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"´der rabe und die taube´" by Stephanie S. K. Marbach

SF&F Picture 1 out of 97 by Stephanie S. K. Marbach

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SciFi and Fantasy Art ´der rabe und die taube´ by Stephanie S. K. Marbach

one day a friend gave me a link to some medieval online radio station. i've been listening to it a whole lot ever since, since it's just wonderful:)! then one night this one song was playing which was called "der rabe und die taube" (the raven and the pigeon, by "divina comedia" (www.divinacommedia.ch) and i don't quite remember how it actually happened, but i just felt terribly sad about that song! it was a very beautiful song with sad lyrics i think and a sad, quiet melody. the lyrics don't have to do anything with the eventual picture but i think it was something about a loss, and my mindmovies got started and i just needed to put that down then:)!

it ended up being an elf woman who was just killed by some ogre in the woods. she was running inside them to seek a shelter in between the trees and the mist, but the ogre was just faster than her... i realized that i had never drawn something being killed before, i think... *g*. the raven is not symbolizing death here, but maybe more a friend, her friend, flying away, not being able to have helped her at that moment... maybe she is the pigeon then? i don't know, i'd looove to hear that song again some day to see what it feels like with the picture... hm...

coloured pencils and watercolours. (2005)

Date	Name	Comment
30 Jun 2006	Time Lady emo_may@hot...uk>	Loading... Hi. This is so cool!I love this kind of thing!You know what!? I did a pic like this once! RealLy good by the way!Maybe you could do one like this but like the 18th century(1700-1799)Love it so much! KEEP IT UP! Stephanie S. K. Marbach replies: "wow, thank you! really?! is it somewhere online? show it to me please!!! yeah you're right, that would make a nice style that way... maybe i'll retry it again some day... thanks for the hint!"
3 Feb 2007	Njna Kroner	Loading... Hallo Stephanie, fellow artist I like the soft/mellow colours of this on. The softness is in total contrast to the theme. Great done Mich würde interessieren was für ein Lied das war, das du hörtest! Stephanie S. K. Marbach replies: "hi there thanks for your nice comment! you can find that song at www.divinacommedia.ch, "hören" by clicking on the same name as the picture is titled;-). have fun & many greetings from here!"
1 Apr 2008	Janna Prosvirina	Loading... Love gentle colours such a contrast to the picture concept, but the contrast works. well done Stephanie S. K. Marbach replies: "thank you, janna!"
29 Sep 2009	Anad Mirer	Loading... I like her from the waist upwards: beautiful hair, face and body proportions. But, I hope u won’t rip my head off, the rest misses depth and drama. The fog could be a lot denser, the trees seem to be arranged in a row 10 Meters away, it doesn’t even feel like its taking place inside the forest but rather in front of it. Well, the background just lacks atmosphere, contrast, shadows and depth. Sorry for the harsh critique, but I think it’s a pitty due to that sweet pointed eared beauty. Stephanie S. K. Marbach replies: "oh don’t worry anad, i won’t kill you;-P... it’s good you’re telling me about the contrast n stuff, it’s a very weak point of mine... yeah... BUT: my mistake, i didn’t explain it well in the description... she was actually running INTO the woods, so she almost made it, but the ogre was faster and killed her just as she was entering them. the blank treeless spot next to her is a glade (?) (lichtung), that’s why the trees in the back are in a row, cuz the woods start over there... and the mist isn’t as tough because of the same reason - it’s next to the woods, the beginning, so it’s flowing out - and that’s why the woods are lighter in the back. i hope this helps it more to understand what i meant to do thanks for your honesty, i really appreciate it, and am glad you like her"