The Black Cat of Craigdarroch
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The Challenge theme this week at the Three Muses Wednesday Challenge site is "Moonstruck" .
Title: The Black Cat of Craigdarroch
The How: PSE 2
Layers: 9 plus writing
Source Photos: The sky is one I took on a dark and stormy night here in Calgary, I also took the photo shown here of Craigdarroch Castle, a turn-of-the-last-Century coal-baron's mansion in Victoria, the capitol city of British Columbia, Canada the Summer of 2008. The cougar/black panther is a popularized royalty free image seen frequently in different panther collection alblums on the net..
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Inspiration: Cougars are known to frequent even the populated lower mainland of Vancouver Island, and sightings have been reported for years. Amoung the reports, occasional sightings of one in the environs of the Craigdarroch Castle grounds is quite common. What is not commonly seen is the Black variety of Cougar that I portray here; and which seems to me to fit in well with
a magical moonlit night sighting
by a meandering moonstruck young laddie !
OCHch!
...do ye ken?
Oye ken! This has to be seen in close up to be savoured. It is magnificent! Deliciously dark and mysterious. Kudos to you.
ReplyDeleteOMG! This is eerie, haunting and mesmerizing! Your layers are awesome and the result is outstanding! Gorgeous! Hugs, Terri
ReplyDeleteFantastic piece- really mysterious and yet stately. I feel like the cougar is the guardian of the castle- stunning!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is a majestic piece of art, cobbled together from some very dark and intriguing pieces. I agree with Bev that everyone should enlarge it to take in all the details. The black cougar looks much more menacing in larger size and the spooky castle looks even spookier. I love the name you have given your picture. I would love to hear it enunciated in an authentic Scottish accent.
ReplyDeleteHey, I visited a couple of remote national parks on Vancouver Island. Nobody told me there were cougars lurking!!
Fantastic work, Wildgoose.
positively, nothing short of, 100% stunning!!
ReplyDeleteWow Miss WildGoose what a treat this is. You have achieved beauty, majesty and a wonderful eeriness. Great job.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a fantastic and mysterious piece of art you've created!!
ReplyDeleteLinda
Fabulous and spooky creation!
ReplyDeleteYou MUST have know how i love sceneries !!
ReplyDeleteNo ?? Well i do !
Especially the DARK ones.
And telling a little story behind the image !
So interesting to read!
A big aplause for your entry !
Awesome piece, I love this!
ReplyDeleteThis is very impressive!
ReplyDeleteStunning work.
Stunning!!
ReplyDeleteAli xx
Wow, I especially love the big cat! Great dark piece. Love the depth to this piece!!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning and fantastic! Your work is always great! I like the black cat too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone, for the great comments!
ReplyDeleteReally like the idea of this fine, great cat as being the castle's guardian...would that we all had a magical protector like him!
Hauntingly beautiful, serene and spooky all at once and I think the cat is still watching me, I keep looking over my shoulder.
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning ! It looks fabulous, really love it :D
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