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A Gauntlet for an AlchemystUpon the solemn shore, I stand,
My feathers itching for the breeze;
Feet bound by earth, I lift my hands
And dream of soaring o'er the seas.
You claim it's for my good, this hold--
That freeman's life is chaos wrought--
While half-bred tales fly past, untold,
And shackled hopes are left to rot.
The time has come to rise again.
The Hermes bird may call my name,
But bloody ankles slip through chains,
And I'll not let myself be tame.
On broken wings I'll learn to fly,
As sorrow's tune rings through the sky.

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the dark side of madnessby ~k-ee-ran

Traditional Art / Mixed Media / People

This is not the Liber of the Romans, with his Buddha-belly and signature wine goblet.

This is the one who led Pentheus from the safety of his city to the maenads’ forest, knowing what destruction would befall the king whose name means "pain."

This is the one who laughed when Agave discovered the beast she had slaughtered was not a lion, but her son.

This is the one without gender or race, without conscience or reason, the one who thrives on drunkenness and madness.

This is the one called Dionysus.

Or… my interpretation of him, anyway. =^^=
I drew him on a spur-of-the-moment inspiration, likely caused by my mythology class focusing a lot on him and Apollo this past week, combined with watching and reading Soul Eater… Seriously, this guy reminds me SO much of Asura that it’s scary. That’s why I based his facial features off the kishin, even gave him a third eye… oOo
To my knowledge, Dionysus has never had a third eye in myth and lore (and the guy here is also missing a certain staff), so I'm kinda breaking the rules. >_< But hey, to quote the "Stranger" himself--
Pentheus: "Since you say that you saw the god clearly, what form did he take?"
The Stranger: "Whatever form he wanted. It wasn't for me to dictate that!"

Anyway. Done primarily with scratch art (I love my pointy tools… ^^ ), but the hand and eyes were painted with a combination of acrylics and white out.
_{(and a bit of the hair, too, where I pressed too hard and the wire brush ripped up the paper. >_<;;; but since I don’t have thin brushes and my paints are uber-old, the paint kept running everywhere.. -_-;; *sigh* alas and alack. I shall stop whining now.)}

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as a reference while drawing the prelim sketch. Many thanks! ^^

~gothineyeliner Mar 10, 2009

umm...wow

~k-ee-ran Mar 11, 2009 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

...?

~gothineyeliner Mar 12, 2009

like wow that's so dang awesome, tis a compliment ^___^

~k-ee-ran Mar 12, 2009 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

oooooh. kk. thank'ee!

~gothineyeliner Mar 12, 2009

de nada

~k-ee-ran Mar 12, 2009 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

espanol!!!!

lo siento..... pierdo los clases de espanol con senora Sprinkel... -_-

~gothineyeliner Mar 12, 2009

idr what pierdo means lol

~k-ee-ran Mar 12, 2009 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

"I miss"

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~CaptTreasureTroveTi Mar 6, 2009 Hobbyist Writer

O____O
Asura...

~k-ee-ran Mar 6, 2009 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

I was hoping that SOMEbody would understand what I'm talking about. XD

oooOOOOooo

...
now I just need to draw Apollo doing the Shinigami-sama dance.

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