Magenta Dreaming

Painted using PS CS4 and Wacom tablet intuos3 and pen

"The magenta moth had made it to the top of his world, which was high up the side of the purple mountains that touched the sky. His mission was not fulfilled until he found the pink nectar flower that would only open up its petals for him. The mist grew thicker and enveloped the moon, everywhere was growing darker smothered in a thick magenta mist, and the moth could not complete his mission until he found the special flower.

Then out of the haunting mist the king of all lantern carriers arrived and lit up the most beautiful pink flower, which in turn opened its petals for the magenta moth as he landed on it's long staymen that had twisted and turned seeking out the moth.

Thanks to the most beautiful of the lantern carrier birds, the cycle had begun, and the flower released its sweet nectar and the moth drank it, more and more nectar drops escaped from their sweet prison, to cascade down the mountainside, and in turn feed that amazing and enormous natural and magnificent architecture, its occupants of creatures, natural wildlife and elfin, all of whom relied on its nectar and the nectar of its kind.

Again it was proven why it was that everyone worshipped the little lantern carriers who went quietly about their business of lighting up that most beautiful land, and indeed helped the whole cylce of life to flourish within the darkness."

Here is the bird in more detail
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Here are the moth and magical flower for the detail.
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