Seal Seal Seal Soldier study

25x20cm / 10x8”
acrylic, colour pencils, acrylic markers and carving on wood
2024
 
Besides Arctic Fox the Engineer and Arctic Hares the Construction Workers, the Ice Queen has many other helpers.
 
With their short limbs, impossibly round body and bouncy pace, these seals make the most improbable soldiers. Not only that, their rainbow florescent colours make them impossible to camouflage in Northlandia, or basically anywhere. But they ARE the Northlandia soldiers. 
 
They wear Walrus armour. What you can’t see is their armadillo armour tail. You’ll have to wait till a larger piece is done. 
 
 
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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.”