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"Noah's Ark is a problem."179 views
Another piece in River's "vision" series. The central figure is River, reading the story of Noah's Ark. The foreground River, from OiS, is the visualization of River at the table, trying to picture the story. Since River is, as it were, projecting the scene, notice the absence of water behind her! (because she only sees extra 'props', so to speak, where her focus is). The Bible page on the right I scanned is actually of the story of Noah's Ark, and is meant to remind the viewer that everything River 'sees', she sees while reading Book's Bible. Composition-wise, instead of painstakingly trying to edit out the original upward branch from her hair, I found what I thought was an elegant solution: I removed part of side of her hair, and had it merge with the hair, also hanging down, from the River at the table. And I think it works surprisingly well. All-in-all, at least I feel I succeeded in taking this well-known River pose from OiS, and doing something completely different with it.albatross
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"YOU!"111 views
My very first work. I thought it might be a cute idea to give a whole new meaning to a very classical picture. :) I wouldn't exactly call it art, but it was enough fun for me to want to explore this fanart thingy a bit further.albatross
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Air and Fire22 viewsdoodle with a cool tattooKayna
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"This is paranoid schizophrenia."210 views
This is the first in my new River "State of Mind" series. As we open up the walls of River's reality, so to speak, we see the reason behind her troubled mental state: paranoid schizophrenia, hand-crafted by government scientists who thought River's brain was a rutting playground. The idea is to get a glimpse at what's been buried beneath those layers of psychosis. The peeling off of reality, as it were, opens up the door to a lot of symbolism: eleven inherent metaphoric parallels already there. :) This particular pose on the couch is one of my favorites scenes. River, withdrawn into herself, has to face her demons herself.
This picture differs from the one I originally posted at FFF.net, in that it has a different font, and was edited for small pixel errors and such.albatross
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Fugitive52 viewsThis wallpaper is one of my favorite copmuter pieces. She's so beautiful and sad and alone. River is isolated by what she is and by what was done to her. She doesn't fit. She doesn't function properly. How can you not love this beautiful, broken girl.Kayna
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"I can win this!"167 viewsI decided to give the "River and burning swing" scene a swing. Very difficult theme, though. How do you capture River's innocence lost at that swing? And still have something artistic to say. You tell me! I felt a certain thrill thinking not just of the losses of our dearest River, but of how she came out victorious in the end. So, short of having her machete away at Reavers, I took the theme from Objects in Space, where's she playing a game with Kaylee, and did a sort of premonition/memory of Miranda thing with it, only to add the ever sweet "I can win this!" words. The view is kinda panoramic, what with the surface of Miranda and all, to get that planetary feel going between the two blue objects.albatross
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You got to be steely55 viewsFirefly meets Stargate Atlantis, to form a nice, workable theme. :) War Stories. Kaylee, so not knowing what to do with that gun (on the right, purposely a mite fuzzy). But in "Missing", probably the best Jewel Staite episode of SG-ATL, Kayl... I mean, Dr. Keller actually shoots a guy. She's still afraid, and still uncomfortable with it. But she resolves to be strong, digs deep, and finds the courage that was always there. She had to. She did, in the end, as she told Simon in Jaynestown: "You got to be steely. Can't be letting men stomp on you so much." This particular bad guy, at least, didn't get the chance.albatross
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"Incipit Vita Nova"299 viewsPersephone, 2517, the year Dr. Simon Tam first sets foot aboard Serenity. A pivotal moment that marks the beginning of a new life for River and her brother. This piece shows Simon, on the ramp of Serenity, where he meets Kaylee, who introduces him to Mal (O.S.). That pose of Simon alone, briefcase in hand, is enough to make me want to cry. He looks so out of place! And he is. All because of River, for whom he sacrificed everything, just so she could be safe. This is a man who, were it not for his great love for River, would never be here! The Title is taken from Dante's "La Vita Nuova" (= The New Life). And we see a page, supposedly from Simon's diary, which reads, paraphrased after Dante, "In that book which is my memory, on the first page of the chapter that is the day when I first entered Serenity, appear the words: Here begins a new life (= Incipit Vita Nova)."albatross
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Shadows and Light22 viewsThis was something I fiddled with. It was a pastel work but I was playing with my computer and loved the effect. Kayna
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Blue Lady33 viewsThis is a water spirit. Cousin to the undines, niads, oceanids, and many others. Ephemeral, etherial, undefined. A being constantly in flux. Kayna
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Miranda22 viewsRiver again! ;)
A lovely shot from the Serenity. Pastels worked perfect for this one.Kayna
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