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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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:iconcogwurx:
Beautiful. I like the faded colors...it gives it a really good aged feel to it. Like something medieval.

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:iconkaisilverfire:
Incredible! This is very beautiful.
:iconwinewriter:
Hot piece of work dude! :D

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Lt. Maria Laguerta: So then he must have already had the head with him in the front seat. Huh, that's weird. Why would he keep it there?
Dexter Morgan: I don't know. So he could use a carpool lane.
:iconillahie:
Stunning blend of a almost art nouveau style of the trees and the knotting on the borders. Incredible
:iconxantipa2:
Stunning, really nice.
:iconraptorarts:
Wow I love this natural style called Tanglewood. Very nice!

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:iconthe-twitching-peanut:
That must have taken you ages to outline.

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:iconaztec-rose:
You do amazing work... When did you start doing all of this?
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If you mean the Celtic work, I started that in about 1980. Of course it was all on paper, leather, cloth and wood back then :).

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Bradley W. Schenck
Celtic Art & Retro-Futuristic Design
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