This is an older one painted in oil "Cernunnos" is a Celtic god of fertility, life, animals, wealth, and the underworld. He was worshipped all over Gaul and Ireland and as well. Cernunnos is depicted with the antlers of a stag and represented the cycle of death, rebirth and reincarnation. Paleolithic cave paintings found in France that depict a stag standing upright or a man dressed in stag costume seem to indicate that Cernunnos' origins date to those times. His most notably representationis the famous Gundestrup cauldron discovered in Denmark.
Credit to David Bergen for the backround image which was used as reference material from his illustration from the book Yarrow, the figures my own figure study.
This is a great painting and I like the way you set Cernunnos into the scene! Awesome! The light and overall mood of the painting is breathtaking ... must fav it!
My first thought when seeing this one was about Cernunnos. I love celtic myths, and this painting supplies all fellings and mythic topics i associate with this figure. The autumn lightning is grandious!!!
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Wow, I love this! Great colors and placement of the figure.
Have you ever read the books called The Waterborn/The Blackgod by J. Gregory Keyes? For some reason I got a similar vibe from this picture, which is awesome, because they're really good books. ; )
Anyway, before I completely ramble off-topic, . :3
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Try to unlearn everything you've learned,
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Have you ever read the books called The Waterborn/The Blackgod by J. Gregory Keyes? For some reason I got a similar vibe from this picture, which is awesome, because they're really good books. ; )
Anyway, before I completely ramble off-topic,
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