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4/4 of the coloured versions.

This is one of those things I had had in mind for years, and I finally got round to do it. I wanted the initials to resemble the Book of Kells (which doesn‘t contain as many celtic knots as you‘d think), and it took me hours… and hours… and hours… and more hours… At least I‘ve finally kept my promise to do something else based on medieval book illumination.

Winter was a no-brainer. Blue, grey and white. Not sunny white, but dead, cold white. Never change a running system. Birch trees, wolf shapes in the knotwork… I didn‘t bring in the (snow) storm bit which the character actually stands for, that would have destroyed the concept of the series I think (they‘re all so quiet and peaceful), but let‘s call it the silence before the storm. And yes, the wolf is that big (no perspective issue this time). And it‘s an albino because you need to read the Mabinogion if you don‘t know why it‘s an albino.
As I already hinted at in the spring piece, I never quite understood the medieval association of winter with water. I suppose it‘s because we all hide in a corner at the fireplace in winter and become phlegmatic, and phlegm of course was believed to consist chiefly of water (cold/wet, ok, that fits winter I admit) but still, water ought to freeze in winter. Freeeeeeeeze. So the only water you get in here is firmly frozen.
And the totally non-celtic sword is a rip-off of the Thyrfing-Logo ([link] , yep, I admit it! It‘s dwarven work, which I take as excuse for ripping off a Viking metal band logo, haha. Hey since I first saw that logo years ago I just knew I needed to rip it off…

Today‘s music suggestion: Eluveitie in general and especially Luxtos:
[link]
(all their songs are about (war in) Gaul, but hey, close enough)
People who don't like Folk Metal could go for the Secret of Kells OST instead (I'm so original).

Watercolour, some white acrylics and goldpaint, and I used a reference for the wolf.

Detail shots:
[link]

All four paitings as a photoset:
[link]

I certainly forgot half of the symbolism choices I made here, but feel free to ask me anything!

Description
4/4 of the coloured versions.

This is one of those things I had had in mind for years, and I finally got round to do it. I wanted the initials to resemble the Book of Kells (which doesn‘t contain as many celtic knots as you‘d think), and it took me hours… and hours… and hours… and more hours… At least I‘ve finally kept my promise to do something else based on medieval book illumination.

Winter was a no-brainer. Blue, grey and white. Not sunny white, but dead, cold white. Never change a running system. Birch trees, wolf shapes in the knotwork… I didn‘t bring in the (snow) storm bit which the character actually stands for, that would have destroyed the concept of the series I think (they‘re all so quiet and peaceful), but let‘s call it the silence before the storm. And yes, the wolf is that big (no perspective issue this time). And it‘s an albino because you need to read the Mabinogion if you don‘t know why it‘s an albino.
As I already hinted at in the spring piece, I never quite understood the medieval association of winter with water. I suppose it‘s because we all hide in a corner at the fireplace in winter and become phlegmatic, and phlegm of course was believed to consist chiefly of water (cold/wet, ok, that fits winter I admit) but still, water ought to freeze in winter. Freeeeeeeeze. So the only water you get in here is firmly frozen.
And the totally non-celtic sword is a rip-off of the Thyrfing-Logo ([link] , yep, I admit it! It‘s dwarven work, which I take as excuse for ripping off a Viking metal band logo, haha. Hey since I first saw that logo years ago I just knew I needed to rip it off…

Today‘s music suggestion: Eluveitie in general and especially Luxtos:
[link]
(all their songs are about (war in) Gaul, but hey, close enough)
People who don't like Folk Metal could go for the Secret of Kells OST instead (I'm so original).

Watercolour, some white acrylics and goldpaint, and I used a reference for the wolf.

Detail shots:
[link]

All four paitings as a photoset:
[link]

I certainly forgot half of the symbolism choices I made here, but feel free to ask me anything!