Night and Day

Night and Day

When the golden day is done,
Through the closing portal,
Child and garden, Flower and sun,
Vanish all things mortal.

As the blinding shadows fall
As the rays diminish,
Under evening's cloak they all
Roll away and vanish.

Garden darkened, daisy shut,
Child in bed, they slumber--
Glow-worm in the hallway rut,
Mice among the lumber.

In the darkness houses shine,
Parents move the candles;
Till on all the night divine
Turns the bedroom handles.

Till at last the day begins
In the east a-breaking,
In the hedges and the whins
Sleeping birds a-waking.

In the darkness shapes of things,
Houses, trees and hedges,
Clearer grow; and sparrow's wings
Beat on window ledges.

These shall wake the yawning maid;
She the door shall open--
Finding dew on garden glade
And the morning broken.

There my garden grows again
Green and rosy painted,
As at eve behind the pane
From my eyes it fainted.

Just as it was shut away,
Toy-like, in the even,
Here I see it glow with day
Under glowing heaven.

Every path and every plot,
Every blush of roses,
Every blue forget-me-not
Where the dew reposes,

"Up!" they cry, "the day is come
On the smiling valleys:
We have beat the morning drum;
Playmate, join your allies!"

Robert Louis Stevenson

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For my very sweet, lovely, talented and always very supportive friend Irina I hope you will like it
Thank you so very much my friend, for the wonderful support!!!

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Have you ever felt this almost crazy feeling with a piece, like it's totally taking over you..rules you, never let you rest, forces you to work on it, forgetting about eating, drinking, sleeping. And all you ever want to do is spend all your time with it!! This one was such a piece, it totally ruled me for this recent week... hours, and hours..
It doesn't happend with all pieces, but some simply want let you have any rest inside until it's done!!!
Now that's it's done,,I finally need to eat some LOL


98% digital painting, but used one of my very own photos for background, and a few brushes and a gold texture..
I learned so much with this piece, the leather corset with all pores and shiny buttons..I painted the texture, and then duplicated the texture and went on painting in many layers, until I got what I wanted, the same procedure with the fur, and the dress and the hair!!

DETAILS for the hand [link]
AND for her face [link]

Updated..I gave her a little boost of more colors, and increased the contrast!! I think it looks better this way!!


Stock

Water brushes
Golden texture
Sparkle brushes

Thank you so very kindly for looking