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The Lady of Shalott

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'I am half sick of shadows...'

Oil on board, 60x60cm.
I think this one is about finished now. For the main reference image used, I am indebted to former deviant 'melancholymannequin'. I thought her look particularly lent itself to Alfred Lord Tennyson's fay protagonist in the poem 'The Lady of Shalott'.
charon.sfsu.edu/TENNYSON/TENNL…

I wanted to evoke the paintings of the preraphaelites, who were also drawn to the theme. I could imagine the reference model in a painting by John William Waterhouse, or Frank Cadogan Cowper, or Edwin Austin Abbey (who would have appreciated the red and gold).
Image size
2224x2216px 1.4 MB
Make
NIKON
Model
COOLPIX L16
Shutter Speed
952380/100000000 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
64
Date Taken
Apr 14, 2010, 5:21:50 PM
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Absolutely gorgeous work!🙂 Thanks for the favourite!