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© Kristina Gehrmann 2007
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Salome, who danced in front of King Herodes and received the head of St. John the Baptist on a silver plate, was regarded one of the most wicked women in history.

And this is how she died, according to the old legend. One day, she was dancing on a frozen pond when the ice broke and she fell into the water. Eventually, the sharp ice fragments would cut her neck and severe her head from her body. So she died the same way like the man whom she had brought to death; and not even her mother Herodias was able to save her.

Photoshop 7 and Aiptek tablet.
Reference used: A photo of my friend posing for Herodias. Photos of my own face, for the sea demons. No reference used on Salome.

Close-ups: http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/9841/deathofsalomedetailye7.jpg]]> Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:56:23 +0000 http://maidith.cgsociety.org/gallery/493415

© Kristina Gehrmann 2007
www.bildkunst.de

A painting inspired by the German ballad "Lenore", written in 1774.
The ballad is about a girl called Lenore whose betrothed, a young soldier named Wilhelm, did not come home from the battle. So everyone was sure he was dead, and Lenore cursed God and the saints for letting him die.
But one night, someone knocked at her door and said he would take her to the wedding now: it was Wilhelm who everybody had thought was dead. Of course Lenore agreed to come with him, though it was almost midnight...

Painted using Photoshop 7 and my Aiptek tablet.]]> Sun, 06 May 2007 17:21:00 +0000 http://maidith.cgsociety.org/gallery/446204

© Kristina Gehrmann 2007
www.bildkunst.de

A commissioned portrait; her name is Krista
This image is a little older but I'm still very happy with it.
Painted using Photoshop 7 and my good ole Aiptek tablet.]]> Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:25:11 +0000 http://maidith.cgsociety.org/gallery/264678

© Kristina Gehrmann 2007
www.bildkunst.de

Iustitia - The Justice.
A part of the series I'm currently painting: the seven heavenly virtues. This was done in July 2005 in Photoshop 7. ^^
I am Iustitia, my eyes are blind.
I do not see who you are, but I am told what you have done.
My indestructible pair of scales will weigh your guilt.
May both sides be equal or not,
Condemning you either to heaven,
or to eternal purgatory.
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I used Painter IX for this one.
My idea was to depict my imagination of peace - I wanted to do something more simple and less detailed than I usually do. The sky was a lot messier and "spectacular" before, but I forced myself to keep it quite simple. ^^
Close-ups:
http://img114.exs.cx/img114/9652/finalpeacecloseup19sl.jpg
http://img114.exs.cx/img114/4610/finalpeacecloseup28ju.jpg
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This was done for the Master & Servant challenge, painted 100% in Photoshop 7. I know the anatomy of the angel isn't entirely correct, but for me it is finished now.
I chose the subject of the Announciation because it does not represent just one, but various relationships of a master and servant to me. The one visible is between Mary and the archangel Gabriel, who is on the one hand a servant, the servant of God; on the other hand, he can represent to Mary the master, to whom she says (instead of saying it to God directly): "Ecce Ancilla Domini! - Behold the handmaid of the Lord".
We all know the story, Gabriel announciates the birth of Jesus, who was God's son and servant, and the same time he was his disciples' master.
I'm by the way not religious at all, but I like the stories in the Bible. As well as ancient Greek myths or fairytales do, they sometimes inspire me
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This work is already a bit older, but still one of my personal favorites. I would like a few critiques though
It was inspired by Subway To Sally's song "Sanctus" and completely painted in Painter 4.
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I love allegories, and I always wanted to make a series of allegories, that's why I decided to paint the Seven Virtues.
This one is Sapientia - Prudence.
100% Photoshop 7
Close-ups:


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(And give us this day our daily bread)
For three days, Alainiëlle was sitting on the Eternal Flower, which had survived every dry summer in the desert for thousand years now. But those days people worried even about this flower, for it had not rained for three months and Alainiëlle surely was not the only one who had noticed that the Eternal Flower appeared withered than usual.
She sat on the dry, rustling leaves, hoping to be nearer to the goddess of rain this way. Glainah'Harpel, what was she doing right now? The goddess of rain, worshipped by Alainiëlle's tribe, never had left the people alone before; she always sent them rain, the cold rain, drops as fine as pearls are, onto the dried earth, where thereupon everything started blooming, just as if the garden of Eden was created anew.
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(Atlantean Fantasia)
It was long before the ancient times.
A town, as grand as the old poets said,
Marble bridges were built, mosaics were laid;
and the warm winters brought shining rimes.
Humans we were, favoured by the gods
Possessing all knowledge one can think of.
But when we finally approached the moon
We found the truth; and the gods we forsook
Which enraged our creators and they spoke:
We will destroy your Atlantis soon.
Haughtiness and vanity - it's all transistory
As well as their humans' peace and glory
***
100% Painter IX
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