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©2008-2009 *puimun
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Size: 12x22 inches
Medium: watercolor
Original and prints for sale: [link]
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There is a Chinese story of the dragon's pearl.

On day, a young boy was out looking for food. He came across a beautiful giant pearl nestled in the rice fields. He takes it home with him and shows it to his mother. Afraid that the other villagers will be jealous, she quickly hides it inside a near-empty rice jar.

The next day as the mother prepares to make food, she opens the rice jar and to her astonishment, jar is brimming with rice. The pearl gleams among the white grains. "It is a miraculous pearl!" she and the boy exclaim in wonder. Joyously, they share the rice among their neighbors, careful to keep the source the the plenty a secret.

But as secrets have a way of doing, it eventually got out and the villagers became wild with jealousy.

They came raiding the house of the boy and his mother, determined to possess the magical pearl, and in the confusion and violence, the boy swallowed the pearl.

He was transformed into a beautiful dragon, and he danced away into the heavens with the flaming pearl.

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:icondragonrose36:
Is the bird a phoenix?

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much more contrast than usual!
:iconterrye634:
Gorgeous! :clap:

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"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, & having fun." Mary Lou Cook

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:iconjynxeddraca:
:faint: Oh my gods, that is amazing! Beautiful work, love the background story.

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You can't get embarrassed without an ass!

"You may need an Ass to get embarrassed, but it takes two asses to assassinate!" - =Doomsday-device

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:icontex-chan:
This is so beautiful. I love the color scheme you used. I think to complements your style very well, and the colors seem to glow. Just ... amazing! Thanks for posting this; being able to see the completed piece was a treat!
:iconmegeso:
I really love how all the colors blend together. This is a very striking, beautiful piece.

And now that I think about it, you should set this as your desktop or something. Might look good!
:icongato-de-agua:
This is different of your other works, you have evolutioned with the dark and light. And the details are incredible.
:iconsraiya:
beautiful, love the colours.
:iconnosyd:
If I had to pick only one painting to show somebody how you are a contemporary guru and indisputable master of watercolor, this would be it. I recognize that only someone who has spent many years mastering and honing her craft could achieve these kinds of effects and layering of colors so perfectly. This is divine; much respect. :+fav:

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August 25, 2008
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