Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust - sold

'Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust'  sold
6" x 7" colored pencil on paper

Well I finally did it. I managed to capture a fairy just long enough to draw her portrait. :) She was pretty happy with it, happy enough to leave me with my own personal stash of pixie dust that should last until my retirement. Pretty sweet deal for a simple portrait don't you think? ;)
 
I believe in fairies. :))) *clap clap* Do you?
 
"Tink was not all bad: or rather, she was all bad just now, but, on the other hand, sometimes she was all good. Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time. They are, however, allowed to change, only it must be a complete change."  J.M. Barrie
 
Huzzah :)

Photo reference by the awesome Katlinn Lewis, thank you!







Posted by Crystal Cook at 4:20 PM
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24 comments:

  1. hmuxoSeptember 25, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    Oh Crystal, she's beautiful! I absolutely LOVE her gorgeous expression!! I thought it was watercolor! FABULOUS job!!

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  2. Karen BoeSeptember 25, 2012 at 5:03 PM

    Amazing what you can do with pencil. Love it!

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  3. UnknownSeptember 25, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    Looooooooove. So. Very. Much.

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  4. Kim RempelSeptember 25, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    Awesome! And you know I just LOOOVE that red hair! And the tiny triangle of green back space is the perfect fit ; )

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  5. Taryn DaySeptember 25, 2012 at 6:37 PM

    Love the portrait, love her impish expression, love her red hair, and those eyes! And really love your quote!

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  6. Roger ÅkessonSeptember 25, 2012 at 10:56 PM

    You really captured the skin and hair color and it is a lovely portrait. Well done.

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  7. Gatepost productionsSeptember 25, 2012 at 11:53 PM

    Just seen it on DPW ... never thought I would be sharing a page on there with you :0))

    Great picture, Guvvnah, it glows like ...er... Crystal?

    She is a fairy, her name is Nuff ...fair(y) enough

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  8. PatSeptember 26, 2012 at 1:10 AM

    Beautiful portrait, Crystal. Love the flaming hair :) x

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  9. Sandra BusbySeptember 26, 2012 at 2:59 AM

    Well just look at those beautiful eyes! I could just dive right in! There is not an artist I have come across that can paint portraits like you do! And of course I believe in fairies. My own Mum is one - I call her the ironing fairy, lol! ;0)
    I think you have fairy dust all over your magic brushes!

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  10. Bren Graham ThebeauSeptember 26, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    Another wonderful portrait, you captured the expression just right. Been enjoying seeing your collections of portraits on facebook too

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  11. UnknownSeptember 26, 2012 at 5:09 AM

    Wow! I love how this piece glows! And the way you positioned the composition... it's wonderful!

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  12. CarrieSeptember 26, 2012 at 7:43 AM

    We are believers at our house:))) This is just gorgeous, Crystal. I absolutely love it when you do cooler skin tones, and you just knock that red hair out of the park. Just gorgeous!!!

    Carrie Walelr

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  13. Sergio DSSeptember 26, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    Well done, great portrait.

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  14. Arena ShawnSeptember 26, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    I love your recent portraits so much -- besides technical excellence they all seem to have a very... airy and otherworldly feeling, just like fairies and creatures hiding from the normal day-to-day world. You are such a good artist when I started to follow you already, but what amazes me most is the speed at which you seem to grow... Yeh Crystal!

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  15. Diana MarshallSeptember 26, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    Beautiful portrait, I agree with the last comment by Arena, you have a special talent and a way with water colours nobody else has.

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  16. KonstantinaPSeptember 26, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    Of course! I'm a believer too-one shouldn't say otherwise, because you know what happens :)
    We all need some magic in our lifes and a bit of fairy dust too, but a whole stash...? Wow, that was something! :)
    Absolutely magical portrait Crystal!!
    Warm regards.

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  17. Michaele RaziSeptember 27, 2012 at 6:53 PM

    This is just magical! Crystal, you are an incredible artist! I gotta "PIN IT!" on my Pinterest board!

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  18. ArtiSeptember 28, 2012 at 3:11 AM

    As lovely as they come...

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  19. Kim VanlandinghamSeptember 28, 2012 at 7:57 AM

    Fabulous as always!!

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  20. WatermarycolorsSeptember 28, 2012 at 9:37 AM

    Fantastic!! happy weekend!

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  21. PrabalSeptember 28, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    Along with everything you already do so well, I just love that red hair. All that bold red being used like that is very bold and the end result is stunning.

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  22. John (JWJarts)September 28, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    Stunning!! Always stunning!!

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  23. JANE MINTERSeptember 30, 2012 at 3:31 AM

    eye catching .. super !

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  24. UnknownNovember 16, 2012 at 5:02 AM

    Muy bueno, es precioso!

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Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment they really do mean so much to me! Because not all bloggers have their email enabled so I can reply directly through email I will try to reply here in the comments. If I don't please forgive me, life must have been hectic that day! :)) Huzzah!!

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