Thursday, June 2, 2011

Essence of Beauty

Essence of Beauty
Size: 11x15 inches
Medium: Watercolors
Prints and original available -here-
Detail closeups -here-


Inspired by an ancient Chinese fairytale - the story of Yeh-Shen. This tale is a variant of our more familiar Cinderella story. Yeh-Shen's dead mother's spirit lives on in a golden carp who befriends the lonely girl. When Yeh-Shen's jealous step-mother discovers this source of happiness, she kills the fish, and serves it for dinner for herself and her daughter.

But the spirit is not so easily banished. When Yeh-Shen's step-mother and sister head off to the spring festival, her mother's dead spirit visits and tells her where she might find buried and hidden a beautiful gown of kingfisher feathers and golden shoes to wear to the festival.
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5 comments:

  1. Steven TryonJune 2, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    Beautiful work, Steph.
    Steve

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  2. MariyaJune 2, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    Magical as ever! Love the colours:)

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  3. paintinggnomeJune 2, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    This is beautiful! Did you use Kremer pigments for this painting?

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  4. Stephanie Pui-Mun LawJune 2, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    Yes, I pretty much exclusively use those these days.

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  5. Tammie LeeJune 2, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    Not only is this beautiful but it is a powerful piece too! I feel as though I have stepped into another realm when I look at this.

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