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©2008-2009 *opiumtraum
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orig 11X11"
mixed media: acrylic airbrush, color pencil, translucent paper & photo copy

got a beetle fixation for some reason...

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:iconclawswans:
beautiful looking work. oddly enough i can imagine the beetle to sound really loud if it was audibly heard.-Like some kind of acoustic generator. it has a very mechanical look and radioactive quality. Really loving the strong imagery.
:iconopiumtraum:
thank you...I seem to explore images obsessively, & for whatever reason, beetles are the obsession du jour. I think I have one or 2 more in mind...acoustic generator- very cool

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"He [God] can't go anywhere since he is already everywhere..." Wm. S. Burroughs
:iconbasia-almostthebrave:
this is adorable, very un-organic as for a beetle i'd say, even though the shapes are perfectly organic:clap: but the composition, it gives lots of geometry to the whole thing :clap:
the paralism between the beetle and the orchid is visible yet subtle at the same time
oh, and orchids do have incredibly whimsical shapes and you captured it perfectly:clap:
:iconmirmy:
Very nice work. I love the use of colour!

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:iconjensheron:
Congratulations mate, this is very beautiful.
Love it's austerity.

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I want to change the world, instead I sleep.
:iconopiumtraum:
thank you...I have one or 2 more beetles in mind- & then hopefully they are out of my system- one I have the title to (the cart before the horse?), the other is just stretching? the imagery a little...

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"He [God] can't go anywhere since he is already everywhere..." Wm. S. Burroughs
:iconfoxydevonlady:
This is lovely. It reminds me of those very old botany book illustrations...but with a touch of surreal...and an edge. :D

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The best way out is usually through the door but not many people realise it: Confucius.
:iconopiumtraum:
thank you. I love old botanical illustration (and some of the new stuff), and would be happy to be in that company. Surreal, uh, ness & edginess- icing on the cake!

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"He [God] can't go anywhere since he is already everywhere..." Wm. S. Burroughs
:iconfoxydevonlady:
You're very welcome. :D
Yes I love those kind of illustrations too. Good stuff. :)

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The best way out is usually through the door but not many people realise it: Confucius.

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January 14, 2008
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Panasonic
DMC-FZ18
10/250 second
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5 mm
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Jan 14, 2008, 9:05:45 AM

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