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Saint Cecilia by *Qiu-Ling:iconQiu-Ling:

Categories Traditional Art > Mixed Media

©2004-2009 *Qiu-Ling
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Artist's Comments

This piece is a tribute to Saint Cecilia; the patroness of sacred music. I drew it as a commission for The Sacred Music Society. It is meant to be used as an all purpose greeting card. There are something like eight celtic knots in this drawing. And for those of you who may not have seen such things before, the writing/symbols in the background is the way that music used to be written in the Medieval era. To give you an idea of just how much detail I put into it, the original piece is only about 9" X 6".

Media: Technical pen, acrylic ink and watercolour

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~Celestial-SeraphiMan Jul 3, 2004, 7:01:20 PM
You know what? This is going to be one of my favorites!

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~Viscountesshope Jul 3, 2004, 8:30:01 PM
I swear, I might as well fave your entire gallery. I love this piece, especially as one who sings and dearly loves Medieval music. The knots are awesome, and so is the music in the background!

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~neomonki Jul 3, 2004, 9:19:34 PM
You anal retentive fool! :O

Shiny. *pets it*
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*Qiu-Ling Jul 3, 2004, 9:41:24 PM
Hee hee! I take that as a complement!

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"Soli Deo Gloria!"

"Beauty like this will never die."

"Death be not proud!"
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*Qiu-Ling Jul 3, 2004, 9:42:15 PM
Thanx! *loves to sing too* ^_^

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"Soli Deo Gloria!"

"Beauty like this will never die."

"Death be not proud!"
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*Qiu-Ling Jul 3, 2004, 9:42:29 PM
Thanx!

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"Soli Deo Gloria!"

"Beauty like this will never die."

"Death be not proud!"
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~DrunkenFairy Jul 3, 2004, 10:36:04 PM
Beautiful work! I love the colours, it's so vibrant! I think it would look so great as a poster, or something big so that we could all drool over the amount of detail that you put into this.

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~sasoriza-chan Jul 4, 2004, 1:44:45 AM
Beautiful! :clap:

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~Viscountesshope Jul 4, 2004, 6:31:44 AM
Hmmm... we actually seem to have a lot in common, the main difference being that you can draw really well and I can't. Ah well... it's nice to know there's a fellow nut out there!

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Sanity is only for the boring! :crazy: :evillaugh:

Look at my stuff please!! ~Viscountesshope
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*Qiu-Ling Jul 4, 2004, 8:36:59 AM
YAY FOR THE NUTS! I'm sure your art will improve with time and practice. The only reason I can draw the way I do is because I draw constantly. I draw while I'm at work, while I'm tavelling, while I'm at school - heck I'm studying art! I draw everywhere and always, so I get tons and tons of practice. Don't forget, it also took years for me to get to level I'm at. It takes time for everyone to develop their gifts. If you're patient and diligent, I'm sure you'll blossom.

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"Soli Deo Gloria!"

"Beauty like this will never die."

"Death be not proud!"
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