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This is my version of a banshee. I have painted her while she took a wee break from wailing.

Painting Details:
This is an original acrylic painting on a canvas textured art panel (like gesso art board). The painting measures at 8" x 10".

Painting was started/completed in 2011.

~Holly The Terrible
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~Ladyknight17 Jan 18, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I love it! This is my favorite! It love the color, the creepy stare in her eye. When you hear the old stories this is exactly what you envision. And the use of color is, as alway amazing! The eerie greens and blues, mixed with the occasional warm tone used it such a way to create a feeling of unease. I love it!
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*HollyTheTerrible Jan 18, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you so much! I always imagined from hearing the old stories a banshee with a wide mouth and strange bloodshot eyes when I was a kid. It really freaked me out and stayed with me.

So it was a lot of fun to remember how I had envisioned them when I was younger while working on this painting.
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~Ladyknight17 Jan 18, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Hit the nail on the head honey.
Your already one of my favorite artist. But every new thing I see from you makes me more and more of an admirer of your work. Amazing stuff.
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*HollyTheTerrible Jan 19, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Oh wow! Thank you! :hug: That really makes my day when reading that!
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~xadore Oct 2, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
She looks rather beautiful, in an eerie soirt of way. I LOVE the folds on her dress! :)
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*HollyTheTerrible Oct 3, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you! I'm glad I was able to make her a bit frightening without compromising her loveliness completely! :)
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Mood: Fear ~Violane Aug 5, 2011
Wow! She is super creepy. I love the red at the tips of her fingers, maybe she just got down killing someone?
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*HollyTheTerrible Aug 5, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you! I'm glad that you found her to be creepy! I was certainly trying to get her to look the part! I had to fix her eyes and widen her mouth in order to achieve my goal. It was after I had finished repainting those mentioned above, that I thought to add the slight red to her hands. I wanted it to look like she might have just finished doing 'something' on her prowl that evening.

As always, I truly appreciate your great comments!
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~anarnie Aug 4, 2011
It's wonderful!
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*HollyTheTerrible Aug 4, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
thank you so much!
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