Waking the White Queen

Little girl running away from the world
Don't blame yourself, words are less than love
In a wonderland, you can bend the course of fate
You can find the key and dream the darkness away

And if you search within yourself, to wake the White Queen
The key is hidden deep inside the world you're making
And if you find it in yourself, you'll wake the White Queen

- From "Wake the White Queen" by The Cruxshadows, which inspired the idea for this painting.


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Here is my sixth annual Astrid painting, which is a January tradition for me! I always look at this the end of the previous year's art and the kick-off for the next year's art.

As always, my goals are:
*Outdo the previous year's painting
*Set the bar high for coming year
*Make something I'm proud of

I'm really happy with this one. All my life I've wanted to be able to draw dragons and I've never been very good at them, but I think I'm starting to get there.

Here's to a great year of art in 2010!

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Wanna see the previous Astrid paintings?

Annual Astrid Painting Series:
January 2009: [link]
January 2008: [link]
January 2007: [link]
January 2006: [link]
January 2005: [link]