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Godfrey: Knight of the Holy City
November 6th, 2012
Colored Pencil
5½ x 8 inches (14 x 20 cm)


As cool as wine the wind is sighing
Among the dreamy pines
As evening light is slowly dying
And a lonely bell still chimes.

So many songs, so many stories
The stony hills recall...
Around her heart my city carries
A lonely ancient wall.

Yerushalaim all of Gold!
Yerushalaim, Bronze and Light!
Within my heart I shall treasure
Your song and sight.


~ JERUSALEM OF GOLD by Naomi Shemer
One version: [link]
Sung in English: [link]


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Happy Election day everyone! (if you’re American anyway). ;-) Anyway, I’ve been meaning to finish my little colored pencil portrait of Godfrey for awhile, and now that I finally have, I’m ready to begin some more extensive projects. :nod: I’m fairly happy with how this portrait turned out. It came out a lot more colorful than I initially planned, but I’m happy enough with it. My sister kept telling me that she thought Godfrey was way too pretty, but, well...I guess I won't shed too many tears about that. ;-) So here's a little humble colored pencil portrait of Godfrey de Montferrat in front of the Temple Mount of the Holy City of Jerusalem. And (le gasp!) Godfrey is actually smiling for once! ;-) Enjoy!

The character Godfrey de Montferrat is from Crown of the World by Nathan Sadasivan.
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Mood: Delighted ~VeronicaKosowski May 5, 2013  New member  General Artist
Such a gorgeous drawing! The colors in this portrait are beautiful, and his eyes are just magnificent. I haven't read the book, but I'm definitely familiar with the Ofra Haza song. She was an amazing singer.
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*Theophilia May 14, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
THANK YOU!! ^^ Yeah she was; it's such a beautiful song too!
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A lovely portrait, and I will admit having a really handsome Godfrey makes me want to read the actual story even more. Considering I didn't know about this book until I read your caption thank you for leading me to a new potential favorite.
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*Theophilia May 14, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks so much! :aww: Hahah, well, it's certainly no hardship to have handsome characters. ;-) Here's the book on Amazon if you want to check it out: [link]
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~Achen089 Apr 7, 2013   Traditional Artist
What a nice portrait! Lovely skin shades - well, everything about his face is fantastic and very captivating. :)
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*Theophilia Apr 10, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank you so very much Achen! That's very high praise, coming from you! :hug:
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~Achen089 Apr 11, 2013   Traditional Artist
Oh, you're most welcome! The comment was more than well-deserved. :)
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*Theophilia Apr 25, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
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Woah...
This is AMAZING!!! ^0^
Really awesome portrait you did here,and the way you drew Godfrey is just *gasp*
It leaves me speechless and in awe.Awesome job!
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*Theophilia Feb 23, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
THANK YOU!!! :aww: You're very kind! :iconiloveitplz:
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