Arctic Fox the Engineer study 2

20x25cm / 8x10” 
acrylic, colour pencils, posca and gel pens, marker and carving on wood
20x25cm / 8x10"
2024
 
This piece features another version of the engineer who designs the igloos that shelter the melting glaciers. 
 
He needs to be so busy overseeing and taking charge of the arctic hare construction workers, so he needs multiple heads. 
 
There’s a Chinese saying 三頭六臂 “three heads six arms”, meaning to have superhuman power and ability. 
 
This arctic fox has three heads to oversee the igloo construction, and six arms with various handy hardware tools. 
 
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This woodcut painting is carved and then coloured with the highest quality artist pigments. Archival professional-quality paint is meant to last over 100 years. I spray the artwork with three extra layers of UV protection.
 
The work is framed in a beautiful ornate super sturdy solid pine wooden frame. You have a choice of black or white frames. 
 
This piece is part of my “21 Day Challenge” project. During 1-21 November 2024, I created one small woodcut drawing per day. Each features an animal character inhabitant from my imaginary arctic country “Northlandia.”