Fire and Ice

[ZenDruid]

Inspired by Ragnarok, Norse legend of end times by ice and fire. Cheery. This was mostly smearing random paints with a card until I turned it different ways and saw something I liked.. Acrylics on 9x12" canvas board, card, brush and knife. C&C welcome.

 

[MaryKnos]

I see a Minotaur type figure touching helmets with some kind of warrior in front of a smith’s fire. Maybe handing over a freshly made weapon. I love it.

 

[Enyaw]

I like it. Many areas to explore.

 

[Triduana]

I really like it, very dramatic. I see a forge too, and two helmeted guys looking closely at something. I like the brushstrokes and the white highlights.

 

[Queen Bee]

Like the way that fire in the middle draws the eye in. Great use of color.

 

[ZenDruid]

Thank you Mary, Wayne, Triduana and Queen Bee. I like the idea of warriors around a forge fire, my original thought was just people trying to keep warm. This is a much darker palette than usual.

 

[Artyczar]

Zen! I love this. It is mysterious and beautiful. It is perfect for your inspiration description. Just wonderful. I like all aspects of this.

 

[snoball]

Lots to pick out of this one. I see a hooded figure in the background and Druids or something bending over a cauldron of fire. Or something else. Not sure.

 

[Terri]

This is so cool! Dramatic coloring and mood. All these various figures, the warmth in the center. Really like the idea of shaping with a card. This is one to gaze on. Great work, Zen!

 

[ZenDruid]

Zen! I love this. It is mysterious and beautiful. It is perfect for your inspiration description. Just wonderful. I like all aspects of this.

Thank you Arty, very generous! Never sure if something will work.

 

[ZenDruid]

Lots to pick out of this one. I see a hooded figure in the background and Druids or something bending over a cauldron of fire. Or something else. Not sure.

Thanks snoball! What I like is the figures are indistinct, lets the imagination work.

 

[ZenDruid]

This is so cool! Dramatic coloring and mood. All these various figures, the warmth in the center. Really like the idea of shaping with a card. This is one to gaze on. Great work, Zen!

Thank you Terri! Those figures are the result of pushing and pulling paint around with a card, but I didn't see it until I started rotating the picture and looking. Right now my favorite card is an old drivers license.

 

[Terri]

I once did a background with some extra thick acrylic and used an old credit card. It was fun, and really worked well. I sure didn't get anything like a fully realized painting, though. I just love your description of how you got there!

 

[Donna T]

What a powerful painting! I love it, especially the way the "figures" merge and flow with the background. Now I have that Led Zeppelin song stuck in my head ... we come from the land of the ice and snow from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow ...

 

[ZenDruid]

Donna, Thank you! That's the Immigrant Song, a good one, had to play it again just now since you mentioned it.

 

[Perry]

Really nice....it's very bold!

 

[ZenDruid]

Really nice....it's very bold!

Thanks Perry!

 

[Trier]

Great colors !
Lots to see here - welder helmets on workers as they crate a secret weapon, or something.

 

[ZenDruid]

My wife looked at it, said "boil boil, toil and trouble" and took it into her computer room.