Mother Oak by ppetersen
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~*~ Mother Oak ~*~
My representation of a hamadryad. She guards the last of the oaks, trying to keep it safe...
In Greek mythology, the dryads are female spirits of nature (nymphs), who preside over the groves and forests. Each one is born with a certain tree over which she watches. A dryad either lives in a tree, in which case she is called a hamadryad, or close to it. The lives of the dryads are connected with that of the trees; should the tree perish, then she dies with it. If this is caused by a mortal, the gods will punish him for that deed. The dryads themselves will also punish any thoughtless mortal who would somehow injure the trees.
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Sketched the dryad, ghosted her, then added to another picture for the background. The tree was painted over a bit, and then all was smudged, added some more 'grasses' again smudging them. Frame was done in PSP 9 as well.
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Many thanks to all who viewed yesterdays dragon :) and for the lovely comments left, it always makes me smile.
Blessings all
as always,
Pat
Comments (7)
wonderfully done, i love the background info, incredible job :)
Wow interesting! Very nicely done Pat! hugs :)
Wonderful picture,beautifully done!!!
Brilliant Pat! I love this .. Her face is so soft! Excellent!
Cleaverly done Pat! Just beautiful!
A wonderful image. Interesting mythology.
Original idea . I think you should work on her hair ... ;) Nicely done . :)