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I love to read. It takes me to places that I would never get to see. I get to visit new time periods. Meet people I could never otherwise meet. And see magical creatures. I can fight with pirates, or save a king. I can fly on a dragon, or talk to a fairy. Books can make you cry, laugh or tickle your imagination. Books ARE magic.

Thats what I thought of while painting this piece. I took great pleasure in thinking of the countless hours I've spent reading wonderful books. I tried to show the books coming alive for the little girl, I hope it looks like it. This painting just flowed from my mind. I loved every minute!

*Credits: The adorable little girl I used for reference is Anna (Thank you for the inspiration sweetheart:hug:) from astrals-stock and can be found here: [link]


**Literacy Statistics According to the literacy report released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

* About one in 20 adults in the U.S. is not literate in English
* 11 million Americans lack the skills to handle many everyday tasks
* 30 million adults may not be able to make sense of a simple pamphlet
* Adults with ability to perform challenging and complex reading tasks made an average yearly salary of $50,700 in 2003. That is $28,000 more than those who lacked basic skills.

~Details of painting can be found here: [link]

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Comments


:iconanimalartist16:
Wow that looks so real! XD Your paintings are always so awesome^^

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That's exactly how I feel about reading! Wonderful pic, by the way.

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:iconfrenchfox:
Really fantastic ! extraordinary of beauty ! :heart: Magical books are great :clap:
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A beautiful artwork - great lighting.

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:iconcatoninetales:
My god this is wonderful. The detail, lighting, textures......I absolutely love it.

That's the way I feel about books too :-)

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:worship: Great work again. :faint: You're amazing. I love the mood in this, and the color behind the curtain and the creatures with glitter coming out from the books:heart:

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I usually don't like picture with children, but...this is so well done, I have to like it anyway. I really like the colors...and the dragon coming out of the other book :giggle:. This is very pretty, Tammara. Well done. :clap:

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:iconbylly:
i love it it`s just ... PERFECT !!!
:iconkira73:
This reminds me of Inkheart. Beautiful!

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:icontammara:
Thank you.:heart:

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May 11, 2008
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