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Gending by ~scarlet-dragonchild:iconscarlet-dragonchild:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Surreal

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Come home, come home
The mother awaits

Watercolors on A3 sketchbook paper
Border textures from ~GeneralVyse

Gending literally means 'song', yet oftentimes refers to traditional Javanese Gamelan compositions.
Enjoy :)

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Given 2009-10-29

~scarlet-dragonchild shares with us yet another shining exemplar of watercolours with Gending, illustrating a consummate understanding of an earth tone palette paired with exquisite detailing woven throughout a winsome composition. Please enjoy this and much more from the artist's gallery! (Suggested by `ArhcamtIlnaad and Featured by ^snowmask)

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~larlus Feb 25, 2009, 10:25:02 AM
I love your imagine :D

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Tek sucum hayal kurmak
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~scarlet-dragonchild Feb 25, 2009, 10:29:08 AM
thank you :glomp:

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Lost, and loving it..
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~artemis3120 Feb 25, 2009, 10:38:02 AM
Ah, beautiful. I've always admired your style.

Very good use of the mask motif. The imagery and the architecture, as well as many of the figures, suggests an Indian inspiration, I'm guessing?? The only thing I'm wondering about is the girl on the left; she seems to stand out quite a bit, but I imagine she's the one "coming home?"

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No matter how many times you say it, platypus won't make it better.
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~scarlet-dragonchild Feb 25, 2009, 10:51:06 AM
I think Indian is correct in a way, for Indonesia's visual culture is heavily influenced by India's during their trading days. What I used for this picture is mainly Javanese motifs and cultural objects, which is a sort of melting pot of Indian, Islamic, Chinese, and Dutch colonial influences.

And yes, I think the girl is the one who's 'coming home' to the Mother, which is why throughout the picture there's also references to the mother image (and also their ostracization) in Indonesian myths.

Thank you :3

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Lost, and loving it..
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~Freerange-Dork Feb 25, 2009, 10:52:30 AM
This is so beautiful! All the details and the colours...you create such a warm feeling in your art~

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~amethystiina Feb 25, 2009, 10:56:34 AM
Beautiful work :heart:

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- Shhhh -
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~moonytash Feb 25, 2009, 11:02:45 AM
It does look like a song.. everything moving one into the other...) Great feeling!

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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
-- Confucius
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~Tedstill Feb 25, 2009, 11:26:42 AM
This is beautiful! What a lovely composition, too; as I keep looking I keep noticing more and more parts to it. It's kind of mysterious but also warm~
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*Monkeymaniac Feb 25, 2009, 11:32:10 AM
I agree with :iconmoonytash:, it does look like a song. So much movement and warmth...

Love the colour theme, and I think I've fallen in love with the girl coming home. She looks shy, but sure that this is right, and her hair is lovely. :heart:
Your use of watercolour is stunning! Keep up the fabulous work!

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To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.
-Oscar Wilde

The road to success is always paved with frustration.
- Bobby Chiu
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~chobi Feb 25, 2009, 12:06:54 PM
I was just looking at your gallery and wondering what you've been up to. I'm so happy to see that you're still making pieces. Very creative and stylish, I like your characters in this a lot. That snake like scale going through is beautiful.

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These pretzels are making me thirsty!
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