"Swan Lake" 6 x 4 Watercolor,Gouache,
Swan Lake,Russian folk tale and greatest classical ballets of all time It tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse, and can only regain her human form at night.Spell can be broken by true love. Prince Siegfried while hunting spots the most beautiful swan with a crown on its head As he takes aim to shoot, the swan turns into a beautiful woman ,the prince falls in love with Odette and pledges to help her, but through a spell by the evil sorcerer, he accidentally proposes to another woman at a party( black swan), believing that the woman is really Odette. Princess Odette kills herself and throws herself into the lake. The Prince feels terribly sorry and throws himself into the lake with her. the two are reunited and together in the afterlife.

Based on my sketch from December's 2010 sketch fest you can view my sketch of it HERE
feels good to finish a painting of my sketches, some of them i like to leave them as they are but this one i wanted to paint :) Although the story is really sad i just love the music and ballet of swan lake.Painting the water/lake was a bit difficult,i did my own design of swan feathers on her,changed her expression a bit from the sketch happens when painting sometimes but wanted to give her a bit more dramatic eye make-up just like ballerinas have .

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