Blue Sylph
I am obsessed by the colour blue. It almost rivals my hankering for all shades green.
I wanted to create a “Faery” painting imbued with emotional hue; to me, blue is the ultimate colour of deep emotion – and there are so many different types of blue, the essence of which is a primary colour and cannot be created at all by mixing other colours together.
Blue is often associated with sadness; in Greek mythology, the god Zeus would make rain when he was crying, and a storm when he was angry.
I see it as a very mystical, emotionally-saturated colour which ultimately has much strength to it. It is a beautiful colour to work with – deep and tranquil…
So, here she is – the longing Sylph, caught between earth and air – perhaps the butterfly is her yearning for flight, or it may be some other spirit of desire….You can purchase a beautiful reproduction of this painting here.
Liza, it is beautiful, gorgeous, stunning!
I love the movement in it and the peacock feather and all the little hidden delights!
you are so clever.
April 28, 2009 at 10:04 am
Oh, Thank you, Tess! I am glad you like that peacock feather…
April 28, 2009 at 10:43 am
Liza, glad to see you productive. It’s good to know that at opposite sides of the word, wer are doing creative things. Keep on creating!
April 29, 2009 at 3:57 pm
thats the best i ever felt on my birtday .Tankyou
July 12, 2010 at 9:03 am
I love Sylphs!! <3
June 12, 2011 at 6:02 am
~ Thank you all for your encouragement and kind words !
June 12, 2011 at 10:13 am
This is now available for sale as the original watercolour painting at my online shop here:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/71588433/sylph-fairy-original-fantasy-painting-in
July 16, 2011 at 12:51 pm