Monday, January 9, 2012
The Sleeping Troll
Well, I was finally able to scrape a few minutes together over the Christmas break and actually make a picture for myself. It has been quite a while since I've had the chance to do this and I really wanted to make the most of this little opportunity. There had been a story circulating around the taverns and roadhouses outside Gwelf for a few years now concerning a company of armoured knights engaged in a pitched battle with a band of brigand trolls on the old bridge at Albion. I thought this would make a terrific subject for my next piece and wanted to be sure to do it justice.
There were still a few details I wanted to clarify so I decided to conduct a little investigation and see what I could find out. I wanted my depiction of these historic events to be as accurate as possible and so I decided to interview the eye witnesses and see if I could track down anyone who was actually in the battle. After conducting a number of covert interviews and eves dropping on several very secretive conversations the truth began to appear. As it turns out, the company of armoured knights became a handful of terrified farmers and the band of brigand trolls became one peaceful and snoozy troll asleep under a bridge with a large jug of vintage pear cider. After a brief verbal exchange the troll agreed to vacate the vicinity by the end of the day. Everyone went home satisfied. Lamps were lit and dramatic war stories were told by the fire side. I much prefer this version of the story and that is what I've depicted.
More soon.
Peace be with you.
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21 comments:
Muito legal, parabéns!
That is awesome......Really impressed.....
nice work ! It's still difficult to find the right version of a legend, your investigation had be a race with the truth. I also prefer this version.
Great picture! I love the facial expressions all around.
Thanks Craig - it was mostly fun but not exactly smooth sailing.
Emerson, Raggle, Alexandre - thanks guys, very much appreciated :)
Thanks Fandango :)
so glad everyone was satisfied in the end, may this experience spread to the sphere of our planet!
awesome wonderful piece
wonderful 2012 to you~
~oh so happy to see a post pop up from you...may this coming year lead to "a wee bit more of this here time for yourself" to simply draw as you so enchantingly do...much love light and blessings upon you and yours~
Tammie Lee - thanks-you so much and I agree :)
Brandi - thanks so much for those wonderful sentiments. :)
Amazing!! This painting is really fun..i really feel some satisfaction deep inside..!!
waiting for your next post..!!
Thanks so much Rajesh. :)
Wonderful art and nice story :)
Wonderful piece- I loved the story! Its always nice to find time to draw for yourself. Between Gwelf and Albion, I'm wondering if you might be situated in the city of Guelph at all?
Thanks Danthienne :)
Hello Vishal - don't tell anyone but I'm actually in Stoney Creek. I can really keep an eye on everything from here. :)
Wonderful work
Thanks for stopping by LLC. :)
I first remember seeing your work back in the Vampire days. Your work was inspiring then and it still inspires today. This piece is so whimsical. I love it.
peace,
Eraklis (Herc)
Thanks Herc. The vampire days were a long time ago but I remember them fondly. My heart is in a lighter place these days.
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