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Steph Steph Salt

"The Entrustment of Excaliber" by Steph Steph Salt

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Tag As FavoriteComment		This is my idea of what was happening below the surface when King Arthur was being rowed out to collect Excaliber from the Lady of The Lake. She is just rising from the murky depths and the sword is pushing though to greet the light of day for the first time.

The sword was never his to keep, jusyt loaned him by the Celtic gods and Goddesses. It  had to be returned to the lake on his death has many fans of  the legend already know.

Painted in pastels.


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21 Oct 2005:-) Constanza Ehrenhaus
Beautiful use of illumination! Love the transparencies and how her dress seem to be made of aquatic plants!

:-) Steph Steph Salt replies: "Thank you Constanza. *Hugs!*"
21 Oct 2005:-) Greg Vilton
Great job, Steph! I particularly love the dynamic composition and the colours. A very original idea for the contest!

:-) Steph Steph Salt replies: "Thank you Greg. Perhaps I will perfect these dynamic poses one day? I still don't like her shoulders LOL!"
21 Oct 2005:-) Cristina Marsi
What i like most in this piece is the feeling of being underwater. Great job with pastels 2

:-) Steph Steph Salt replies: "Thank you Cristina. I always breath a sigh of relief when a picture is accepted 1"
22 Oct 2005:-) Noelle Cristen
gorgeous! I've never seen this scene from this perspecitve before, and that dress is just amazing! great work2

18 Steph Steph Salt replies: "Thank you Noelle 2 *Hugs!*"
23 Oct 2005:-) Isabelle J. Baltaci
Spectacular!! i absolutely love it!!

15 Steph Steph Salt replies: "Thank you Isabelle *Hugs!*"
11 Nov 2005:-) Fabio Dakkar Gruppioni
Great job! ...Really good coloring! 1

:-) Steph Steph Salt replies: "Thank you Fabio 2"
26 Sep 200645 Anonymous
This is amazing! your a VERY talented artisit!! NEVER stop doing what you do. i love the dress, very imaginative, keep up the excellent work xxx

:-) Steph Steph Salt replies: "Thank you, don't worry I am still painting, it's just that I have extended my range of subjects this last year. 1"
6 May 2007:-) Helen Pye
I think this has just become a new favourite of mine! I love it Steph, and just because its all blues and greens. I think one of the most difficult things about drawing underwater is deciding where the surface finishes and the depths begin - but you've mastered it so well. Love the weeds as her dress. Gorgeous! 2

:-) Steph Steph Salt replies: "Thank you Helen, though as I just replied to Norma, her head and shoulders are really bad, I must see if I can correct it lolIt's good to hear from you again, I am just so sorry that I have not replied sooner but htat is my fault or my damn memory 8"
5 Jan 2008:-) Norma Peters
I love the approach you took to this theme - the entire underwater point of view is refreshingly different. The colour choices are beautiful as well, and the viewer gets that authentic underwater feeling with the flow of the gown, almost as if it were seaweed.

:-) Steph Steph Salt replies: "Thank you Norma, it's the effect which pleases me most but looking at the picture once again I just want to cringe lol the anatomy around her neck and shoulders is terrible 19I really must find it out and see if it's possible to correct it without spoiling anything else.1 "
18 Jun 2008:-) Marissa Michele Shepherd
This is wonderfully done. There probably isn’t much that I can say that others haven’t said already, but it’s beautiful. The whole scene seems to just ripple and wave through the water on the paper. I almost forget that it is on paper. 2

:-) Steph Steph Salt replies: "Thank you Marrisa 2

I’m sorry I’ve been so long replying I couldn’t sign in and I was too idle to ask for my password 8"
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'The Entrustment of Excaliber':
 • Created by: :-) Steph Steph Salt
 • Copyright: ©Steph Steph Salt. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Arthur, Arthurian, Excaliber, King, Lady, Lake, Legend, Water
 • Categories: Magic and Sorcery, Spells, etc., Weapons, Bows, Swords, Blades, Rapiers..., Woman, Women
 • Techniques: Other
 • Submitted: 2005-10-12 20:28:16
 • Views: 1010
 • Resolution: 525x700

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