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Published: 2011-11-15 01:34:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 868; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 15
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The River of Heroes. Lugh Samildanach, CΓΊchullain, Fionn MacCumhaill, some salmon.My second piece for Islander Arts first exhibition
EDIT: I finally got around to cleaning the image up digitally, added in a little highlight here and there
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I like this one!
those runes in the far left corner, are those Ogham?
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They are, they say the title of the piece which is river of heroes in irish. I must update the image on here, its a bad picture
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ah really cool! you should do more stuff like that. you have that kind of style that gives it the right feeling!
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Thanks man, Iv always had it in my mind to do a series of 4, starting with Fionn, then OisΓn and his son Osgar and the St. Patrick, Fionn would be set in Spring, OisΓn in Summer, Osgar in Autumn and Patrick in Winter.
The whole thing is meant to show the decline of Celtic and Pagan belief descending into the winter of Catholicism.
Never get round to it though
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Dude you should seriously consider picking up that project, sound like and lovely idea!
Altho i have to admit that i have always found Irish folklore/mythology rather confusing. I think it's because the names, they are so different in sound and al compared to what i'm used to. but i do enjoy it!
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Perhaps I will
Ya, I have loved Irish mythology since I was a kid, but it can be very confusing, its so heavily laden with symbolism and its been translated and interpreted so many times its all over the place, but I still read it like crazy, lady gregorys irish mythology is my bible. I love reading it and trying to pick out the christian influences as the original stories were translated and copied by monks and they added their beliefs to it
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yeah symbolism can be a bitch!
btw since you're Irish, may i ask you what the talk around Ireland is about the Scottish independence coming up?
like is there any talk about "old" conflicts start again or doesn't it affect you guys at all?
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As far as I know man, there is none, I haven't anyone talk about it and I honestly know next to nothing about it myself. I do know people are trying to make it happen but I doubt it will go through, that would prevent a one world government now wouldn't it.
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okay thanks anyways 
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There, much better
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Thanks very much, Im a fan of it myself. Eternally up for sale at exhibitions but no one wants it
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You're always a killer at composition.
FISH
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I owe it all to staring at Drew Struzan posters for hours on end
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Oh heck yes.
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as you know think this is kick ass, you go into them yet to put it back up properly?
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I went past earlier and they were both back up... mystery
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aye, I went in and the guy runnning it had put it back up
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The is fanfreakingtastic. I can't understand why this doesn't have a hundred faves.
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No one knows me lol Thanks though
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Beautiful composition and shading with the inks/watercolor. Nice touch with the salmon. 
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Thanks very much
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No problem!
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I enjoy using it, I even have it tattooed on my arm
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I noticed that on one of your deviations! Very cool. I love how you embrace your culture and that's dedication.
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thanks a bunch, made more sense than an irish guy getting chinese or japanese symbols anyway
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At least you understand what's going on your skin and you know it doesn't mean 'foreigner' or 'sex kitten' or god-forbid some weird Asian mishmash that makes Chinese or Japanese people look at you strangely. (That's also some run-on sentence). XD
If I had a tolerance for pain, I'd probably want a tattoo that I understand, too. It's more meaningful that way (I do like the Irish proverbs, though. Some of your curses are downright hilarious, too).
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We are good at cursing people
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