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Description They have a wonderful back story that I'm not going to get into right now.

EDIT: First of all, HOLY TORPEDO BATMAN!!!! I never expected this!! I flipped a shit and my poor roommates probably thought I was having some sort of breakdown based on the unintelligible noises I was making at high decibels. Thank you sososo much to =Farewell-Spring for suggesting and to ^sphilr for featuring me!! I still can’t get over it!!

I was hesitant to write out their story only because this is a snapshot of a relationship that I’ve been mulling over for two years, and I don’t want to ruin what your imaginations came up with! But here it is: It’s a sad love story of the hunted and her hunter falling in love, not of grimms or any other, but my own. She represents a mythical deer-creature who lives in the roots of the apple trees that grow in an orchard near by(that‘s where the apples and apple blossoms came from)- he is the eternal hunter, in a way condemned, to hunt lost souls for all eternity- sort of like the wild hunt. Just like the wild hunt actually, if they had a leader (did they? I don’t know!). And those are his creepy dogs with skulls for faces and are so evil they cannot pass over water- which was big in some stories, legends- something. Anyways. He has chalk white skin that fades to black at his extremities except for his head, he just has gorgeous black curls and solid black eyes- and as I was interweaving my life with this I chose not to show his face because it’s in a way mirroring another painting I did when I was working something out in my head that looking back on it feels just like this. His sort of creature would be a black swan, and that’s why he’s tossing the three feathers towards her so that as she dies she’ll always remember him. But see that weird white flowy stuff? That’s her soul/being/essence leaving that body to enter into her natural form because even though she’s allowed to take human form it’s the only time she’s vulnerable- but she longs to be with him so badly- and he with her- but once the call to the hunt is made he can’t stop himself from hunting her to her death. This particular time they were at a masquerade ball that he was hosting.
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Comments: 261

DarlingDeerest In reply to ??? [2013-03-30 18:18:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I haven't listened to them in a minute, but it does fit well!

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Metatr0nTumultum [2012-12-21 11:30:18 +0000 UTC]

This is really awesome and all but why are their 2 simle dogs in the background? O_o dey R scÄry

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DarlingDeerest In reply to Metatr0nTumultum [2013-03-30 18:18:57 +0000 UTC]

They're supposed to be the dogs of the wild hunt! (:

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boydestroystheworld [2011-09-13 20:05:19 +0000 UTC]

this is absolutely marvelous!

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DarlingDeerest In reply to boydestroystheworld [2011-09-16 13:06:07 +0000 UTC]

thanks!! (:

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teamoth [2011-09-04 16:31:52 +0000 UTC]

The hunter's got a killer suit.

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DarlingDeerest In reply to teamoth [2011-09-08 07:41:23 +0000 UTC]

Hell yeah he does haha

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neon-ink [2011-05-23 10:01:13 +0000 UTC]

I'm pretty sure I've commented on this before.... but this is my favourite piece of yours, it is completely stunning. Everything about it I love, and I'm not sure why, but it always seems so much bigger than it actually is. When I look away from this I always think can see the apple trees and the blossoms, and deep forest and the sky above them. Something about this picture just MAKES you imagine. That may sound very arty-farty.... but it's wonderful.

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DarlingDeerest In reply to neon-ink [2011-05-25 18:24:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I can't get over that people like this painting so much! It's crazy haha

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neon-ink In reply to DarlingDeerest [2011-05-25 20:38:28 +0000 UTC]

Hehe well you're very talented! It really is a well deserved DD

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DarlingDeerest In reply to neon-ink [2011-05-28 11:44:13 +0000 UTC]

thank you ;w;

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CamilleVictoire [2011-05-21 20:13:04 +0000 UTC]

I don't really know how to express my feelings... I'm fond of her face, she's so sweet and sad... I love this painting, a wonderful painting !!

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DarlingDeerest In reply to CamilleVictoire [2011-05-22 05:06:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!!

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Nils-Iver [2011-05-10 08:02:39 +0000 UTC]

love arrows...your doing it wrong!!! xO

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DarlingDeerest In reply to Nils-Iver [2011-05-11 01:59:46 +0000 UTC]

so true!

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JadeHalleyB [2010-12-15 20:43:09 +0000 UTC]

Just stunning. Every time I look at it I see something new. Really incredible work.

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DarlingDeerest In reply to JadeHalleyB [2010-12-16 03:53:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! (:

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Mothwomang [2010-11-17 11:50:25 +0000 UTC]

Why have I seen this before in my dreams?

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imkyuti [2010-11-06 20:51:09 +0000 UTC]

What a story!

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DarlingDeerest In reply to imkyuti [2010-11-11 16:35:51 +0000 UTC]

thanks! (:

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shadowwolf4456 [2010-11-02 06:06:44 +0000 UTC]

I'm curious as to why the forest is almost blank behind the dogs, I see no trees. Does this have symbolism as well?

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DarlingDeerest In reply to shadowwolf4456 [2010-11-02 17:58:12 +0000 UTC]

Not really, the forest just happens to end.

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WebSilence [2010-10-12 18:14:35 +0000 UTC]

nice)))

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Nehiko [2010-10-10 04:04:23 +0000 UTC]

So amazing!!
It's really quite awesome.
I love her hands, they look so delicate with the black gloves.

Is it all only your ideas? Like, did you make up the characters? Or is it like some sort of fairy tale or story that you illustrated?

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DarlingDeerest In reply to Nehiko [2010-10-10 16:53:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! They're all my ideas, except for the wild hunt. (:

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Nehiko In reply to DarlingDeerest [2010-10-10 21:15:52 +0000 UTC]

That's so cool, you should write a book of it!

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DarlingDeerest In reply to Nehiko [2010-10-11 01:55:33 +0000 UTC]

I hope one day I will!!

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fedora-blues [2010-10-08 01:54:21 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!
I love the whole thing

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DarlingDeerest In reply to fedora-blues [2010-10-09 00:04:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!! : D

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VampaDragon [2010-10-07 19:09:39 +0000 UTC]

its so inspiring.you can tell thousend stories from that one picture.stuning!cant stop watching.

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VampaDragon In reply to VampaDragon [2010-10-07 19:10:39 +0000 UTC]

*thousand

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DarlingDeerest In reply to VampaDragon [2010-10-09 00:04:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! c:

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VampaDragon In reply to DarlingDeerest [2010-10-09 12:13:40 +0000 UTC]

you are so welcome darling

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Ti-Ana [2010-09-30 00:26:30 +0000 UTC]

Gosh, this is so beautiful, and ever since I saw this picture, I can't stop thinking about it. I keep coming back to look it, it made such an impression on me. I'm so glad I saw this, it's simply wonderful^^ And thank you so much for posting the story.

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DarlingDeerest In reply to Ti-Ana [2010-10-01 20:57:01 +0000 UTC]

No problem! (: And wow! Thank you so much! I'm glad it made such an impression! c:

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alxndra4 [2010-09-26 23:05:59 +0000 UTC]

what interesting characters and beautiful drawing style.
you definitely deserved a daily deviation

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DarlingDeerest In reply to alxndra4 [2010-09-27 06:39:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! c:

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PetStudent [2010-09-26 11:22:46 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! Before I read the description I associated the picture with a ballad from somewhere in Scandinavia (which probably is a story from anywhere), where the hunt is more of an accident and a curse fulfilled.

The even darker story here fitted even better, though. Great work!

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DarlingDeerest In reply to PetStudent [2010-09-26 22:05:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! (:

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rmkartholic [2010-09-25 13:18:32 +0000 UTC]

love this

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DarlingDeerest In reply to rmkartholic [2010-09-26 22:04:52 +0000 UTC]

thanks!! : D

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Boss-Hoss1 [2010-09-25 06:24:22 +0000 UTC]

IIRC, leadership of the hunt varies by accounts. Usually, it's been Herne the hunter or cuerneos (sp?), both antlered men with aspects of deer. There is a female leader of the hunt at times, I forget who she is (Rihanon?)

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DarlingDeerest In reply to Boss-Hoss1 [2010-09-26 22:04:44 +0000 UTC]

That's so cool! I'll really have to look into it (:

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Brokenopenseed [2010-09-25 05:36:22 +0000 UTC]

Whoa... really glad you posted the story... That is intensely awesome.

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DarlingDeerest In reply to Brokenopenseed [2010-09-26 21:51:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! : D

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Psychodownthestreet [2010-09-24 19:13:03 +0000 UTC]

OMG I SIMPLYLOVE THIS AMAZING JOB

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DarlingDeerest In reply to Psychodownthestreet [2010-09-26 21:08:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!!

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Psychodownthestreet In reply to DarlingDeerest [2010-09-26 21:09:27 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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Rmmacd [2010-09-24 13:16:41 +0000 UTC]

i like the story...its good

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DarlingDeerest In reply to Rmmacd [2010-09-24 16:02:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you (:

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