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Painting inspired by the British band Northern Oak.

The song itself is pretty dark; someone trying to find meaning in the death of his wife only discovers the vast infinity of the universe... And rereading the lyrics, I got this tangled up in my mind, and I've painted the poor chap jumping to his death, which I am no longer certain he does. Oh well.

The band mentioned they were heavily inspired by the Lake District, so I decided to Google some images to get some similar inspiration for this piece... I wanted to try and capture some form of 'epicness' in the piece, with lots of mountains and clouds, but also hone in on the sheer despair and anguish which I feel the song centers around.

The days have lost their candour and the nights are endless.
The ruined foundations of your dreams with her,
spur you on in search of why she deserved such cruelty.

But you wonder, do you really want a reason for her suffering?
Or to find some logic, for why yours should have to continue.
Offering fresh sacrifice you ask the priests and they solemnly say,

"The answers you seek can be found atop the hills that claw at the morning star
But be prepared, you may not be able to leave behind what you find."

Pausing
your ascent
you remember.

The sound
of her
voice.

The gentle
touch of
her fingers.

Whispered
trysts
until dawn...

*grido di dolore*

That life is gone, you reach the peak and your eyes dart in search,
where are the answers? What does an oracle look like?
Then you begin to notice, the regular deafening crashes of the wind.

This is the beating heart of Chaos,
it was here before the gods and will outlast them.
In a universe where stars explode and planets collide,
there was never an explanation
for what happened there.
No fate to justify your loss.

Your cry of anguish
is caught by the wind and lost
in these hills.

Materials:
Intuos 4
Photoshop CS6

Time:
Painting: ~4 hours

Description
Painting inspired by the British band Northern Oak.

The song itself is pretty dark; someone trying to find meaning in the death of his wife only discovers the vast infinity of the universe... And rereading the lyrics, I got this tangled up in my mind, and I've painted the poor chap jumping to his death, which I am no longer certain he does. Oh well.

The band mentioned they were heavily inspired by the Lake District, so I decided to Google some images to get some similar inspiration for this piece... I wanted to try and capture some form of 'epicness' in the piece, with lots of mountains and clouds, but also hone in on the sheer despair and anguish which I feel the song centers around.

The days have lost their candour and the nights are endless.
The ruined foundations of your dreams with her,
spur you on in search of why she deserved such cruelty.

But you wonder, do you really want a reason for her suffering?
Or to find some logic, for why yours should have to continue.
Offering fresh sacrifice you ask the priests and they solemnly say,

"The answers you seek can be found atop the hills that claw at the morning star
But be prepared, you may not be able to leave behind what you find."

Pausing
your ascent
you remember.

The sound
of her
voice.

The gentle
touch of
her fingers.

Whispered
trysts
until dawn...

*grido di dolore*

That life is gone, you reach the peak and your eyes dart in search,
where are the answers? What does an oracle look like?
Then you begin to notice, the regular deafening crashes of the wind.

This is the beating heart of Chaos,
it was here before the gods and will outlast them.
In a universe where stars explode and planets collide,
there was never an explanation
for what happened there.
No fate to justify your loss.

Your cry of anguish
is caught by the wind and lost
in these hills.

Materials:
Intuos 4
Photoshop CS6

Time:
Painting: ~4 hours