End of the line, November09, Theme Challenge.
-(Español):” Fin de la Línea, Noviembre09, Tema desafío”.
Técnica: Mixta. (Tinta, Collage con aluminio y cartón pintado metalizado ,acuarela).
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-(English):” End of the line, November09, Theme Challenge.
Technique: Mixed. (Tinta, Collage & acuarela).
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trebor61 10:33 am on November 20, 2009 | #
Fascinating use of material here, Nuria.
Nuria 10:55 am on November 20, 2009 | #
(Español):
Muchas Gracias, Bob!!!. ¿Leiste que puse nombre a los personajes del dibujo “El toro y su cuadrilla”?. Todavía espero que nos cuentes alguna historia sobre la mitología de Escocia.
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(English):
Thank you very much, Bob!!!. Did you read that I named the characters in the picture “The bull and his gang?. I still hope that we tell a story about the mythology of Scotland.
Nikira 8:05 am on November 21, 2009 | #
I enjoy your play with textures, wonderful.
Nuria 8:58 am on November 21, 2009 | #
(English):
Nikira, thank you very much!!!. I’m so glad you like it. I quite enjoyed.
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(Español):
¡Muchas Gracias Nikira!. Me alegro mucho de que te guste. He disfrutado bastante.
Alejandro 12:40 pm on November 22, 2009 | #
Un diseño francamente original y sorprendente. No me esperaba una obra tan urbana y street. Rompe con el estilo apacible y campestre de tus trabajos… me gusta que experimentes con nuevas técnicas y estilos. Podría ser un cartel publicitario para una marca en una gran ciudad.
trebor61 12:44 pm on November 22, 2009 | #
Nuria. Good idea about the story. What sort of thing do you have in mind. I could send you MANY stories from Scotland.
Nuria 5:16 pm on November 22, 2009 | #
(Español):
¡Muchas Gracias Alejandro y Bob!.
Bob he pensado que podrías hablarnos sobre los Lechepraun, los Brownies, el monstruo del lago Ness (Nessie), Jack O’Lantern, Bloody Caps, Addanc, Afang, Ahuitzoth, los mitos y leyendas de Hebridean, las leyendas del rey Arturo… Lo que puedas, ¡Todo es bienvenido!.
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(English):
Thanks very much Alejandro y Bob!.
Bob, I thought you could tell us about the Lechepraun, the Brownies, the Loch Ness monster (Nessie), Jack O’Lantern, Bloody Caps Addanc, Afang, Ahuitzoth, myths and legends of Hebridean, the Arthurian legends … What you can, ¡All are welcome!.
trebor61 8:55 am on November 24, 2009 | #
Hi Nuria,
Leprechaun is an Irish fairy which takes the form of an old man. This old man is usually portrayed as being small and ugly and carries a large wooden stick/club known as a Shillelagh or shalayle. His trade is that of a cobbler and it is said that you should be kind to them as they can get very cross and bad-tempered and cause those who they don’t like lots of trouble. They are sometimes known as the “little people” and are reputed to hoard pots of gold underground.
Brownies are a girls “scouting group” which was started in 1914. Perhaps there are some other “brownies” you might have heard about
Monsters. The Loch Ness Monster is a mythical creature which is said to live in Loch Ness. It is said to resemble a Pterosaur, a large sea creature which has a long neck something like the sea serpents which folks thought inhabited the oceans long ago. Loch Ness is a large dark body of water which is prone to sudden storms which churn the surface into waves perhaps fooling people into thinking they have seen things. I’m afraid that a tourist industry has been built around this which, in my opinion, is just taking advantage of visitors. There are many other tales of strange creatures in Scottish Lochs (lakes). Loch Morar has its own mythical creature a bit like Loch Ness’s. In the Cairngorm Mountains, on the Mountain of Ben MacDhui, a creature called ‘Fear Liath Mor’ (meaning big grey man) which scares people to death – literary.
Hebridean Myths – Blue Men, Seonaidh (pronounced “shonny”)- a water-spirit who had to be offered ale.
Mermaids and Mermen are said to lure ships onto rocks but are probably just seals. Wills-o’-the-wisp are strange lights which are said to appear just about the time someone is about to die. Fairies such as Cu Sìth, a fairy dog are generally seen as good luck but you must be kind to them otherwise bad things happen. Silkie – seal people are said to resemble seals which come ashore taking the form of a man. They breed with local maidens and return to the sea. When the maidens give birth as a result, the child is taken back by the Silkie.
There are many legends about King Arthur and his knights and these are generally considered to belong to England although some say that he was a Scottish king or that his court magician, Merlin, came from Scotland.
Your other figures are, I’m afraid, not from Scotland.
Why don’t you do a series of paintings around some of our stories such as Robert Burn’s poem, “Tam o’ Shanter” where a drunken farmer sees witches and warlocks dancing in an old ruined church. He is so enthralled at the sight he gets carried away and shouts out. The witches are offended and chase him but he and his horse, Maggie, manage to cross a bridge to safety. (Witches won’t cross water). Maggie, however, looses her tale in the chase. This would look great with all your wee figures chasing Tam on his horse.
Nuria 3:25 pm on November 25, 2009 | #
(Español):
. ¡No sé que haríamos sin tí!. Nos has dado un montón de ideas…Pero ahora llega lo más difícil: ¡Plasmarlas en trabajos!. Escocia tiene multitud de leyendas maravillosas. Sí, me animaré a hacer algo, sin duda. ¡Anímate también a dibujar la mitología de tu país!. Es un reto fascinante.
¡Muchísimas gracias, Bob!
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. I do not know we’d do without you!. You have given us lots of ideas … But now comes the hard part: Translating them into work!. Scotland has many wonderful legends. Yes, I will encourage me to do something, no doubt. Cheer also draw the mythology of your country!. It’s a fascinating challenge.
(English):
Thank you, Bob!