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©2009 *Himmapaan
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'She became a terrible lioness, but when she was about to swallow the good youth, his magic steed came running and took hold of her with his mighty legs'

Illustration for Two Ivans, Soldiers' Sons, from Myths and Legends of Russia, collected by Aleksandr Afanas'ev and translated by Norbert Guterman; published by The Folio Society: [link]

Ink and gouache.

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Please, please do not reproduce or redistribute elsewhere without permission. :please:

Thank you so much for all your kind attention. :rose:

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:iconpallanoph:
Ohmygoodness!!!!! :faint:

I couldn't help but write this pointless little spazz-message, but my goodness, Niroot, this is incredible!

(I need to get my hands on this book!!!) :eager:

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Mind over Matter.
:iconkreepingspawn:
fantastic! great action. the horse is magnificent! :clap: all these envirnomental details, wonderful. :)

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"From a black hole i crawl beneath my halo eminating..." Mushroomhead - TheNewCultKing

"They're not socks." - Fieldy
:iconiguanarwhal:
What a great piece. I just love it so much.
:iconkreepingspawn:
i shall have to seriously consider purchasing this volume...

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"From a black hole i crawl beneath my halo eminating..." Mushroomhead - TheNewCultKing

"They're not socks." - Fieldy
:iconreplicantangel:
Gorgeousness. It looks like they're still moving.

I think that lioness is in trouble. :)

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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.
:iconjuliedoornbos:
brilliant use of the red to draw the eye. It's hard to plan out silhouettes like this. Nicely done. :D
:iconkingmancheng:
Great work as usual, it's great to see a more dynamic image from you!
:iconpixelwitch:
Fabulous! and I love your use of negative space in this!

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I dream my paintings, then I paint my dreams. ~Vincent van Gogh
:iconkeeganyoung:
I'm dying inside to own this book D: Spectacular work as always.

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"...I am in Tatiana's room. Tatiana and Olga are here... I am sitting and digging in my nose with my left hand. Olga wanted to slap me but I ran away from her swinish hand..."
- Anastasia Nicholaievna, May 8,1913

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