My friend asked me to draw this portrait of her beloved donkey Ricky.
I am available to commission for animal portraits.
Pictish Glamis Stone Bear Tattoo Design
This mighty Pictish bear is an ancient stone carving from the 9th century, found on the Glamis stone located in Scotland. An enigmatic and powerful character. A totem animal of great strength.
Pictish Spiral Double Disc Tattoo Design
This double disc is one of the most frequently seen Pictish patterns, found on carved symbol stones that date from the 6th century. The mysterious Picts left behind their enigmatic patterns in these carved monuments. This disc has the traditional shape with spiraling circular elements taken from an ancient piece of Pictish jewelry. Here it is bracketed by the Pictish Wolf form the Keillor stone and the bear form the Glamis stone.
Deer Tattoo with Viking Urnes Design
Inspired by the magnificent carvings in the Urnes Stave Church in Norway, this half sleeve piece weaves a deer and sea-serpent-like creatures in a tangle of foliage. The design I based this art on is the North Portal, from the original 11th century church, reused when the church was reconstructed in the 12th century. One of the interpretations of the design is that the stag is eating the bark of the ONE WORLD TREE (Yggdrasil) where the serpent Nithog lived and nibbled on its roots. A powerful Viking tattoo.
