Brand New Finished Painting: „Siegfried I“ oil on canvas
Hi Steemers and Steemians,
it is done!
My painting „Siegfried I“ is finally finished. :)
This painting I wanted to do for ages!!! The idea for this painting I had already years ago, but like a good wine, some things need to ripen.
In this picture it is the famous scene from the saga of the Nibelungen where Siegfried slew the dragon and is taking a bath in it's blood to harden his body.
Only on his shoulder where a leaf of a lime tree fell onto, would remain a vulnerable spot.
„Siegfried I“
oil on canvas
60 x 80 cm
In old legends like the saga of the Nibelungen you can find beautifully described archetypes. Inspiration without end!
Will see who'll become my next victim. :)
Have a beautiful day!
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Wow, what an amazing, creative work of art. An absolutely stunning painting.
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Thank you so much @machv!
@kathrina-sofie, now i wonder, am i looking at a photo or a oil panting. Gosh, your painting really similar to camera. The difference only time taken to finish it. It took you how long to finish this supurb master piece? The man figure it look so natural and real. Best part, you only used few colors to finish this. I love it so much.
I don't mind to be your victim.
Thank you @oliviackl! Trying to paint photo-realistic is something very tempting for me. It's been a lot of fun working on this painting!
But yes the difference is the time. Took me serveral month to finish this painting.
"I don't mind to be your victim" - Good to know :D lol
Look at that blood, it looks so real.... You are such a talented artist. Well, its great that you let it ripen first, else you could have made a mess out of it. Lol. Or maybe it wouldn't have been as good as this, who knows? Well, this looks really nice... I do like the leaf on him...
Thank you so much @audreybits!
Alwas important not to mess up a painting :D
Yes, the leaf is key in that story.
Yeah, always important! Oh, it is? I had no idea...
howdy from Texas kathrina-sofie! wow ya know, when I first saw this painting I thought it was a photograph, that's how realistic and accurate it is! The colors and the shading is excellent. Are you going to do more paintings about the characters in the Nibelungen?
Thank you so much @janton!! :)
It has something to it, trying to work photo-realistic with oils. I'm enjoying it.
At the moment it's planned to do a second version of Siefried. Next time in colour and with more details of the story in the backround. But yes, there would many interesting characters in the Nibelungen to paint!
well I think that will be a wonderful series!
Beautiful concept and execution! <3
Thank you @hiddenblade!
Beautifully rendered!
Thank you Leo! :)
That is a painting? Wow! It looks like a fine photo. You did a very smooth finish which is very good.
I think I would like to see more blood flowing from the nape down to the back of Siegfried. I just thought that would make him more heroic and masculine in slaying a dragon. 😃
Thank you @macoolette!
I understand you and I agree on the heroic slaying dragon. It was difficult to decide how much blood would fit... But this is "Siefried - I".
I plan to do another version of it but in colour an whith more of the whole scene and I think more blood would match that painting very well :)
I can already imagine a very colorful and lively version. :)
Ahem, this is very nice indeed <3.
I do love the sensuality of the curve and the pose here. The model who is facing away from us gives me a mysterious aura to the picture, and the bloody hands and the leaf make the picture to be more artistic and personal.
Congratulations for your curie vote ^_^.
Thank you so much for your comment @scrawly!
To have the right composition befor you start a painting is crucial. Blood and leaf are the key in this story.
This truly is breath-takingly beautiful and it's refreshing to see the male form expressed in such a delicate and beautiful way, seeing it is not just the realm of the female nude that can be so lovely.
Thank you so much @donnadavisart!
Men actually get a row deal in getting painted, don't they?
I'm so glad I found this model now, so I'm looking forward to paint a whole series of men.
I can really feel his blood @kathrina-sofie. Great one!
Thank you @jungwatercolor! Painting the blood was quite a tricky bit in the painting. It is key in the scene but I didn't want it to dominante the whole picture.