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Published: 2005-02-18 15:35:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1911; Favourites: 56; Downloads: 83
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Still another piece in my "Visions" project: an ongoing exploration of fantasy; pre-Raphaelite; and Victorian classicism inspired images...this time, with a nod to the silent screen era stills, as well...Related content
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lovely, delicate face...the whole composition just plays on that. the really looks fae-like!
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Thank you! 
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*staring speechless*
So beautiful and pure. Like the angel of purity and innocence. Good job!
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Thank you so much!!!
I'm happy to say that this young lady is as beautiful on the inside, as she is in this photo, too... She actually cut off all her hair (waist-length--and yes, it IS that fluffy naturally--it's quite amazing!) and donated it to Locks of Love. I would NEVER have done that, at her age!!! With that kind of tender heart--I'm looking foward to seeing what kind of adult she'll turn into!
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I think she was 12, in that photo...and she gave away her hair when she was...13, I believe. She would be about 15 now, then! (I could be off by one year in my calculations--she might've been 13 in that picture, and 16 now--but that's close enough! 
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oh, This is truly charming! reminds me a lot of J.M. Cameron's photography, I truly adore her works and your photo perfectly fits this victorian feel, I really enjoyed it
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Thank you! 
I'm looking forward to seeing more of your own amazing work--it really stands out, here!
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She is a little beauty--and yes, quite, quite "fey" looking. Her eyes are deep jade green, and absolutely fascinating--full of daydreams and mischief...
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I think we're so bogged down with modern life and fashions that we have forgotten that young ones can still look so lovely and almost ethereal. It was of course a standard that the pre-Raphaelites and classicists aspired to. Waterhouse's image of femininity has fascinated me from about the age of 11 when looking through the library of books my father had at home (He taught Latin and the classics).
I think it's the air of innocence and the unworldlyness that is the crux and this young lady has that in more than adequate measures.
Both Jill and I both said Oh wow when I opened the piece.
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Oh you are SOO right--I completely agree with you!!!! I am so saddened when I see kids her age running around with their travesty of overt adult sexuality, young girls wearing makeup, without any innocence left to show at all. I have an incredibly hard time finding models to work with who actually don't look too jaded--and that's just plain scary!
I'm obsessed with innocence and grace and small, fragile moments of beauty--and I think we need them more than ever, today--to remind us that not everything IS about deconstruction and cynicism...and yes, that really is something the pre-Raphs and classicists (so nice to speak to someone who recognizes the distinction!
Your dad taught Latin and the classics???? How VERY cool!!!!!!! I would've been like a kid in a candy store in his library!
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That's the issue I have exactly. I have no problem with overt sexuality in certain circumstances and with a mature woman but parents put make up on eight year olds, give them tight jeans and pierced ears, what the hell is that about? The children don't stand a chance.
We have very similar interest in arts that's for certain. Have you been to Artrenewal [link] because if you haven't you have a very large pleasant surprise in store.
Odd you picked Hylas and the Nymphs as I regularly go to Manchester to see the original. I can sit and look at that painting for an hour along with Mengin's Sappho, one of the most tragically beautiful painting
Sorry, I'm waffling but please do check out artrenewal if you get chance. The site is slow but patience will be rewarded I promise.
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Yes...overt sexuality has it's place...but IMHO it's NOT on wee bitty girlies. 
Thanks for the link to Artrenewal--I LOVE that site!!!!
How marvelous that you've seen the original of Hylas and the Nymphs!!!! I never have...but Rossetti's SeaSpell is at a local museum, and I never see it without feeling like someone's punched me in the gut--it is just SO much more powerful in person, than as a tiny image, in a book!!! So I understand how you feel about Hylas et al...and Sappho (another marvelous image!)
Always such a joy to speak with other folks who grok the same art as I do!
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This is no fantasy image... it's so perfect and she so beautiful, someone could actually worship her or pray to it... wwwooaaa
excellent work
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Wow--thank you!!!! What a lovely thing to say!!! She's lovely to look at...but better still, she's got a beautiful little heart and soul inside her as well.
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What's not to love about it?! So much drama and stark simplicity!!!
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Oh dear--this is SUCH a belated response to your lovely comment...but I'm working my way through a backlog, and unearthed this lovely post, and had to thank you for taking the time to leave this comment for me!
How very clever of you to have recognized the Gish inspiration--she was very much in my mind, as I did this!
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oh gosh...dont worry about the belated response...I, too am trying to catch up
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LOL!! Glad I'm not the only one!
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Aw, she's pretty! This is very lovely pic. I like it in b&w.
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Thank you!
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fey/faye/feye means fairy, i didnt know if u knew that and named it intentionally or what. but she looks like one, so the name fits, a definete fav.
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LOL!!! Yep--that's the reason I picked the name...I think I first learned that word when I was around 8ish...and I loved to roll it around in my head, thinking how much more "fairy-ish" it was than "fairy".
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yea i first learned the word when i read morgan le faye at about 11 or 12. I love faye a lot better then fairy too. muhc better word!
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Oh--that's right!!! Good old Morgan le Faye!!!
Of course, I like "the words less traveled" on general principal..."grey", instead of "gray", for instance. Grey with an "e" sounds so much...well, *greyer*, don't you think?!
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idk ive always spelled it gray. It just kinda depends on how I learned it or saw it first I geuss. Grey does seem greyer though...
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I learned it "gray"...but somewhere along the way I saw it with an "e", and fell in love... Words are good!!!
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What a beautiful girl!
I'm sure she'll treasure the fact that you captured her so wonderfully.
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Thank you--she IS a little darling, isn't she?!
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(Yes, I'm ridiculously proud of all my models!
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I think it helps, knowing and loving yor subject - it really shines through.
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The girl has a wonderful classical face. Great close-up. Just lovely as usual.
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Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts!
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Oh my! She is a natural beauty. Thank you for the link.
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Ooooooh I was then going to sign off the net and this new addition to your gallery cried out for my attention!
Another wonderful photograph!
The model has such a gentle ethreal beauty and you have captured it perfectly!
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You always say the nicest things!
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I adore the softness to this. I feel as if she's actually looking at me, unlike other photos, where it's just, 'Oh, let me look at the camera, because it'll look as if I have celebral palsy if I fail to do so.' But this, does not.
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Thank you!
Thanks again for stopping by, and for taking the time to comment--
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