In this month I haven't posted too much, this is because I'm very immersed in some projects. One of them is this video in YouTube with my fractal art. I'm enjoying very much writing in this weblog. And many people have written to my e-mail talking about how much this site has been very inspirational for them. It's also for me. I'm writing about a lot of very inspirational topics for artist and writers. When someone makes something artistic needs stories and characters in which to inspire themselves. Writing about fantasy, tales, mythology... This has born in me a big need to show my vision about all that. And I'm doing fantasy artworks. Here you can see some. In the future I will make free wallpapers of my fantasy artworks. Thank you for your support. Thank you my readers for being as you are.

I've done these Photoshop brushes. They are sparkle stars, nebulae, and planets and moons, with different effects and sizes. Some of them are of high resolution. And I want to share them with you. Download them for free, but before please read and understand the terms of use. Terms of use These brushes are free to use in commercial and non-commercial designs, as long as you follow these conditions: - The brushes can't be sold. You can sell the designs you make with the brushes, but not the brushes themselves. - They must be downloaded clicking the links from this article in www.emmaalvarez.com. If you like the brushes and want your visitors to download them, place a link to this post, so they come and download them from here. Don't directly link them. - You can't redistribute the brushes without my explicit consent. If you want to pack them in a clipart library, cd or dvd, or anything else, ask me first. - If you modify the brushes, or create some others starting from these, that are radically different from their original shape, you can redistribute them, but link back to www.emmaalvarez.com, and credit me in your website or design. If the modifications are trivial, I may consider it just a copy, and thus not allowed. - You can't claim these brushes as yours. - Don't use these brushes in racist, sexist, hateful or blaspheme works. - You can link back and name www.emmaalvarez.com in your website or designs, but it's not required, although I will appreciate it. Sparkle Stars Brushes Click here to download Planets Brushes Click here to download Nebulae Brushes Click here to download

There was a distant country that was in war. The King knew that their defeat was near. His soldiers were very weak and their enemies clearly outnumbered their forces. The King was a widower, and he only had a daughter that he loved very much. He thought "I don't care if I die, but I would like to protect my daughter". So he went to the rooms of her daughter, and said her: "Dear daughter, I don't want that my enemies could capture you. I don't care if I die, but I want to keep you safe. So cut off your hair, wear these rags. Here you are the royal jewels. Take a horse and get away from here". The princess said him: "Father, I want to suffer the same luck of the women of our country. I don't fear what they could do to me. I think that what you're asking me is unfair". Her father didn't want to hear her, and forced her to follow his orders. The princess, with her hair cut off, and wearing rags, rode a horse through the night into the forests. At dawn, she was away from her kingdom, and decided to stop and went asleep under a tree. So she was found by some generals of a neighbor realm that were going to help the King. They awoke her and said: "You robber, in the middle of a war you're plundering palaces". And without any opportunity of replying, they killed her. The war was won, and the generals of the neighbor realm knelt before the King. "We are proud of that we have taken part in this war, and we are joyful with your victory. We bring you this". And shaking a sack, they show him his royal jewels. "Here you are the heart of the coward thief that stole your treasures". In that moment, when the King saw the heart of his daughter, he drop dead. In his funeral, everyone commented "How great was the King that died. His gratitude filled his heart so much, that he couldn't bear it".

Cupid is the name of the God of Love in the Roman mythology. In Greek mythology, he was called Eros. He is the son of Venus, the Goddess of Love, and of Mars, the God of War. Thus, he represents the passionate love. Eros is the younger of the gods in the Olympus, and is depicted winged. His rebellious and capricious personality caused great troubles amongst the gods and the mortals, as with his bow and arrows he made people fall in love following his whims. Cupid's arrows symbolize the desire, the feelings and love. It was said that he used to be in company of his mother, but he even caused problems to her, as he also threw his arrows of love to his mother. There's a love story between Cupid and Psyche. Psyche was a gorgeous mortal, so beautiful that Venus was very jealous of her, and she sent Cupid to punish her. But when Cupid saw Psyche, he fell in love with her. As Cupid was a god, and Psyche was mortal, it was forbidden that she can look at him, so they met in the dark. But the sisters of Psyche convinced her to light a candle and see him. Cupid had to punish and abandon her. And Psyche appeared suddenly transported to a wasteland. In desperation, Psyche came into a temple of the Goddess of Love. Venus wished her dead, so she proposed her a series of hard and difficult challenges. But she managed to overcome them. So the goddess proposed a last challenge. Psyche will have to carry a small box to the underwater world. The box contained the Beauty, and was for Proserpina (the wife of Pluto). Psyche should not have opened the box, but as she was so curious, she did it. She was punished falling in a deep sleep, similar to death. Cupid met her laying in the ground, and returned the deadly sleep back to the box, so she awoke. When the gods saw the strength of the love between Cupid and Psyche, they felt a great compassion for them. So Zeus turned Psyche into a goddess so they could stay together forever.

Resources PassionUp.com has love cards that you can send, with music and poems. PassionUp.com Riversongs.com also has Saint Valentine's greeting cards with music and animations. There are some very funny. There are also for other occasions. Saint Valentine Greeting Cards Video The most romantic moments in movies. Art Lauri Blank is a romantic artist whose paintings have a warm atmosphere, very relaxing. Lauri Blank Gallery Fun Because there's also love amongst animals. A very fun gallery of animals. Green Expander Animal Photos Story The real story of a love that has lasted for many years and is still something intense. A very charming couple. They are also bloggers and share a blog called "Listening..Learning..Living", and their story is an example of love for everyone. Once Upon A Time History Sincerae has written an article about the historic romance of Napoleon and Josephine. I was once in the palace where Josephine and Napoleon lived, and I remember the luxury of the decoration of the rooms. It was very awesome. The Original French Romance: Napoleon And Josephine Music Alan Jackson is a romantic country singer. He says that all that he lived is resumed in his songs. His official website is this: Alanjackson.com You can also hear some of his songs here: http://www.youtube.com/user/alanjackson

These romantic movies are not about that easy love that a girl feels for a millionaire (or for his credit car, who knows...) Those are not real love stories. These are stories of difficulties, and that's what makes them special. Because real love stories have to succeed in many battles to become true. After this, a list of the best romantic movies: 1- The Notebook 2- Finding Neverland 3- Ever After 4- The Piano 5- Dying Young 6- Message In A Bottle 7- Ghost 8- Moonstruck 9- A Walk In The Clouds 10- Lady Jane The Notebook, Allie spends the summer in a coastal village and meets Noah, a young boy that works in a factory, and they fell in love with each other. She is a rich girl from the city, and their relationship is not approved by her parents. They have everything against them, but fate and their deep love make them get together again. This story is told by an old man that visits a woman suffering from Alzheimer. He tries to make her remember. Finding Neverland, J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her 4 children. He uses to visit her. And what began as a series of trivial visits ends changing the lives of them all. A story of pure and platonic love between the widow and Barrie. All the experiences that they lived together became an unforgettable book: "Peter Pan". Ever After, A new version of Cinderella. Drew Barrymore is a cultured, gorgeous and rebellious young girl that meets a prince. Unlike the classic tales, is she who changes the world of the prince, being a shock in his life. She even saves his life a pair of times. In this story also appears Leonardo Da Vinci, who also takes part in this love story. The Piano, Ada is a woman whose husband has just died, and she is dumb. She has no money, and her only way to go is to marry someone who she doesn't even know. She travels to new Zealand with her little girl and his piano. The piano is for Ada the only way she has to express herself, as her voice is mute. But her new husband forgives her to keep this piano. A neighbor takes the piano to his house, and lets Ada play in exchange for her company. The piano notes are the unspoken words of Ada. Her strange deal with the neighbor starts to be a passionate love. Dying Young, Hilary (Julia Roberts) is a girl that has been quite unfortunate and decides to attend an ad in a newspaper. She needs a job. She will have to look after a young man that is ill from leukemia. And they fall in love. Without being able to avoid it, and in the middle of a very difficult situation, love arises. Message In A Bottle, A divorced journalist with 3 children goes for a walk in the beach and finds a bottle with a love message inside. She decides to search for the author of that message. And she finds him, a widowed sailor man that lives with his father and tries to forget his dead wife. What begins being a common interview turns into something more, as that message in a bottle changes the lives of many people. Ghost, A thieve truncates the lives of a loving couple. But he knows that she is in danger, so he stays in our world as a ghost to defend her. And he will need the help of a crazy medium to protect his pure love. Moonstruck, Loretta is an Italian woman that is going to marry with Johnny, a bored single. Johnny goes to Sicily to visit his mother, and asks Loretta to talk with his brother and invite him to their marriage (as his relationship with his brother is not good). But a great feeling is born between Johnny's brother and Loretta. A Walk In The Clouds, A pregnant girl that was abandoned by her boyfriend meets a young orphan soldier. She convinces him to pretend that he is her husband, and thus be able to visit her family without dishonor. The lie becomes a truth as she gets a true love, and he, a family. Lady Jane, Lady Jane Grey disagrees with the attitude of English noblemen. They force her to marry with a man, but as time passes, they fall in love. Lady Jane will be the Queen of England, but will be in the middle of a myriad of conspiracies.

I've done these Photoshop brushes. They are flowers, insects and leaves, with different effects and sizes. And I want to share them with you. Download them for free, but before please read and understand the terms of use. Terms of use These brushes are free to use in commercial and non-commercial designs, as long as you follow these conditions: - The brushes can't be sold. You can sell the designs you make with the brushes, but not the brushes themselves. - They must be downloaded clicking the links from this article in www.emmaalvarez.com. If you like the brushes and want your visitors to download them, place a link to this post, so they come and download them from here. Don't directly link them. - You can't redistribute the brushes without my explicit consent. If you want to pack them in a clipart library, cd or dvd, or anything else, ask me first. - If you modify the brushes, or create some others starting from these, that are radically different from their original shape, you can redistribute them, but link back to www.emmaalvarez.com, and credit me in your website or design. If the modifications are trivial, I may consider it just a copy, and thus not allowed. - You can't claim these brushes as yours. - Don't use these brushes in racist, sexist, hateful or blaspheme works. - You can link back and name www.emmaalvarez.com in your website or designs, but it's not required, although I will appreciate it. Leaves Brushes Click here to download Insects Brushes Click here to download Floral Brushes Click here to download Are you creative? Show your creativity. Want to be linked from here and have your work showcased in a list of the best web designs? Make a web graphic design with these brushes, place it in your website or blog, and link back to this post. Notify me by email when you have done that. It can be a banner, website buttons, a background, or a small sample (like the ones I've done up here)... or a complete website, or any kind of image placed in a website. When enough designs have been done, there will be a list of the best works done by the readers, with your image and a link back to your site (to the page where you show it).

Resources 3D total.com makes a great compilation of Photoshop tutorials for digital art. There are 100 tutorials, the best of the best. 100 Photoshop tutorials for creating beautiful art Video An inspirational video of fantasy, full of magic and art. A Knock at the door Photography The portfolios of William Corey. Awesome photos of nature. Watching his photos you can feel a fresh breeze. William Corey Gallery Art Brian Despain's art. He shows his work: an art full of imagination, very original, and with essence of tales, very stunning. Brian Despain Gallery Humorous Very funny pics of cats, and there are also some dogs. These pets are very crazy. More Pictures from the Land of Awwws! Bizarre Have you sometimes painted a face or something in your hands? Well, this people went beyond what you can imagine. Hand Painting Music Are you a big fan of classic Jazz? Even if you don't, make yourself a favor and have a look. This can surprise you. Jazz Videos

"What'll you do when you get lonely And nobody's waiting by your side? You've been running and hiding much too long. You know it's just your foolish pride. Layla, you've got me on my knees. Layla, I'm begging, darling please. Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind. I tried to give you consolation When your old man had let you down. Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down. Layla, you've got me on my knees. Layla, I'm begging, darling please. Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind. Let's make the best of the situation Before I finally go insane. Please don't say we'll never find a way And tell me all my love's in vain. Layla, you've got me on my knees. Layla, I'm begging, darling please. Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind. Layla, you've got me on my knees. Layla, I'm begging, darling please. Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind. " -lyrics of the original song- This song belongs to the album "Layla and other assorted love songs" edited in 1970. In this times Clapton was with "Derek and the Dominoes". Behind this song, there was a forbidden love story. Layla was actually Patty Boyd, the wife of the Clapton's best friend George Harrison (The Beatles). Patty was an English model. She married with Harrison when she was 18 and left her work. Clapton had a very close friendship with Harrison, but fell in love with his wife. He felt that she was unhappy, and one day when he was very tormented for his feelings, Clapton confessed his love to Patty... and she refused him. After that, Clapton went into a very deep depression. Layla is the result of a tormented love. Why the name of Layla? Clapton, in those days, was reading a book by the poet Nizami. That book was about an obsessed love that a man felt for a married woman. The name of that woman in Nizami's book was Layla.

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