Micheal Parkes Dreamscape Paintings Review
Today, I wanted to review some amassing Micheal Parkes paintings. For those that do not know, Micheal Parkes is a modern day Dreamscape artist. He has made lots of illustration books. From his whole body of works, I choose several of his illustrations that I consider 5 stars worthy. The first painting is called Venus Embellished. This was a common subject matter in classical paintings. Micheal Parkes made this subject matter his own.
In the center, we see the pretty Venus. She is shy, covering herself with green coat. Beside her, we see a weird guy with an egg and a moon. Venus is the daughter of the moon and Cronus. When Cronus was castrated, his blood fell in the ocean. Via the powers of Selene, Venus was born from the ocean's foam. Here, Venus has just risen from the foam. Bellow her, we see a typical Micheal Parkes odd floating head. The patterns around her follows the style of the decorative art of art nouveau. Overall, these elements look pretty cute. This adorable maiden deserves 5 stars rating.
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This next lovely painting shows an old hag. She is painting an angel. I like how she seems to be coming to life straight out of the sky. Above her, a frog is holding her color pallet. Resting on her shoulder, we see one of Micheal Parkes' odd swans. Overall, this is a pretty odd imaginative painting. What I like best are the little blushes on the faces of the angel, the hag and the frog. This lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.
In this lovely painting, we see three beautiful mermaids. They are getting out of the water. Nearby, a swan is looking at the pretty mermaids. I like the flowing motion of the stylized waves a lot. The sunrise , with the mountains, also works pretty. This beautiful painting by Micheal Parkes deserves 5 stars rating.
This is an interesting Micheal Parkes annunciation. Like you all know (or not), the Annunciation was when the angel told Mary that she was going to have God's child. In Parkes version, we see the Virgin Mary surrounded by some attendants. Before her, we see the Arch Angel Micheal. His presence seems to be making the Virgin fly up. The Virgin appears to be frightened at the angel's appearance. She is avoiding looking in his direction. This shows her humility. The others ,not part of the miracle, are looking straight at the angel. In any case, this pretty Micheal Parkes painting deserves 5 stars rating.
In this painting, an angel girl is looking about. On the next mountain, we see the personification of the moon. Above her, we see two galaxies about to crash. This painting seems to be about the awakening of knowledge. The angel is looking at the stars in the heaven to decipher the truth. In any case, this lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.
The Mare Imbrium is the huge black spot on the moon. In other words, this battle is taken place ,symbolically speaking, on the moon. There we see a clown knight fighting a dragon. He has just pieced its egg. Bellow, we see a strange angel chick. She has a snake coiled around a pyramid. Overall, these symbols in this painting are way too weird. In any case, this photo deserves 5 stars rating.
In this painting, we see a girl playing with a lion cub. She is raising it up, to look at him better. Behind her, a weird dwarf is playing a harp. In this painting, the maiden is dawn personified. Anyhow, this Micheal Parkes painting deserves 5 stars rating.
The four feathers are being blown by the red headed Greek girl. Beside her, we see the same strange anachronistic swan. There is also a black cat looking at the feathers. There are also two other maidens. On the bottom, we see the same creepy floating head that glares at the views. Arrangement wise, this painting works pretty well. This is is a great dreamy painting. 5 stars for Parkes.
In this painting, we see 4 maidens. They are each at the bloom of their beauty. One of them is even with child. They are full of hope of their new life. Behind them, we see an old woman. She represents the creeping death. She is their destiny. One day, their youth will fade. However, they are hopeful that their beauty will transcend their mortal coils. In any case, these cuties of Micheal Parkes deserves 5 stars rating.
In this lovely painting, we see Maria playing the Harp in a very cool fashion. Movement of her dress makes her seem even more epic. Truly, this cutie deserves 5 stars rating.
In this painting, we see a huntress stalking her pretty. The huntress body is distorted. Her arms are backward. Beside her, a chimeric personification of her hack is pointing in the right direction. Bellow her, we see her hunting dog. His white makes him look very creepy. In any case, this cutie deserves 5 stars rating.
Here is another Annunciation painting. In this version, the Virgin Mary is simply sitting down before the angel. He is blessing the Virgin. Behind her, the dwarf Personification of the Holy Ghost is planting the egg of Jesus Christ into the Virgin. The Holy Ghost also has the Virgin Mary lilies. In any case, this lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.
In this painting, a maiden is painting a mask. It looks pretty cool. I like her furry coat a lot. Beneath her, we see a Tiger with the spirit of a Lion. His glaring is pretty cool. On the border, we see a creepy own glaring at the viewer. The profile of this maiden is really cute. Overall, this painting is about the process of creation. She is in the midst of creating someone. This lovely painter deserves 5 stars rating.
Well, we do see the Juggler. On the ledge, a little girl is about to throw him another ball for him to juggle. Beside her, there is a cat looking at this werido. All these aspects combine, makes this painting pretty interesting to look at. This cute painting deserves 5 stars rating.
In this painting, we see the magician's daughter practicing magic. She drew a magic circle on the floor. The incense of the candle is part of her ward. On the wall, we see a feather and an ace. Beside it, we see a cat spirit flying about. Needless to say, this girl summoned the cat. Its a simple summoning for an apprentice magician. In any case, this cutie deserves 5 stars rating.
In this painting, a girl is feeding a lot of swans. They are flying up to get their food. Her hair also has a lot of lovely decorations. 5 stars.
Here is the last Micheal Parkes painting. It is called Sophia Rose. This maiden has cute angel wings. Her hair is red and curly. This adorable profile is 5 stars worthy. I hope that you liked these featured Micheal Parkes paintings. I have more art blogs planned for the near future. Stay tune, chibies.
