Thirteen years down the road, here's my digital reworking of The Lilypad Deva. I feel I have finally captured the story I wanted to tell in the original watercolor painting, that of a celestial deva/princess sitting on a lilypad while behind her a mystical city such as those found in the archipelagoes of South-East Asia glistened in the moonlight. The shimmering roofs are inspired by the stories which inspired me, of ancient cities fabled to be so rich that the roofs were made of gold.

The original painting is almost completely painted over apart from some bits here and there; the canvas has been enlarged substantially. Apart from the dodge tool and the using of different brush sizes, textures and strengths, no additional filters in Photoshop were used.