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    Default The Whirling Dervish

    This is done on watercolor paper stained with coffee. Inks used are Lamy black and Sheaffer Skrip red.

    This is a depiction of a whirling dervish (sufi mystic) made out of the word 'Al Tawafuq' which means coincidences.

    Here goes:


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    That's amazing.

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    Thank you.

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    I love this. It's beautiful.

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    SMK, this is amazingly beautiful. Thanks for sharing. What size is it?

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    Wow! This is awesome. You've got to keep posting more stuff!

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    we just studied these in school. Very nice drawing!

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    Thanks Dan and fountainpenkid.

    Dan - I haven't been around here for a long long time. I'll try and be more regular and will start with posting something I made for a friend some time ago.

    Salman

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    Very nice! I think I have seen your work somewhere else. FPN maybe?
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    wonderful!
    "My thoughts are as scattered as the frozen winds of November swept across the harvested fields of my mind." ~ Justin - damaging things since 1973

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    KrazyIvan, yes, I have been active on FPN for some time now. Although not as active as FPN, wetcanvas.com also has a nice Calligraphy section.

    etoyoc - thanks for the message. I still get compliments on this piece on my blog even though its been a while since I put it up.

    Salman

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    Lovely!

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    Default Re: The Whirling Dervish

    Beautiful. Form is substance is form.

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