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Submitted: June 26, 2012
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My Albatrossby ~jasminetoad

Traditional Art / Paintings / Fantasy

This painting is a nod to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1798 poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". If you're wondering what's wrong with the bird, then go read the poem

The metaphor of having an albatross about one's neck is also a reference to having a heavy weight on your shoulders, extra psychological baggage that can seem like a curse - perhaps of your own making. Great excuse for a cool painting, too. Original acrylic painting by me, of course!
My original acrylic painting. Prints available at [link] and [link]

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~artyom2013 Mar 10, 2013

Iron Maiden did a song covering the concept of the poem, it actually has a lot of lines from the poem and shares the name

water, water, everywhere, nor a drop to drink

~artyom2013 Mar 10, 2013

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~TheGreenSprite Oct 14, 2012

oh my god what happened to the Bird?

~jasminetoad Oct 16, 2012

>sigh< read the poem! Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge. It's a metaphor, not a bird.

~Lawlaii Jul 14, 2012

I absolutely adore those eyes!

~Muffins-go-rawr Jul 1, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

I remember that poem, poor bird was the sign of hope and the man killed it, now he's doomed to wear the bird around his neck for all eternity. This is beautiful.