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"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within."
(Elisabeth Kübler-Ross)
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Wow, I am so glad this is finally done! This is the fourth or fifth version of the original idea and I'm so grateful to my mum for suggesting the cathedral setting. She rocks.
Anyway, I've had this idea for a while, and I think the title basically encompasses the message: a vampire who loves the sun unwilling to hide from it just because it will hurt her.
It's got a bit of a personal, kinda literal meaning for me as well. One of the reasons why I'm called Batty is because I can be an absolute nutcase, but this artwork is basically a sticking-up-of-the-middle-finger to the other reason. In March 2008, I was diagnosed with photophobia; a minor eye condition that makes me sensitive to changes in light, and a few months later, I developed PLE (a minor skin condition where my skin basically reacts to UV light like it's an allergy). Despite all this, I love the sun, and this image is actually reminiscent of my reaction to my diagnosis, when I stood out in the sun without my sunglasses until it felt like my eyes were literally bleeding. :P Idiotic, I know, but I am as stubborn as a mule.
On a general level, I think this message is to never give in to something that will stop you from feeling alive. I'm fortunate bcause my photophobia and PLE are annoying and frustrating, true, but not serious. There are other people out there who have the same things as me or very similar, and their conditions can be life-threatening, and some of them are very young children. This artwork is dedicated to them, and everybody in the world who has a terminal illness or condition of any kind, who stands up, with smiles on their faces, and until the end, say "no".
:D

Art COPYRIGHT Batty-Phoenix
Reference for vampire: Model stock 1 by liam-stock
Reference for cathedral: Cologne cathedral interior 3 by Mithgariel-stock
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2427x3308px 2.39 MB
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This picture is probably my favorite artwork on the whole site. You know why ^^