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Published: 2013-04-24 11:48:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 120012; Favourites: 7426; Downloads: 1752
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I just finished this new artwork called Dragon Dancer. I first had the idea for it when I visited China last year but have only just got round to painting it. Spring is finally here in the UK and perhaps its been the cherry blossom appearing on the trees that made me want to paint it now?The picture is all about joy, as the girl dances with this playful dragon. He swirls around her captivated by her brightly coloured fans, and the pink petals from the trees catch the wind as they fall. I really enjoyed painting it.
A big thanks to photographer `mjranum-stock for the figure reference photo that I used when painting the girl.
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Love her feet. 
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I have seen this exact image done as a tattoo!
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Beautiful, though at first glance seemed to me like the dancer was about to be clawed and eaten...
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WOW! I really wanΒ΄t a t-shirt with this illustration!
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It's so unique and light hearted from normal dragon and girl pairings,you did an excellent job.
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I love how the dancer and her dragon stand out with such vibrancy and clarity.
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Magnificent! I can't take my eyes off it!
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I like how happy they both look, it shows a friendship between them
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i think this is my fave out of all of your work
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I saw this piece a long time ago, amazing
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My sister bought this print for me. It is signed. Thank you for this awesome piece.
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XD the dragon looks as though he is having so much fun. Well done, I love the emotion and flow of this piece, and also its depth, with the foreground and floating petals and the background. well done!
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Very beautiful, like all of your work. I love this!
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Eastern Lung dragons rock! but are sorely neglected in art, due to the more popular Western variety...
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I have no words, this is soo cool! 
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Ooooh, I think you're improving quite a bit currently! It's great to see such a talented and skilled artist as you getting even better - for some reason it's very inspiring for me to see professional artist I admire that keeps improving. Makes me want to pick up a pencil right away.
I really like this, very dynamic and with beautiful colours. The head of the dragon has a neat expression, kind of like the smile on many old chinese dragon-artworks I've seen, but still with your painterly, more realistic look. I really like the repeated use of colour all over the piece, and then the two attention-grabbing red fans. Oh, and both the design of the dragon's antlers and it's nose. I'm not quiiiite sure why, but I just love it's snout.
My current diary is about to run out of pages. I really hope one will be made with this on the cover ...
Thanks for being in Ebeltoft this spring, by the way! It was both wonderful and inspiring to meet you ^^
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You have such a wonderfully gift. Beautiful!
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