Prince Tamino and the Queen of the Night from act I of Mozart's opera, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute).
Pen and ink and watercolour, 2003. 290 x 390mm.
The prince carries a miniature portrait of Pamina, the Queen's daughter, whom she is imploring Tamino to rescue from what we first believe to be the wicked clutches of Sarastro...
The truth is quite the opposite, as the opera gradually reveals...
I'd hoped to paint moths milling at the feet of the Queen, but they turned out looking too much like butterflies. I'm afraid I was almost just 'throwing' them in at the last stage. It was reprehensible. I hope you can forgive it - it was a few years ago now... ___________________________________________
*Please note* A bad photograph of a worse photocopy of this illustration was previously submitted to my scraps, long before the arrival of my miraculous scanner. If you remember adding that to your favourites, please remove the unfortunate thing and favourite this instead. I will be deleting that old one soon. Thank you.
Ah, thank you so much, Jess. It's so completely flattering to see this (and others) being added to your 'Friends' Badassery'. That is a mighty compliment, no mistake.
-- 'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes' Desiderius Erasmus
Good Lord, this is gorgeous. The Magic Flute is one of my top 5 operas. (How dorky am I that I can rattle off my top 5 operas? ) The Queen is beautiful - I love the stars in her clothes and the bats flying around her. And your prince is rather good-looking - very different than the rather rotund one that I saw. LoL. definitely.
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"There was a star danced, and under that was I born." ~Beatrice
Q: How many lawyers does it take to roof a house? A: Depends how thin you slice 'em.
Thank you so much! Flute is certainly one of my favourite operas too. I'm no less dorky than you in the least, the only thing preventing me from listing my top five is that I love so many!
I wanted the pair of bats to acually form part of her dress. I was also hoping to paint moths around her, but they turned out looking too much like butterflies. It was a few years ago, so please do forgive that...
-- 'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes' Desiderius Erasmus
Wonderful. It was amazing when I first saw it and it's still amazing now. I love all the details so much. The folds in the clothing are simply wonderful and just, love it so much. I also like how far away the queen seems to be from Tamino even though she's speaking with him, much like in the opera. Great job, once again!
-- "Die Sonne hat eben wieder aufs Früchstück geschienen, und ich will nun ans Arbeiten gehen" -Felix Mendelssohn
I am blown away by how much detail you can bring to a relatively small canvas. I mean, look at those butterflies!! They're microscopic and still have clarity and movement. As always, I'm impressed.
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'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes'
Desiderius Erasmus
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"There was a star danced, and under that was I born." ~Beatrice
Q: How many lawyers does it take to roof a house?
A: Depends how thin you slice 'em.
I wanted the pair of bats to acually form part of her dress. I was also hoping to paint moths around her, but they turned out looking too much like butterflies.
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'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes'
Desiderius Erasmus
The folds in the clothing are simply wonderful and just, love it so much. I also like how far away the queen seems to be from Tamino even though she's speaking with him, much like in the opera.
Great job, once again!
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"Die Sonne hat eben wieder aufs Früchstück geschienen, und ich will nun ans Arbeiten gehen" -Felix Mendelssohn
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Dream casts a human shadow, when it occurs to him to do so.
--Neil Gaiman
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'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes'
Desiderius Erasmus
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'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes'
Desiderius Erasmus
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