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Magic Tree
Insyirah asked me the other on what to draw. I told her to draw magic tree as I, myself, like to draw magic tree when I was little. She drew it very fast! It took me a while because I draw when time permits.
Let’s take a look at Insyirah’s magic tree.
Watercolor on watercolor paper. Magic Tree by Insyirah.Description of Insyirah’s painting:
When you go under this tree and wish it will come true only if you had a kind heart. Example .*sits under a tree* ( you say = ) I wish I had some sandwiches and a drink. I’m hungry.*then a picnic basket hits your head*( you say = ) Hey look! this basket has what I wanted!I surely love to sit under this magic tree with Insyirah.
And this is my version of magic tree:
Pen on Moleskine sketchbook.Description: You can live on this tree and pick stars or berries from your window or door. If you pick a star, you can wish for anything you want. You just need to say, “Twinkle, twinkle little star, please grant me a (fill in your wish). Thank you.” If you pick a berry, it will turn into any food you have in mind.
When you feel like playing, you can just step down the ladder and get on the swing. If you are too lazy, the ravens can help carry you down. Hehe talk about fantasy. You can make anything happen in your mind.
Do you have your own version of magic tree? Show me and leave me your link in the comment box.
- Art & Places, Frankfurt, Germany, graphite, moleskine, prismacolor, sculpture, Travel illo, TRAVEL/HOLIDAYS
Art & Places: Statue of Minerva, Romerberg, Frankfurt
Here is a statue of Minerva situated in front of timbered houses at Romerberg, Frankfurt.
Pencil and color-pencil on Moleskine plain notebook.Minerva was an ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and reason, of warfare for a good cause, protector of handicrafts, arts, schools and sciences. She was the daughter of Jupiter, the king of the gods.
Minerva was built from red sandstone by sculptor Friedrich Schierholz in 1893/94. It was half destroyed in 1944 during the WW2 and again in 1951 by the Romans. Later in 1983, sculptor Fritz Klimsch sculpted an exact copy of the statue. Minerva wears a lion head’s helmet with a crest decorated with a head of a woman (not sure what this means) and feathers.
She holds a spear on her left hand while the head of Medusa on her right. She is wearing a toga protected with an Aegis, a shield or buckler, on her body. She stands on a column decorated with floral ornaments.
Reference:
Kunst Im Offenlichen – Minerva Fountain
- Art & Places, Frankfurt, Germany, graphite, moleskine, prismacolor, sculpture, Travel illo, TRAVEL/HOLIDAYS
Art & Places: Statue of Justice, Romerberg, Frankfurt
The statue of the goddess Justitia that graces the Fountain of Justice (Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen) stands proudly at the heart of the Romerberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Pencil and color-pencil on Moleskine Plain Notebook.Previously, in 1610, the sculptor Johann Hocheisen created the fountain and the figure from red sandstone but after the war, Justitia had lost half of her arm (not sure left or right) and the scales went missing. Later in 1887, she was rebuilt in bronze by F. R. Schierholz, funded by a Frankfurt wine merchant.
Justitia, the Roman goddess of Justice, is an allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems. Justitia is depicted with a set of scales suspended from her right hand, upon which she measures the strengths of a case’s support and opposition. Mature, pretty and draped in flowing robes, she is also carrying a sword in her left hand, symbolizing the power of Reason and Justice, which may be wielded either for or against any party.
The statue is adorned with 4 water nymphs on the corners of its pedestal as symbol of fertility.
Reference:
Wikipedia.org – Lady Justice
Fountain of Justice
Historical Frankfurt – Fountain of Justice