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We're gunna need a bigger boat !

About Me

Hi Im Mary Rose...or my artist name is BuTtErflY wiTcH. My Style is Dark and Creepy, Bohemian and cHildLiKe and Surreal/Dreamlike.My favourite instrument is the Hurdy Gurdy. Think The Black Death song for an Angel by the Velvet underground or that judder man advert ? or was that an accordian ? you get the picture :) MyGen Profile GeneratorI use Nature and Times gone by as a lot of my inspiration. My work is greatly influenced by the changing seasons so in one sense I am constantly having brand new ideas and in another sense I am forever linking back to my fond childhood self and the magic that lives there. I like to push the two worlds together and produce beautiful magical pieces that speak volumes and have something to offer the beholder. I love Animation, old Puppets, Dolls, Rocking Horses, Carousels, Lighthouses, Scarecrows, Thunder Storms, Animatronics (of the 80s in particular), Creative Writing/Poetry and Illustrating, and Photography. I’ve not had an Art education I am self-taught on all levels and still keenly learning everyday. I like to use mixed media within my illustrations enhancing the two as one complete alluring piece. Horses are a subject I like to draw a lot as I find them a very powerful energy. Fairies and Mermaids crop up a lot in my work, as I’m a big fan or traditional Fairy Tales and Folk Law. I am keen to photograph old/Victorian buildings that speak volumes of history to me like old hotels and dis used Mental Asylums. I believe I can see (not in the physical sense) the mood or aura if you like about a place or a person and convey it into my work. I like to paint using all mediums of Oils, Watercolours, and Acrylics mixing sometimes with Glitter and thinning paints and varnishing to really bring out the colours. I’m interested in Lucid Dreaming. I Lucid Dream a lot and have many waking hallucinations when going through a creative period. I have a lot of inspirations from my dreams that contribute to my artwork. I’m becoming increasingly more interested in the use of light and water and reflections so I can see my work turning a new and exciting corner soon. I always work in waves of themes, which is clear to see when looking back over my work. My work is copywritten and some of it published.
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My Interests

Creativity in general and all things Vintage ! :) Here is a peice of Abstract work "The Leaping Horse"rabbits still unfinished ! This was taken under a disused peir in The Isle of White. This where me and my daughter used to stand to wave at the trains. The photo is however taken through an iron fence. And then it has been digitally worked on. This is a digital enhancement of an oil painting I found under the floor in a caravan that I kept hay and straw in when I had my horse on an old farm in Staplehurst - I have no idea where it comes from but its signed Pam 1974*note* the original looks nothing like what I have done here. My Daughter...This a logo I designed for a company called Spiderweb Recuitment Ltd "SpiderWeb Recruitment Ltd is a specialist Engineering & Technical Recruitment Agency based in Kent, serving the South East and rest of England. We work specifically to help companies and job hunters in the search for their ideal job or employee." http://www.spiderweb-recruitment.co.uk/

I'd like to meet:

Sir David Attenborough the undisputed master of the nature documentary. Jack Shepherd - highwayman (1702-24),By the time he was executed, he had become a hero, idolised for his daring escapes from prison. Gustave Courbet (1819-77). Elliot Erwitt my favourite photographer. I saw his book for the first time last year "Dogs Dog" It is so heart warming to me and developed over decades and many countries mostly they are oppertunity snaps. Charles Dickens and Raymond Briggs for the reasons in my about me section and Tim Burten for obvious reasons. I would like to meet my own creations but then again I suppose I allready have. Atleast that is the idea behind this picture. I would like to meet all my ancestors (I think) ??? as long as one of them wasnt Jack the Ripper. Just curious but dont have much time for family tree searching right now. Actually I would like to meet Jack the Ripper but in the style of Clarice Starling and Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

Music:

"Daddy Fantastic" ... ♥ here are my favourite songs / peices of music - Vide Cor Meum - Hannibal/ Starry Starry Night by Don Mclean- Singing in the rain from the musical- Nothing Compares to you by Sinead O'Conner- The Black Angels Death Song by The Velvet Underground- Your In the Army now by Status Quo- Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones- Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield- The Sideboard song by Chas and Dave- Drunken Sailor by anyone Irish- Moolight Sonata by Beethoven- Cant take my eyes off of you by Damien Rice- Moondance by Van Morrison- Elephants on Parade from Dumbo- Betty Davis Eyes by Bonnie Tyler- Somethings gotten hold of my heart by Gene Pitney- King of Hazard by Richard Marx- Green Onions by Booker t and the mgs- Sexy Boy by Air - Jennifers Rabbit by Tom Paxton- Bad Moon Rising by CCR- Smooth Operater by Sade- You do something to me by Paul Weller- Golden Brown by the Stranglers- Purple rain by Prince- Wuthering heights by Kate Bush- After Dark by Tito and Tarantula- Toms Diner by Susan Vega- Forever Autumn by the Moody Blues- Seven Seconds By Nenah Cherry- Jolene by Dolly Parton- Sleeping Satalite by Tasmin Archer- Candyman theme to the movie- Missing by Everything but the Girl- Red Red wine by UB40- Here with me by Dido- This old House by Shakin Stevens- Circle in the sand by Belinda Carlisle- Heaven by Dj Sammy (slow version)- Black Horse and Cherry tree by KT Tunstal- Layla by Eric Clapton- Stay with me by Shakespears Sister- Our House by Maddness- I wont let you down by Phd- Carol of the bells-fabulous song sung by any choir Once in Royal Davids city by any Choir. In general I love Christmas Carols.x

Movies:

Horror mostly but mainly from the 70s 80s era...Jaws is my favourite ! I have this new found apreciation for Movie Directors...

Books:

My favourite Author is Richard Laymon. My Favourite Laymon books are the "Beast house chronicals", "Funland", "The Travelling Vampire Show" and "Body rides". so far... My favourite Story is "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

Heroes:

Arther Boyd I really admire his art especially his famous "Bride" half cast paintings from the 50s. Sir David Attenborough, Charles Dickens, Steven Speilberg, Tim Burton, Richard Laymon, Elliot Erwitt, Van Gough, Raymond Briggs,

My Blog

Abstract, Impressionism and Surrealist

Hi fellow Art Lovers ! I decided to make my own Gallery of pieces of Art from already "famous" artists that are my favorites, bearing in my mind that I love Abstract, Impressionism and Surre...
Posted by ♥ BuTTeRfLY WItCH ♥ on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:26:00 PST

Recent Snow Flutter

Just wanted to share these photos with my friends !     y ...
Posted by ♥ BuTTeRfLY WItCH ♥ on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:15:00 PST

Pandoras Box

My Latest painting from the magical bunny series. A gift for a special friends birthday... "Pandoras Box" Ive included different pictures using the flash in some to pick up the different glitter and c...
Posted by ♥ BuTTeRfLY WItCH ♥ on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:55:00 PST

A works in progress..a lesson for myself. : )

My Rabbit so far.... Ive decided it would be a good lesson to take photographs of the different stages of my paintings so that I can see how I really work if you know what I mean...? Im not sure if I...
Posted by ♥ BuTTeRfLY WItCH ♥ on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:26:00 PST

Beelzebub

Beelzebub   The Devil sat at my window He smelt good like the rain A Horse ran past  Eyes flashing fast   The Thunder rolls again   Let me tell you a Story The Devil smiled Whilst ...
Posted by ♥ BuTTeRfLY WItCH ♥ on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:49:00 PST

"Inspiration of the Woodpecker"


Posted by ♥ BuTTeRfLY WItCH ♥ on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:08:00 PST

Flowers

This is a poem I wrote for my Daughter Cherish. She will feature in the illustrations.  Along with the Bluebells (my favourite flowers). My work is copywrited. Flowers   One day in my ...
Posted by ♥ BuTTeRfLY WItCH ♥ on Sun, 12 Mar 2006 03:13:00 PST