Walrus the Magician Catching the Aurora study

Chinese ink, colour pencils, acrylic markers and carving on wood
20x25cm / 8x10"
2024
 
The Walrus Magician spends his days cooking up artificial aurora for energy, and spends his nights catching wild ones. 

Of course the fishing net doesn’t work to retain the aurora, but nothing is quite scientific in the imaginary country Northlandia. 
 
I’m quite in love with all the colours in this piece. 
 
 
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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.”