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Had to think of Freddy Mercury while painting this.. I think a god of thunder should be a bit glam rock

Taranis was a Celtic god of thunder, mostly worshipped in the Gallic area during the Roman age (usually not worshipped by Romans obviously as he is a Celtic god).
His attributes include a bolt of lightning and the wheel, as he was also a protector of traders. Since I found it hard to get the wheel in the painting itself I included it in the border.
Taranis is now best known by the comic series Asterix.
The outfit is genuine Celtic of that era.

I put this in the category Fantasy but in fact this is a historical/mythological painting. Just wanted to clear that up

Watercolor, pencil and permanent marker.
©Jopie L.K. 2012

Description
Had to think of Freddy Mercury while painting this.. I think a god of thunder should be a bit glam rock

Taranis was a Celtic god of thunder, mostly worshipped in the Gallic area during the Roman age (usually not worshipped by Romans obviously as he is a Celtic god).
His attributes include a bolt of lightning and the wheel, as he was also a protector of traders. Since I found it hard to get the wheel in the painting itself I included it in the border.
Taranis is now best known by the comic series Asterix.
The outfit is genuine Celtic of that era.

I put this in the category Fantasy but in fact this is a historical/mythological painting. Just wanted to clear that up

Watercolor, pencil and permanent marker.
©Jopie L.K. 2012