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Maralinde--a Portrait
Dhampir and Inferno
Artist // Professional // Digital Art
  • United States
  • Deviant for 17 years
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The List

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Updating this to remind myself to get busy again.... Adawa Island :bulletblue: The Nursery Tales of the Region :bulletblue: Sigil Crow (a portrait) The Witcher fanart :bulletblue: Portrait of Geralt (of course!) :bulletblue: "You Are More than That" :bulletblue: Rest in Brokilon Forest :bulletblue: Goddess of Vengence Other :bulletgreen: "Scarlet Trails" Chapter Illustrations (15%) :bulletblue: More landscapes, because landscapes are cool :bulletblue: "Meditations" (a potential series) Commissions (Closed) All Those Icons
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Thoughts

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Once upon a time, I lived on DA. During that time, I was surrounded by inspiration and more than enough material against which to compare myself and keep myself humble. To the point of depression, sometimes. This is not DA's fault, nor the fault of any artist here. It is merely a byproduct of my own determination to be perfect. And subsequent failure. So, for a time, I took a break from DA. Life began to require more and more of me, especially as I began to study dance. And then teach dance. It was a new and exciting way to express myself with less temptation to over-critique myself. But I missed DA. I missed the inspiration and interaction. So, I would poke my head in here from time to time. And I would paint sometimes. But still life made demands. And more demands. And more. And I accepted a lengthy commission to illustrate the interior of a book! In a series of 8 books. So, what little bit I was creating got pushed to the side in order to pursue my original dream:
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Reducing my inbox to only 7,780 deviations makes me feel like I've accomplished something today.

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YES! I totally understand!
WHAT?! ONLY 7 thousand?!!! That is way too many!
Eh....actually, that's not a lot.
Eh...........
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I am so very honored that you liked that poem and caught the playful element.  Thank you immensely.
Saw you at Tokyo in Tulsa!
Your work is gorgeous!
Thank you so much!  :hug:  It's good to hear from fellow con-goers.

~D~
Thanks for the llama! :D
Thank you for the llama