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Rescued by the Sea
A very short Sleeping Beauty Retelling inspired by an image.
What if the sleeping princess, instead of waking to the kiss of a prince, rises from her slumber to find the castle crumbling into the sea and no one is around to save her?

Who am I?
I'm an award winning artist, author and screenwriter who spends a lot of time in a fantasy world, writing, painting, and creating artistic what-nots to post everywhere I can.
I've dabbled in film-making. Local indie filmmakers and I have created a few short adaptions of my books. In this photo you see me at rehearsal at my fencing club while we were preparing the duel for Cassandra's Castle.
I'm a lover of the classics, both visual and literary. Prone to pick up a paperback over a digital copy. I believe a story should be good enough to hand down from one generation to the next.
D.L. Gardner Fine Arts
I've been an oil painter and portrait artist for over fifty years. If you are interest in a commission piece, or would like to see my portfolio, Click here.