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The legendary lighthouse of Alexandria. Painted with acrylics on masonite, colored and re-painted in Photoshop.

© Sam Burley - Do not use without permission

Check out my website [link], blog [link] or facebook [link] for more!


Feel free to email me at sam@samburleystudio.com - Don't send notes here on DA because I tend to miss them.
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Thanks for looking! :)
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Given 2012-03-02
Pharos at Alexandria, a beautiful and dramatic painting by *samburley - absolutely amazing perspective and sense of motion. ( Suggested by ~DieKorruption and Featured by `alicexz )
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Vision: There is a story somewhere in here, but I can't quite feel it. It's eerily entrancing and mysterious.

Originality: Although this is a painting of something that has undoubtedly been painted before, you have truly made it your own and that deserves a commendation.

Technique: The way you painted the slightly transparent bits of the water is what struck me the most. It looks intimidating and jarring and so absolutely real. The brush work is so detailed and sharp that it would catch anyone's eye. The orange light creates a sense of urgency that is somehow enhanced by the sideways angle (another thing I loved about this artwork).

Impact: This piece has a phenomenal impact, despite its inherent simplicity. Although it is a painting without a human face in it, there is still so much emotion in the work. I love this piece and would buy it to hang on my wall if I could, and I'm sure many other people feel the same way.
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Mood: Wow! =iatemypencils Mar 3, 2012   Digital Artist
mindblowin...
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~dweems Mar 3, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
There are so many great things about this work, I don't know where to start. Just amazing!
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~Elenteri Mar 2, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
wonderfully!!! *__*
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*DuelistoftheRose Mar 2, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Dude, I totally luv everything about Alexandria Egypt!!
Awesome!!XD
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If you picked up the Lateen sail form the mosaic in the Hypogeum, good.

Less good, however, is your Pharos. The real one was topped by a statue of Poseidon, not some very un-ancient looking needle. The light came from a fire burning in the story made up of the little columns, backed by mirrors. It is unlikely the mirrors were concave to any significant degree, and certainly could not have projected a beam like that.
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seems an adventure story.
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Mood: Love ~Chiiboom14 Mar 2, 2012  Student General Artist
love it so much...
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~Fluffytheartist Mar 2, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Brilliant; just brilliant!
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