Æthelwulf Art

Happy Memorial Day to my American friends and followers. Here is a commission I did for Hyperborean Radio to honour the Heroic Dead on this day. The painting features a fallen soldier, held by the personification of the American soul, Columbia. The mother of America! Likewise, the painting features a field of poppies beneath Old Glory.

Honor the Heroic Dead. Today is Memorial Day or Decoration Day as it is also known. A day to honor the Dead, reaching back to Folk Customs of decorating the Graves of Our Loved Ones at the Dawn of Summer. Picnics, Wreathes and Stories shared beside the grave. In time it came to be known as a day specifically to honor Fallen Soldiers. This Vernal All-Souls Day honoring the ranks of Valhalla, Elysium and Fiddlers Green is symbolized with the Poppy, every bloom a drop of blood shed by the soldiers in service to their people. Remember the Fallen, but do not give into despair or Melancholy. Rejoice! Revel! For that is what they fight for, in this realm and those beyond. Let the Halls of the Heroic Dead and All those We love, hear in our song and our stories that their sacrifice was not in vain. And May The Gods Bless We The People. Joyous Memorial Day. Art: Memorial Day or Columbia with the Souls of the Fallen by Neale Rundgren 2024 ⚔️Hyperborean Radio (Uncensored)🇺🇸

As promised, a sneak-peek of my personal projects on which I am working in between commissions. Painting 01: Tyr & Fenrir Painting 02: Hel and Garmr Now, I am applying the techniques I have learnt from both Frank Frazetta and Anders Zorn, combined with my own signature style, to create the paintings. They are far from finished, but I think I am going to take my time working on them because I want the paintings to be spectacular. 😁 🐺 Æthelwulf 🐺

Title: Visiting the Grave (Codename) Medium: Oil-on-digital Time: 30 + hours Theme: Everyday Paganism. I hope everyone is doing well? I've been given permission by Hyperborean Radio to show the first painting of our current project: codename "Everyday Paganism". This exciting project is a collaboration between myself, as well as various artists. under the auspices of Hyperborean Radio. Though, I'm not going to disclose much information until such time everything is set in stone. The one thing I can say about this project is that I've been given the freedom to explore my Swedish heritage & culture - and apply them accordingly. Oh, and one more thing, I am working on commissions. Right now I am designing a book cover for Moonraker's upcoming fantasy book, which will take a while. When I have some time to myself, I'll write a few more posts on particular topics I think people will find interesting. Thank you for all your support. 🐺Æthelwulf🐺 Be sure to check out my links below. :) Website (store) Displate X

A brief exploration of the wildly forgotten art style, Capriccio Style: Capriccio. Origins: Italy. Category: landscapes. Era: Renaissance, Baroque. Characteristics: Architectural/archaeological fantasy. We've been blessed by many art styles, genres or movements over the centuries: from the solemn relationship between humans and their environment of the Romantic era, to the spellbinding beauty of exceptionalism and dramatism of the Rococo movement. But seldom do we hear about hidden gems which shaped or influenced a few art movements, usually obscured and forgotten, but yielded impressive results, nonetheless. One such art style is Capriccio, an Italian art style, introduced during the Renaissance combining semi-fictitious and fantastical elements - also known as architectural fantasy - whereby buildings (usually archaeological ruins) are portrayed in a stylised, idealised or somewhat exaggerated setting. Though, sometimes the artist will focus more on the subjects than the architecture itself. One could essentially describe the style as a movement which appeals to the aesthetics of the viewer through subtle warm tones juxtaposed against dark and complex ones, creating a sombre mood, overall. There were three painters renowned for their Capriccio paintings: Giovanni Paolo Pannini, William Hamilton and Hubert Robert. See their paintings here respectively. Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian (1691 - 1765) Portrait of Panini by Louis Gabriel Blanchet Hermes Appears to Calypso, 1718 William Hamilton, English (1751 - 1801) Portrait of William Hamilton by Thomas Lawrence, 1788 Classical Ruins, 1778 Hubert Robert, French (1733 - 1808) Portrait of Hubert Robert by Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun Ruins with an obelisk in the distance, 1775 🐺Æthelwulf🐺 Website (store) Displate X

Hello everyone, I hope you are well? As promised, here is a quick update on the current status of projects. Yes, it's been a while since I've uploaded new material, but I'm quite elated to say I've been collaborating with Hyperborean Radio, as well as Arca (our other resident artist) on an exciting project, which a full explanation can be read on HR's channel. I'm really excited and looking forward to this endeavour. Furthermore, I am working on a few commissions/paintings for upcoming channels on YT - usually channels with 15K + subs - so it will be interesting to see where this will lead. Hopefully something promising. I'll do my best to write a few folktale posts to keep things going, in the meantime. Meanwhile, I am working on three of the ten sketches I uploaded a while ago. Painting them will take some time because I want the quality to be exceptional. So, I am working on Hel and Garmr; I've also resumed work on the Tyr and Fenrir painting because I've put it off for four months now; therefore, it's time to finish it once and for all. The third painting on which I am working is the Wilder Mann (or Wild Man). Perhaps I can provide one or two sneak-peeks time permitting. Otherwise, excited times are upon us. Thank you all for your amazing support. I could not have done this without you. 😁 🐺 Æthelwulf 🐺 Website (store) Displate X

An update on this project coming soon. As well as a general update. Stay tuned! Æthelwulf

The Way of the World (Norwegian folktale) #folkloreSunday A curious man, a hungry dragon and a cameo of Raynard the Fox. What is not to love about this charming tale from the land of the Northern Lights? 'Tis a tale which speaks of a man in search for the finest wood to cut hop-poles but could not find wood good enough for such a task. The man searched and searched for the right tree until he happened upon a large heap of stones; but buried beneath the stones, a large boulder can be heard. Groaning and moaning, it was. But why would a boulder make such noises? Somewhat curious, the man venture forth to chop down a tree to fashion a makeshift lever, tilting the large boulder. To the man's amazement, a large dragon emerges from underneath the boulder; a hungry dragon no less, ready to swallow the man whole. The man scoffed, expressing his annoyance a the dragon, reminding him he saved his life; and it was the shameful thanklessness of the dragon for wanting to eat him up. "May be," said the Dragon. "But you might very well know I must be starved when I have been here hundreds of years and never tasted meat. Besides, it's the way of the world - that's how it pays its debts." Will the man pay his debt? How will he satiate the dragon's hunger? Will Raynard the Fox play an instrumental role in saving the man from the dragon. You can read the rest of the tale here or here. Illustrations by Ulla Thynell and John Moyr Smith (1908) Happy folklore Sunday, everyone. 🐺 Æthelwulf 🐺 Website (store) Displate X