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Illustration Friday: Mesmerizing
For this illustration I was influenced by the book "Women who Run with the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes and the mesmerizing effect a full moon can have on most of us. 

Wolf Rules For Life:
1.  Eat
2.  Rest
3.  Rove in between
4.  Render loyalty
5.  Love the children
6.  Cavil in moonlight
7.  Tune your ears
8.  Attend to the bones
9.  Make love
10. Howl often

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24 comments:

  1. What a marvelous list for how we should all live our lives, and what a beautiful picture!

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  2. Thank you for your comment Melissa (uhmmm. .. I think my handwriting is horrible ...)
    Hey, beautiful illustration, I love, I find this woman-wolf, really sexy!
    I go out tonight to see the moon and possibly find it
    look here, please, my linx-woman:
    http://oloratrementina.blogspot.com/2011/08/influenciainfluence.html
    Byeeeee♫

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  3. Great illustration! It looks so natural - like a wolf sitting and howling in a dress happens all the time :). I love the list too!

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  4. ha, this perfectly fits the 10 rules as written above. I like the colors, soft tones, which are very well balanced.( as in your other work).




    You know, Ps is almighty:D
    But some stuff is also from Painter XI and some from pictures.

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  5. haha.. this is fabulous! I like your cool spin on your work!

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  6. This is really cool! I love the moon and the dress and fur of the wolf-woman. Everything is great!

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  7. Gorgeous illustration, Melissa -- I really like the color scheme and composition. Amazing illo (and great list!)

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  8. This is lovely! I really like the style and colours of your work!

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  9. Aw, this is amazing... I really love it!

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  10. It makes me think, just a little, of "sound your barbaric yawp", which probably touches on the same things :)Particularly gorgeous moon, there.

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  11. this is wonderful, lovely work. i may have to read that book now, i'm intrigued...

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  12. cheers for the comment on my blog. your drawing is awesome. you've got sweet skills!

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  13. That is one gorgeous wolfette. I like the fact that the icon on IF showed only the head and how this image really wowed me to see the rest of the body! :)

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  14. She is so focused on what she is howling about! I love it!!

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  15. I particularly like #6 and #8 ;) Your illustration embodies the list of rules so perfectly! It's one of my favs this week :)

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  16. To echo what another commenter said, I was really struck by how naturally the wolf's head and the woman's body blend together. Lovely and haunting.

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  17. This is very nice, and I'm enjoying the rest of your work too!

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  18. I keep this book on my night stand, it never ceases to inspire me! I adore this image, it's perfect! :)

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  19. I know I've commented on this one already, but I am in love with it, it's really enchanting!

    (I felt the need to say this, Melissa, It's my favorite!!)

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  20. Thanks all, thanks again Nelleke. I plan to illustrate all 10 of the wolf rules for life :)

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