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bluefooted β Athansor Rises from the Sea
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Well, I figured it was time to do an illustration for my absolute, all-time, favorite book: 'Winter's Tale' by Mark Helprin. If you're into magical realism, you should check it out - it's truly a beautiful and wonderful read. Not to go into too much detail, but this is the scene when Athansor, Peter Lake's flying white horse, rises from the sea with a young Christiana on his back. I was (again) trying for Arthur Rackham's style - I'm mostly happy. I can't really accomplish the layers and layers of tinting that make his works so great, but I try
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My sister has had this on the wall for well over a decade, so it's nice to stumble on it here
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So few people have even heard of this book -- I adore it, and I think that you did Athansor and Christiana justice! <3
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Rackham was always one of my favorites. Love the old style of illustrations-and you've done a really nice job in his style.
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Absoloutely gorgeous, your lines and colours are lovely
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Athansor, my favourite character of all characters in any book, ever.
<3
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I love this picture. It reminds me of a dutch tale The White Horse of Volendam.
I always loved that fairytale.
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wow I love this. Very dramatic monochromatic piece.
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Wow, I'm so glad I found your work! I love the colors and the line art. This is what fairy tale books should use for their drawings! Great piece! I'm so gonna look this book up 
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Beautiful work! This scene made me cry in the book and you captured it so well! <3
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A good few years ago I saw this on the internet...and it was my old-school computer desktop for ages! I am so glad to have found it again because it's really beautiful!
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Wonderful work, truly! I first saw this image way back when on Elfwood, long before I moved over to dA. And I loved it then and I love it still, I'm so happy to have accidentally stumbled over it once more
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This is probably one of my favourite illustrations of all time. I keep coming back to look at it even after so long.
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Very beautiful. A bit like a japanese illustration... And the colors are very calming in spite of the storm.
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wow this is so mazing, beatiful and cool. Did you make this pic?
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Very beautiful, it does seem like an old world illustration. Very nicely done!!!!!!
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I've never read the book, but this piece is something special. It captures such a sense of dramatic yet calm beauty, and really makes you stop and look.
Absolutely love it, and am now looking for the book....
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when I first saw this I thought the waves behind the girl were wings!
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AMAZING! This captures that moment so perfectly! You are an amazing person.
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I love it! The shapes and colors and the girl's face! Just great!
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simply wonderful; so much feeling. I love it very much
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I love 'Winter's Tale' and I think you have perfectly captured Athansor's strength. Yet he also looks quite weary..very beautiful. I think it would be interesting to see your depiction of Peter Lake
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Hi! 
If you have any objections, just let me know and I'll remove your piece from the journal.
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Never read that book but now I'm very interested! This is a beautiful scene to depict, and you did an amazing job!
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I stumbled across your illustration here, and it inspired me to buy this book online for my wife. This is a beautiful work of art! I hope she likes the book as much as I like this picture. Thanks!
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This is absolutely beautiful.
Really, really well done.
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That is the most beautiful thing I've seen this week...or more. So perfect!
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Great book, I've been looking for fanart from it forever! Fantastic art.
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I just finished reading this book yesterday. My mum read it 20-some years ago and she got it for me for Christmas; one of the most enchanting and beautiful books I have ever read. I was drawn in by the first page and hardly put it down.
I love your depiction of this scene; though I hadn't thought of him that way, I love how tired and weatherbeaten Athansor looks, but how he's still so powerful and strong.
I'd love to see your mind's eye version of Peter Lake? ^_^
Beautiful work.
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Woow, thatΒ΄s beautiful....*_______________*
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I love Winter's Tale, and I love this art...amazing!
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you are awesome.. thats all i can say. all of your art. awesome.
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