“You will find nothing; you will find only the wild blowing grass and the trees. Put the Ikon in the branches of a tree. Place it for the will of God, so that when it is found by the Tatars they will know his Devine power. Place it there for the pagans. And come home.”
Before Armand, before Amadeo, there was Andrei the innocent child of the Pechersk outside of 15th century Kiev Rus. Son of Ivan the Hunter, devoted novice at the Monastery of the Caves, blessed painter of Ikons. But, if you look closely you will see that as the boy clutches his burlap wrapped treasure and makes his way into the copse of trees, that childhood is about to be brutally and forever stripped from him.
NOTE: If our boy looks much younger here it is because he is. Remember, this event takes place some three years before Amadeo is made immortal. For those interested, this is the same young model I used for him as in Amadeo’s Revelation – my Amadeo, Jr. if you will
The work is perfect, as usual. Buta re you sure about clothes? I am not an expert, but it is kinda differet from clothes from this region and time from, for example, history books... o_O" Or maybe you just waned it to look a little more modern?
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Sorry if I don't understand, sometimes my brain is full of pasta xD
Omg! This was always one of the scenes in the book that I liked to try and imagine in my head, it always seemed so cool. I'm happy you did this part Its def one of my fave parts from the book and you made it wonderful.
-- It would be so perfect If you would just fall out the window
Loved the cloudy sky, the dark woods in the background. Little Andrei looks so lost and fragile (for some reason it brought The Little Red Hood to my mind... )
Only thing I would fix is the pose, looks a little stiff, and the background. There are no tree/bushes behind him (That are visible) so it makes it look like there's just a line between the ground and the sky.
OH MY! OH MY!! I'm readin The Withching Hour now, but i've read ALL the books one week ago... i just get fresh scenes and this one is SUPERB!!! As always you're a pro with your habilities.!! I imagened exactly this scene!! and your interpretation of the Andre's situation is simply PERFECT!!!!
I have no words for you my friend!!!! CONGRATULATIONNS!!!!!!!!!!!!
-- Life is a big surprise. Death is biggest. Vladimir Nabokov
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Ah well.
Also like to add that I like that hat
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Words mean as much as to the extent of the reader's/listener's sheer mind...and to the extent of their heart and soul.
~the-coven
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Sorry if I don't understand, sometimes my brain is full of pasta xD
Wow. As always, this is perfect! Rock On!
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"Don't be a fool for the Devil, darling!"
~Lestat de Lioncourt
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It would be so perfect
If you would just fall out the window
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Die young
Live forever
Lestat
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"Well, Clarice - have the lambs stopped thrusting?"
Loved the cloudy sky, the dark woods in the background. Little Andrei looks so lost and fragile (for some reason it brought The Little Red Hood to my mind...
Great job!
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Only thing I would fix is the pose, looks a little stiff, and the background. There are no tree/bushes behind him (That are visible) so it makes it look like there's just a line between the ground and the sky.
Good job.
I have no words for you my friend!!!!
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Life is a big surprise. Death is biggest.
Vladimir Nabokov
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