Friday, April 13, 2012
Ragnarok: Fenrir Swallows Odin Whole
Yay! I FINALLY FINISHED! Sorry folks, that took way too long. If memory serves we started this project back in november? Awful, simply terrible. But I have been doing a couple commissions and arranging my wedding preparations, which include a bit of design work. But I have finished. This is my depiction of a small event that happens during Ragnarok, the Norse Armageddon, where Fenrir, a giant wolf, swallows Odin, the Norse Zeus, whole. Don't worry, because later one of Odin's sons, Víðarr, cuts Fenrir's belly open, freeing Odin. I love Odin, he's got one eye, carries a spear, has wolves and ravens at his bidding, and has a great big bushy beard! I painted a portrait of my professor, Dennis Nolan, as Odin back in college. I am Danish, so I have Viking blood in me, or at least I tell myself that every night before I sleep, so I loved doing this piece. I had been a little while since I had done something so big, 18" x 24", which I thought this painting deserved. Hope you all like it!
Labels:
animals,
apocalypse,
castle,
Fantasy,
Forest,
illustration,
Norse Mythology,
oil,
Owen Weber,
Vikings,
wolf
Friday, April 6, 2012
Craig's Viking
Here is my not yet a viking youth and his vision of Valkyries. My grey underpainting pulled me towards a subdued color scheme with cool blue light.
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