[Art] Cover art for Nerthus Devotional by Nicanthiel

[moonvoice]

Nerthus




A goddess who is often forgotten, and who shouldn't be. Who is perhaps best known for representing valour, holiness and fertility. Shown veiled or masked. And also represented by boars, birch forests, swamps and wetlands among other things.

I'm not actually a practitioner of Northern traditions, but I do know a lot of people who are, and some of them are champs are absolute champs. :)

This is the cover art for a devotional being written by nicanthiel, for the goddess Nerthus. The book will be titled Boar, Birch and Bog: Prayers to Nerthus, from Gullinbursti Press.

Nicanthiel's website, and information on the book, can be found here.

Comments

[bodhifox.livejournal.com]

Incredible.

[sidheblessed.livejournal.com]

I really like that even thought you've used cool colours, this picture has a lot of warmth in it.

[fire_my_spirit]

I love love love the fabric draped over her, and the way the end of the spirals creates a glow around her.

[copperbeech.livejournal.com]

that is fucking wildly gorgeous.
*stares*

[lupabitch.livejournal.com]

That's impressive as hell.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

I just realised that in my two covers, I have a boar coming out of the side of the picture! Hee.

[lupabitch.livejournal.com]

Boar-ing a hole, as it were?

[ariestess]

Oh, I like this! It's very compelling and makes me want to sit and stare at it for long moments at a time.

Nicely done!

[skyfiery.livejournal.com]

It gives off a very subtle, yet strong feeling. I like it a lot!

[singingnettle.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's spooky.

[silere.livejournal.com]

Oooh, wooow....

uh duh

[perzephone.livejournal.com]

uh duh... i uh... yeah. ::points:: ::shivers::

I wish I could be more coherent about how this makes me feel.

[skitty-kitty.livejournal.com]

I love everything about this piece.

[earthguardian.livejournal.com]

This is really beautiful!

[vanirpriestess.livejournal.com]

I am VERY PROUD to have this masterpiece gracing the covers of one of the books on my press. Both you and nicanthiel are awesome, and champs of champs yourselves ;)

[amhrantine.livejournal.com]

Ooooo! Smashing. I really do like this one, it sort of reminds me of the masked spirits out of the movie Spirited Away (which makes me starving, as a side-note) and the forest in there makes the whole thing look very ethereal. Good stuff.

[bodylove.livejournal.com]

wow I love it, very cool

[gallows-queen.livejournal.com]

This is really breathtaking. I may need to see if you're available to do cover art for my next Woden book, when the time comes--if you're willing, that is.

[mirrorred-star.livejournal.com]

It looks amazing.

[shioneh.livejournal.com]

Oh wow This is so powerfully beautiful, I keep coming back to look at it again. I love so many aspects of it, it makes me feel excited to look at. Definitely another one of my favourites from you.
Wow!

[aleia-kali.livejournal.com]

Beautiful

[erl-queen.livejournal.com]

Wow, amazing. Really captures Her. What a fantastic book cover that will be!

If I ever, ever get around to writing the book I've been pondering for a decade or so, I may have to talk to you about a commission for the cover. :)

[white9-fox.livejournal.com]

I love the feel of a picture just reaching out and grabbing my heart like that...

I love this image...I'm going to have to look into this spirit some more. It doesn't help the fact that I love and live in wetland areas.

And the mask bit is also pretty neat. Thanks for introducing this spirit to us.

[white9-fox.livejournal.com]

Yes. This.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It does have some warm colours in it, particularly a little bit of brown in the boar and the background. But it is mostly unified with one of the 'warm blues,' hoorah for warm blues. :)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you! She is always veiled and/or masked. To see her own face tends to pretty much be followed by death.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Aw awesome. :D

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I had to take several breaks from this picture, some up to a few weeks at a time. It was heavy going getting the atmosphere across.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like it!

Re: uh duh

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

I think that was pretty coherent!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm glad you think so. :)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thanks muchly!! :D I'm so glad I followed through on this, because I wasn't sure for ages if I actually would. *blush*

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

I love the masked spirits in Spirited Away, I love masks in general, since I used to make them a lot in highschool.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

*nods* Maybe, I tend to go through real phases, and it depends on the god too. For some reason I clash more with male gods than female, but I've worked with Odin before, briefly, so who knows. :D

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you! :D

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Oooo, a book you've been pondering for a decade? That sounds like it would be awesome to do if you're still thinking about it after all this time.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and I love wetland areas too. I think I'd draw almost any deity if they were connected to wetlands / bogs / swamps.

[erl-queen.livejournal.com]

Well I've had the idea that long - it's for the "Girls Underground" archetype that I've been researching and formulating: http://www.winterscapes.com/underground/. I finally figured out how I would make it into a book, but still haven't had the time and drive to start. Too many damn projects, that's the problem.

[white9-fox.livejournal.com]

Yea, it's a shame many people see wetlands as "dirty, dead" places. That couldn't be farther from the truth.