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March 4, 2007
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This is a digitally colored version of an ink drawing I did way back in 1985. I've tried a couple of color treatments over the years, but till now I hadn't managed anything that I really liked. I do really like this one.

It's softer than most of my recent digital knotwork, and it reminds me of my very early watercolor paintings - when I was really tinting drawings. The colors in those watercolors gradually grew stronger until I often omitted the inks altogether. So this piece resembles some of the paintings I did in the early 80's, while I was making that transition.

I picked this piece to do as part of a project I've just completed. The outer knotwork border uses a pattern I created as part of my new book of Celtic art designs, and this painting is one of the cover designs I'm using on blank books - with Celtic borders on all the pages, and either lined or unlined pages.

The blank books and the Celtic knotwork pattern book are here: [link] - and the pretty cool unlined blank book with this cover is here: [link]
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~LunaFearnaDraconis Dec 17, 2012
Incredible. I love working on trees, but I can never bring myself to end the branches...
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~peyaluna Oct 23, 2012
i just love your celtic stuff....how about doing a stylized version of Yggdrasil next?
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~JRigh Jul 31, 2012
I just made the connection between you and your website ([link]), which I have been an avid follower of for quite a few years now! How cool is that? What a small world. :-)
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~Elfhawk Apr 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
This is lovely.
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~dawnpatrolla Sep 18, 2011  Professional General Artist
lovely!
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~tim23 Apr 7, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
beautifull work!
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~Knowledgecrystal Dec 9, 2010
The wood may be tangles, but the forest is guided by an eternal energy form the repetition of which is present and represents unchanging energy structures. The forest is dark and the spell is one of mystery, the knotwork connotates intelligence and the tapping into of the spiritual energy patterns. To be a part of the knotwork is to be a part of the whole. To be separated from the total knotwork means to be in illusion, unhealthy in some way. To find the way in which to reconnect the self to the knotwork is to find a way to reconnect the conscious mind to the unconscious, and the mind to the body. Shamanically.
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~woppidy21 Nov 11, 2010
wow simply amazing, if only i could draw knotwork that well at some point in my lifetime i would be exceedingly happy, thank you for your inspiraion.
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~LadyLeaf48 Nov 1, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Well, I'm almost speechless. Obviously one of the truly professional and wonderfully talented artists here. Not that I'm knocking any one else here, including myself. We need people like BWS to learn from and inspire and encourage us.
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~Forestkeeper100 Oct 4, 2010
Love this piece of art work you have done. Its always been a favourite of mine when I see it on the internet. Graceful trees and awesome knotwork really appeal to me. Thanks for posting it
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