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The Brown Bear of Norwayby ~Flrmprtrix

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...crossed with East of the Sun, West of the Moon...and basically the rest of the Aarne-Thompson type 425A/lost husband search/animal groom stories. i've always been in love with these kinds of stories, because the heroine is a true heroine--even if she unwittingly creates conflict, it's hardly her fault for being kept in the dark--and most of the story has her traveling and seeking, enduring trials and meeting challenges to rescue the man-in-distress.

i also know from firsthand experience that running barefoot in the snow is breathtakingly painful.

playing around with a flatter, more cartoon/storybook drawing style than usual. if the bear looks like no true bear species known to man, that's because he's...a magical, enchanted bear. yep. i wanted to portray the brown bear, maybe partly because i've already drawn polar bears: [link].

the border, which was an afterthought, kind of took over and became much more intricate than what was supposed to have been the focus, but it was fun all the same.

and also my first attempt trying to find an answer to the watermark question.

things crammed into this, because i went too overboard with symbols for them not to be known:

eagle
aspen leaf
spindle
spinning wheel (possibly redundant given above)
scissors
apple
carding comb
north wind
west wind
east wind (west wind in drag?)
south wind
greyhound
two halves of a ring
horses
sun
moon
the left and right halves of the Vegvisir, even if it doesn't divide along a north-south axis into east and west halves like a traditional compass, strictly speaking
..i think that's all?

oh, and fingerpainted on ipad with sketchclub.

Please do not repost art without permission or without notifying me.

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~Wolfberry-J Feb 13, 2013

Beautiful storytelling! And nice division of space in the composition!

*Thorskegga Jan 31, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Beautiful, on of my favourite stories

~1AmTheIT Jan 12, 2013

Interesting!

~redambrosia Dec 20, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

This is beautiful! The symbology you used is excellent.

I've always loves the tales where the heroine sets out to save a man, be it husband or brother, and proves she's far more than a weak girl.

You should offer this as a print

~Lonemtnwolf Nov 21, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Wow!

This is incredibly beautiful and fascinating!

~Flrmprtrix Nov 22, 2012 Hobbyist

Thank you!

~Lonemtnwolf Nov 30, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

You're welcome!

~moonlitinuyasha1985 Nov 10, 2012

This story intrigues me!

~elenissa Nov 7, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Nice work!

~Neranella Nov 5, 2012

Fantastic artwork.

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