Green Man
by Stephanie Grant
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8.000 x 11.000 inches
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Title
Green Man
Artist
Stephanie Grant
Medium
Digital Art - Drawing/digital
Description
An ink drawing of a Green man, digitally enhanced. In this instance he is a character in one of my stories, if you turn him upside down, you can see the more evil side of him. His beard plays an important role in the tale!
The Green Man is a mysterious figure depicted mainly in medieval European stonework, believed to represent an ancient vegetation deity. The Green man is nearly always depicted as a face made of leaves and vines. Sometimes, it appears as a human face peering out from leaves, other times, with animal features.
The image of the Green man may have been adapted from Roman decorative stonework, or from Celtic interlace figures. Older versions bear a very close resemblance to Celtic and Norse interlace figures, and often combine plant and animal features. One of the oldest examples was discovered on an Irish obelisk that dates to the third century BCE. This may be the Derg Corra of Celtic myth, the �man in the tree,� a trickster-like character always accompanied by three elemental animals: a raven, stag, and trout.
The name �Green man� was coined in the late 1930s. Other names for this figure are Jack in Green or Jack of the Green. Many believe the green man is related to the pre-Christian Celtic deity Cernunnos.
The green man also appears in Asian, Indian, and Arabic architecture and art. Whatever his origin, the Green Man is now an unmistakable mascot of the Neopagan religious movement, where he serves as the embodiment of untamed nature, an emblem of the male principal, and a symbol of fertility and vibrant life energy.
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September 18th, 2014
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