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Your black goldby ~UlveHunden

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A duck or the like struggling through water filled with thick oil. Ths was started around last summer, when a ship named Full City full of oil went aground not so far from where I live. I think most of the oil poured into the water along the coast on a stretch so far it damaged over 20 or so bird reservations. It was a very vulnerable time for the birds, a lot of them died because of it, or at the very least suffered greatly. It will also take several years to get everything cleaned up, it might never be the same... The sad thing is, even though the ship wasn't Norwegian, oil is still one of the major reasons why I have such a nice life. And... it sucks knowing.

I'd forgotten that I had this piece lying around unfinished until a couple of days ago when the trials against the captain of the ship started. Finished it this afternoon. It was painted with acrylics on paper I dyed myself. I experimented a little bit with alcohol to get some new effects (you should have seen my mother's face when I told her I'd stolen som Finnish Vodka...) I used some photos from newspapers as reference, if I remember correctly, as well as some pictures of a duck's wing.

I hope nature and its wildlife will recover.

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Your black gold by ~UlveHunden ( Suggested by ^Astralseed and Featured by `oilsoaked )

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*lauricedeephd Feb 20, 2012

Wow, what impressive illustration that you have here! It truly portrays a sea bird in huge struggle when oil is everywhere, especially in the open waters!

I submitted your photo to my group, #SaveWildCetaceans, and it will be awaiting your approval before it is displayed in the group gallery. And I will send you an invite to be a member of my group as well!

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*ItHasTeeth Feb 15, 2012 Professional General Artist

Such a dark and gritty piece. I feel dirty just looking at it. Oil is a very sad thing to rely on, knowing all the death it has caused and will cause in the future.

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~Zeratuel Feb 13, 2012

Very nice concept and I love the beauty of it, whatevery way you look at it it's amazing.

~UlveHunden Feb 25, 2012 Traditional Artist

Thank you very much, glad you like it!

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~Clavain-the-wolf Feb 13, 2012

This is so amazing!
*can find no words to describe awesomeness*

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~UlveHunden Feb 25, 2012 Traditional Artist

Thank you so much!! ^^

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Where I see us in far-away skies
I could not say, where I am
Lost
The darkness falls upon the day

~SHADOWFOCUS Feb 13, 2012

So beautiful...very very nice.
I like a lot the style of it...

~UlveHunden Feb 25, 2012 Traditional Artist

Thank you very much!

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Where I see us in far-away skies
I could not say, where I am
Lost
The darkness falls upon the day

~echo-ofthe-rose Feb 13, 2012 General Artist

very powerful when you read the message behind it. =0]

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~UlveHunden Feb 25, 2012 Traditional Artist

Thank you so much!!

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The darkness falls upon the day

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