LionsDragon Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 Thanks! That's actually what I was thinking! (The funny part is, this is a really nice area--but it looks so spooky at night.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) Just love this image @LionsDragon! It's calming and relaxing for me. Great work! Edited December 8, 2017 by lynxster4 1 Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 Thanks! I found the scene very peaceful when I photographed it; it's a lovely park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I just love it and - Yes - it does look like a scene from a mystery novel. Lovely rendition and those trees are beautiful Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 @Pixey, I guess my love of mysteries won't stay hidden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Dear @LionsDragon! The park looks very nice, has something magical. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 1 Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 Thank you, @Seerose! I thought it was pretty magical, too, and wanted to share. @welshblue, the name does sound that way, doesn't it? Never even occurred to me, d'oh! I was looking for a holiday light display, actually, but found this instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 So. I've suffered from anxiety for as long as I can remember. Between the car accident and some other jarring news, my mental state has been...less than ideal. This, for me, is what a panic attack feels like. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Argh - she looks very stressed indeed. Hang in there ........... a day at a time my dear 1 Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Echoing the thoughts of @Pixey & @welshblue. Hope it starts to ease soon. 2 Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Dear @LionsDragon! Your fears can draw so well. I think it's good that you write about it. Thank you also that you are so honest. I hug you. 1 Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I feel ya @LionsDragon I suffered frequent panic/anxiety attacks some years ago (thank God, they have abated). It requires tremendous strength and willpower not to let it happen. The racing of the heart and the start of hyperventilation are enough to scare anyone. Hang in there my dear. Like Pixey said, "One day at a time". 1 Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Well THAT is a tour de force .The emotion portrayed is very raw. Please give yourself a "gold star" , a bite of bonbon and a soothing cup of Chamomile. p.s. And don't let the unicorn tell you he's not been fed, there is dry food in his bowl. 1 Quote Scooter Age is only a number --in my case a Really BIG number, but there you have it When the prefect paint.net image is created, I will still be wondering "How they Do that?"- sigh☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Thank you, everyone, for the reassurance. Been a nerve-wracking month so far. This picture was hard to make and harder to post, but worth it; she needed to get out. @Pixey, thank you! I try but sometimes it seems like several days attack me at once! @welshblue, thanks! I can relate...the anxiety's always been there, but the panic attacks started almost six months to the day after my favorite uncle died. It felt like a heart attack. *shudders* Thank goodness for modern medicine! @barbieq25, thank you. It comes and goes lately. I really prefer the "go" parts! @Seerose, thank you hon! *hugs back* It was cathartic, even if the picture came out kinda disturbing. @lynxster4, thank you! Glad yours have abated. The ones that are just physical are *somewhat* more bearable, although they're all ghastly. The racing thoughts are the worst. @Scooter, thank you! The bonbon and tea worked wonders, and the gold star was a nice addition to my collection of celestial goodies. And the only critters I trust when it comes to food are birds; cats, dogs, unicorns, all the rest of them exaggerate. Greedy buggers. Thank you all, my dear friends. You have no idea what a healing place this is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 A combination of @lynxster4's porcelain and chrome text, @Pixey's gold-encased bottle, and @welshblue's stamped metal text. Now if I could just remember what I did for the wood.... 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Beautiful composition @LionsDragon ! Love it! Combining techniques is sometimes a good thing! 1 Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Dear @LionsDragon! Very nice combination. Fabulous work all round. Thank you so much. 1 Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Oooh - that is definitely worthy of being on a wall. It's great @LionsDragon as it's got shiny, metally and glossy too 1 Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilian Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I second what welshblue said above! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 6:46 AM, lynxster4 said: Beautiful composition @LionsDragon ! Love it! Combining techniques is sometimes a good thing! Thank you! I've always liked mixed-media IRL, so I figured...why not? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 10:01 AM, Seerose said: Dear @LionsDragon! Very nice combination. Fabulous work all round. Thank you so much. Thank you! I almost added a textile part, but realized that would be a BIT much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 10:09 AM, Pixey said: Oooh - that is definitely worthy of being on a wall. It's great @LionsDragon as it's got shiny, metally and glossy too Thank you for the idea! I added it to my shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 2/9/2018 at 12:53 PM, welshblue said: To quote George Bernard Shaw ... You use a mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul To that point, I always get how much of yourself you put into your work. Really nice amalgamation *blush* Thanks! I'm a big believer in art therapy and art as an active meditation. I tend to see it as taking out a damaged soul-piece and letting new growth replace it. I dream of inventing new textures the way you, @lynxster4, @Pixey, @dipstick, @Woodsy, and @MadJik do. Practice, practice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 2/9/2018 at 2:59 PM, Maximilian said: I second what welshblue said above! Aww, thank you! I'm just trying to rock as hard as the rest of you do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 The Poison Blue was a legend, and so was Eddie Barber.... This piece has its origins, of all places, in something I read about the way bottles of rodent poisons etc. used to be sold. They were ridged glass usually in a pretty shade of cobalt blue, and I commented I would have trouble not calling it "Poison Blue" from here on out. Next thing I know, I'm writing a short little piece about a musician from Saint Paul's Rondo Neighborhood and his supernatural trumpet...yeah. The Lion and I were discussing expanding this into an animated short, but that's gonna have to wait because we're getting ready to move from Saint Paul back to our home state of Wisconsin. As it stands, it's a love letter to an amazing city. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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