Oil on board. Plenty more dragons in this one... My new camera isn't very good and has swallowed much of the detail, but you get the idea...
Brigantia was an ancient Celtic goddess, identified with the Roman Victoria. In this picture I wanted to encapsulate the spirit of pre-Roman Britain: artistic, poetic, mystical and untamed.. I used my imagination on the details, designing my own motifs, although keeping to the spirit of Celtic art. I took the image in a fantasy direction with the costume. A real Iron Age warrior would have worn a sort of tartan tunic and trousers and a heavy woolen cloak fastened with a broach. That or fought naked...
`anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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As a Iron Age/Roman Britain major i've spent a LOOOOOONG time looking for art anywhere CLOSE to this, this is amazing, and i'm impressed at the thought that went in too!
Kudos to you!