Dream of Metamorphosis

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The chinese phoenix, or fenghuang, was the female entity and the symbol of virtue and grace. With flame-like feathers, she flew through the highest skies of different planets and brought prospority to the living creatures on the earth. There was one world she didn't explore yet though, the world beneath the surface of the blue seas. Her curiousity was too big and tainted her feathers, because water and fire are opposites. Neverthless the bird kept trying though. The gods gazed upon the beautiful fenghuand, and fascinated by her willpower, they decided to grant her wish and hence, fulfill her dream. She obtained the body features of a human girl and was allowed, though not entirely, entrance to the water world. She was filled with joy and with her metamorphosis, new dreams and wishes were born. The phoenix gazed into a bright future."

Hohoho, Enjoyed the little story I wrote to back up my artwork? (Yeah I suck at writing, lolz.)
Anyway, I pictured the phoenix as a young girl as you can see, because the chinese phoenix is believed to be female so she could pair up with the male dragon. I intended to draw a dragon piece too, so they could be a set, but that theme was sadly already taken :c
I believe the phoenix is a great example of a creature who lives in the dreamworld, so that's why I chose her as my subject for the metamorphosis. Since she constantly switches forms when she regenerates in fire. I think dreams are kinda immortal too, because when one dream is fulfilled, others are born ^^

This is an artwork for a contest hosted by , which gives artists the opportunity to share a spot in their artbook with other awesome artists. It is made for the charity called "Dream in Color" 
More info here : dreamincolorartbook.deviantart…
My theme is, as you have already guessed : " Dream of Metamorphosis"

I can proudly say that I believe I have improved since my last work, even though this took me waaay too long xD
Sorry for this long text, but it was something I really enjoyed doing
There's not much time left, so if you want to give it a try too, hurry up! Because it's really worth it!
I hope you like it