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To Whom Do You Belong?

When in the height of youthful prime,
And candour gently reigned,
Then feared you not the march of Time,
Possession you disdained.

How fulsome in existence chaste
Were you content to dwell;
And life's pursuits in restless haste
Cast not their ugly spell.

Content without the irksome hand
Of one who gathers flowers.
Content in peaceful shades to stand
Whilst claims were made in bowers.

Then came those hands, clear to discern
Above the heady throng.
How came you for those hands to yearn?
To whom do you belong?

Why sigh you now, with faded mien,
For hands which care you not?
Regretting thus to be unseen,
Regretting now your lot

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Dragon Sheet 1by *Himmapaan

Traditional Art / Drawings / Fantasy

Bleh.

Oh, very well, I'll add a few more words. Something must be decidedly askew if all I can bring myself to say is 'bleh', no? ^_^

Some uninteresting dragon studies, because I wanted to. It's been too long. Plus, year of the dragon, etc. My favourite of the Oriental dragon studies is the one on the top right, with its strong cervine head and slightly melancholic expression.

There is likely to be more such dragon sheets in due course, for good or ill.

Pencil, marker, coloured pencils, sepia ink and a tiny bit of gouache on laid paper, approx. 210 x 297mm.

love 3 3

joy 1 1

~~wow 0 0~~

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

~~neutral 0 0~~

*ReplicantAngel Feb 18, 2012

I've always found Asian-style dragons to be so much more fluid and beautiful than European ones. I want to hug the melancholy one though! He's precious.

*Himmapaan Feb 26, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

I often do too. Though I love both for different reasons, I think.

There's a story brewing about the melancholy one. Though if or when it ever materialises is another matter. *Facepalm*

*ReplicantAngel Feb 28, 2012

Well, you know that I heartily encourage all stories and comics and such from you, whether they're about melancholy dragons or the frustration of computers.

~mooing-duckerberry Feb 17, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I actually like the one with the goat-like head. It's something new I guess... to see the great legendary carnivore given more of a placid, grazer countenance.

~de-d Feb 7, 2012

darling, they are very very interesting. i like them all

~ZaeavYeelell Feb 6, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I love the vaguely apologetic expression on the face of the full-body European dragon, especially after your other recent dragon post ("generic-looking"). In that context it's almost as though the dragon is self-conscious. Rather endearing, really.

*Himmapaan Feb 6, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Hehe, thank you.

*ArmadaRyu Feb 5, 2012 Student General Artist

Lovely, as always! I'm particularly fond of your oriental dragon designs. They look so expressive

*Himmapaan Feb 6, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you!

*Alene Feb 4, 2012 Professional General Artist

Whenever anything (like 'the year of') gets mentioned a lot, it has a way of winding up in sketchbooks, I find.

Last year I had rabbits bouncing over my pages. These are beautiful studies; I love the way each dragon is very different. My favourite is the top left – it reminds me very much of someone I know, so I have the feeling that any moment it's going to start bouncing around like a flea, however quiet it looks now.

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