(#2 pencil, photoshop 5.5)

Date	Name	Comment
14 Sep 2004	Rachel Zyden Beaconsfield	Loading... What a fantastic skyline. It really has that sense of vastness. Rachel A. ~Wolf Eyes~ McCausland replies: "YAY! that's what I was going for, so I'm very please by your comment! ^_^ thank you SO MUCH!"
15 Sep 2004	Kate "Silverfish" Jennings	Loading... It looks as if she's destroyed every living thing, except for the three of them: girl, cub, tree. Very desolate and vast. Rachel A. ~Wolf Eyes~ McCausland replies: "I'm glad you got that impression, since that's mostly what I was going for. An eerie, sad, but exciting sort of thing, with alot of...SPACE...Thank you so much for your comment! "
18 Oct 2004		Loading... stares stares more ....guh.... several minutes later It's too cold... in a good way... reminds me of cold nights going out to watch fireworks... that kinda shivery excited feeling, things bigger than yourself happening... and I love the text along with the pic. Unfortunately this is my last comment for tonight, and I never even got to your writing pouts I'll come back asap, kk? Rachel A. ~Wolf Eyes~ McCausland replies: "Wow...that was really a beautiful comment! gives lots of candy and cookies and a hug too that made me fell really, really good! You come back, lol. Your gallery invasion has been much much much appreciated. ^_^"
20 Oct 2004	Angela ´thedustyphoenix´ Apilado	Loading... Wow, very pretty. Your really good with lighting.
23 Oct 2004		Loading... Eeeeee!! is cookie'd and candy'd and hugged ^___^ squee! hugs back
22 Dec 2004	Aweth	Loading... squee! I don't comment often, but I just had to say that I love the picture. The girl kind of reminds me of a fight I had over a kite and ended up winning, only to be lft alone with the kite and no friend to share it with kinda sucked But anyways, just wanted to say its awesome ^^ Rachel A. ~Wolf Eyes~ McCausland replies: "aw, thank you! I'm so glad you like it. Yeah, some victories are rather empty..."
19 Jan 2005	Alain Renaud	Loading... Now this is a great pic. It got a good composition, nice colors and we can easily the story going on here. Rachel A. ~Wolf Eyes~ McCausland replies: "Ooo, thank you! very pleased thank you very much!"
13 Oct 2005	Jessica 'Blue Thanatopsis' Stachyra	Loading... My fav part is the tree and the banner. The style you drew them in makes them....I dunno, really unique somehow. They stand out more. The light in the background is really neat, too! Rachel A. ~Wolf Eyes~ McCausland replies: "thank you so much for your comment! happy I really like the tree and the banner too...I just kind of drew it how it came to me. "