The Voice, the Violin and the Hurdy-Gurdy by ~CelticBotan
I was feeling kinda blue today, and decided to push myself a little with my drawings - I haven’t been drawing so much on the last couple of weeks and I just can’t stay that long without drawing anything.
Anyway, these are doodles I made of Chrigel Glanzmann, Meri Tadic, and Anna Murphy, my sweethearts from Eluveitie. <3
I used screenshots from their video OMNOS, I think it’s my favorite song, it’s just the perfect balance - though the lyrics are like a very dark version of Little Red Riding Hood, the melody is so pretty / “let’s dance and headbang and sing in Gaulish around the imaginary fire” (which is exactly what I do it when I’m doing the dishes while listening to it, LOL)
Enjoy! =D
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ART (c) ME, ~CelticBotan
CHRIGEL GLANZMANN (c) Goddess Danu
MERI TADIC (c) Violin Gods of the epic skills
ANNA MURPHY (c) Multitask gods
Little Pepper by ~CelticBotan
Human version of our new dog, PIMENTINHA (or “Little Pepper” in English), because she’s ginger, so mischievous and is always running and playing around!
She’s SOOO adorable! *0*
My mother found her when she was traveling with my dad in the countryside. She showed up out of the blue and had no owner, so my parents decided to bring her home. She’s been here for like 4 days and is already making our lives so much brighter!
Since she’s quite a young dog (she must have one year, tops) I designed her as a playful little girl from the countryside, who loves to play with dirt (Pimentinha loves to dig holes like classic cartoon dog xD). The white lock of hair is because in reality she has a little white spot on her chest and I know heterochromia also applies to hair color, so I decided to paint it like this.
Well, enjoy! =D
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PIMENTINHA / LITTLE PEPPER (c) ME, ~CelticBotan. Do not use, alter or copy.
Porcelain by ~CelticBotan
“In my dreams I’m dying all the time
When I wake it’s kaleidoscopic mind
(…) Then I wake, I’m going out of my mind
Going out of my mind…”
(“PORCELAIN”, by Moby)
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My bicorn I created a couple of months ago
I still need to give him a name though, I’m gonna think about it.
Enjoy!
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BICORN CHARACTER (c) ME, ~CelticBotan. Don not use, alter or copy.
O MISTERIO DO RIO DAS ROSAS BRANCAS by ~CelticBotan
“It’s you I blame for all the shame
This anguish and this aching
The mirror turned against the wall
Myself despised, forsaken
You say, ‘Beauty is within us, your mother knows’
‘There’s a beauty that’s within us, just like a rose’
You say, ‘Beauty is within us, so let it grow’
But it’s grown so dark and ugly…”
(“BEAUTY IS WITHIN US”, by Yoko Kano e Chris Mosdell)
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Cover I made for a Brazilian book named “THE MISTERY OF THE WHITE ROSES RIVER”, by Kizzy Ysatis.
Enjoy!
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CHARACTER / CONCEPT (c) KIZZY YSATIS
ART (c) ME, ~CelticBotan
“RANDOM ICE ELEMENTAL” by Celtic Botan
Doodle I made while listening a podcast yesterday :D
Slumber by ~CelticBotan
“My friend, an angel in disguise
We live, in a world that’s full of lies
You are, always on your own
(…) My friend, the comfort of your home
Your hands, will sit me down and rest
(…) Keeping me warm
Even the coldest days won’t scare you away
I reach for your hands
Don’t you let me slip away
Just hold on to me
For one more day
When all we do is run around in circles
And everyone is searching for the answers
You close your eyes, you’re ready to start over
And again
You leave the past behind…”
(“CIRCLES”, by Anneke van Giersbergen)
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A doodle of my original characters Dante (it’s been a while since I drew him!) and Melissa, taking a nap together. ^^
Enjoy!
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A still from the movie LADY IN THE WATER:
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DANTE, MELISSA and ALL MITTERNACHT MEMBERS (c) ME, ~CelticBotan. DO NOT USE, ALTER OR COPY.
Noble Spirit by ~CelticBotan
“I live in a dream
With open eyes, I breathe again
I see all your fears
Together we can feel
I feel - we can heal
And take the road less traveled on
To here, in the new
Like diamonds we will shine
We shine - We will rise
Two hearts, where souls are free again
We live…!
We sail the seas of life and believe
The storms will lead us home
These open roads will call us with The Promise
We walk the Earth alone
(We walk,)
(We fall,)
(We learn, we fail, we stand,)
(We fight,)
(We help,)
(Hate, listen and go,)
(Love,)
(We dive,)
(We dance, we laugh, bloom,)
(Amaze,)
(We hope,)
(We pray, leave, pass,)
(We walk,)
(We fall…)
This dream is a universe
And every soul shines
Where the darkness turns into light
I take you to fly with me
And follow the way
There will always be a new day
There will always be a new day…”
(“THE PROMISE”, by Globus feat. Anneke van Giersbergen)
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Birthday gift for my beloved friend Graciela! *O* I know her since my last year of highschool (2007), we weren’t even from the same grade (she was one grade below), but we are friends since then!
I know she loves big cats, mainly the white tigers, so here is a special, noble kind of tiger I created just for her.
Happy B-day, Graci! All the best for you ever, you truly deserve it! *O*
Enjoy! =D
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SPECTRUM by ~CelticBotan
“When we first came here
We were cold and we were clear
With no colors in our skin
We were light and paper thin
And when we first came here
we were cold and we were clear
With no colors in our skin
‘Til we let the spectrum in
Say my name and every color illuminates
We are shining and we will never be afraid again
And when we come for you,
We’ll be dressed up all in blue
With the ocean in our arms,
Kiss your eyes and kiss your palms
And when it’s time to pray
We’ll be dressed up all in grey
With metal on our tongues
And silver in our lungs
Say my name and every color illuminates
We are shining and we will never be afraid again!
And when we come back we’ll be dressed in black
And you’ll scream my name aloud
And we won’t eat and we won’t sleep
We’ll drag bodies from their graves!
Say my name and every color illuminates
We are shining and we will never be afraid again!”
(“SPECTRUM”, by Florence + The Machine)
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This one was dusting in my computer since February, and it’s actually the 3rd and final version for this song. I decided to finish it for once, since I wanted to see it done and because I’m need some bright colors in my life at the moment.
Well, this is my rendition to Florence + The Machine’s SPECTRUM, such an amazing, lovely, weird song <3 I honestly have no idea of what in the heck she really means with these lyrics, they sound very surrealistic to me, hum (/DALI) BUT, even with these obscure metaphors, I can see by the chorus, by the tone she’s singing and by the context of the whole Ceremonials album that this song is about being released from a very difficult situation / period, and about freedom and trusting (yourself / someone). I highly recommend you to listen to it, you will see what I mean - and because it’s such a kicking-ass song <3
I wanted to convey this ultimate happiness and relief I feel from it, all the colors bursting from her heart and soul through her powerful voice. She’s colorless because all the colors mixed together equals the white light. =D
I also wanted it to match with my SOUNDS OF FREEDOM fanart <3
Enjoy! =D
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SPECTRUM (c) Florence + The Machine
FLORENCE WELCH (c) Mr. and Mrs. Welch, that wizards. I bet my socks that they put a spell on one of those pre-raphaelites paintings and BAM!, Florence was born. I’m 100% certain that this is how her conception was like.
