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©2007-2010 *garybonner
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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.

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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! :-)
:iconobscurarts:
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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Try to unlearn everything you've learned,
Try to listen to your heart.
No, we can't understand the universe
By just using our minds...

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:icongarybonner:
Thank you so much, aye, its an older painting but its one that's stayed in my mind, thanks again and cheers for the fav, Gary
:icongarybonner:
Thanks mate, glad you like it, honored
:iconsilentkitty:
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, :+fav: . :3

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:iconmeata:
That makes me think at the book of The Fionavar Tapestry of Guy Gavriel Kay. Very good work
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I like the Celtic mythology and I like this drawing!:heart:

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:iconmalefic3:
I like the Celtic mythology and I like this drawing!:heart:

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:icongarybonner:
Thanks for your comments mate, honored , i'll have to take a look for those books, cheers
:icongarybonner:
Thanks a million, i'll look it up and thanks for the fav, delighted

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