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Born to Tame Dragons

1/18/2021

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"Born to Tame Dragons" - acrylic on cradled wood panel, 8" x 8" x .75".  Ready to hang (sides are painted; no need to frame.  Hanging wire is attached). One of a gaggle of goodies available at the Jan 17-18 auction at Artistic Souls Gallery.
Girls like you
were born
to tame dragons,
​to fight in wars,
to lead armies.

Girls like you
were created
to swallow darkness,
to quell monsters,
​to destroy obscurity.
Girls like you
were given life,
to bring tempests
and hail gales,
​unto their enemies.

Don't let a king
or a prince
or a fairytale
tell you you are smaller than that
​or who you are meant to be.
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Born to Tame Dragons (reserve piece)
​Dragon's Breath, Nikita Gill - Wild Embers - poems of rebellion fire and beauty
I've been channeling some fiery females in the studio this month!  Taking the technique I began last year in creating trees and bark - fluorescent underpainting on unprimed wood, keeping the paint wet, carving into the wood through the paint - and applying it to flame-haired girls. What fun!  But there is no telling these feisty broads what to do - they rule the studio right now. :)

And so it was. no surprise when Nikita Gill's Wild Embers landed in my lap and began pummeling me with words of rebellion.  Which is, perhaps, appropriate for this woman in this world at this time.  Watch out monsters, you are about to be quelled. 
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6 Comments
Carl Stoveland
1/18/2021 09:41:50 am

I just adore these paintings and the fierce attitude behind them. Populate the world with an army of the fiery ones!

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jen
1/18/2021 09:43:44 am

Carl! An army of fiery ones coming up! ha ha! And thanks...

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Dotty Seiter link
1/18/2021 12:26:50 pm

Holy dragon tamers, Jen! I LOVED opening the link to your (back-to-normal-functioning) blog and having "Born" scroll pixel by pixel into its full self! I am borrowing her hair for the afternoon. I promise to return it.

Your process: the best!

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jen
1/18/2021 05:59:11 pm

Dotty! Whew! What a relief to have cyber things back to normal. And YAY! Borrow her hair as long as you wish. You'll be an overnight sensation with hair like that....xoxo

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Carol Edan link
1/19/2021 01:46:14 am

Looks like a technique I could use with oils + cold wax! She is one fiery lady!

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jen
1/20/2021 09:48:54 pm

Carol! I think it would be AMAZING with oils! Do it! I want to see...xo

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