Greenman -15

A quick drawing for another Owen and Rees short story inspired from my trip.  I planned it all out but if I were to illustrate this story like a children’s book it will require nearly 100 pictures.    Yeah, that particular method isn’t going to work.  I actually like this project because it’s something different and challenging me a bit.

I can give a bit more background to this little story, at least the inspiration.  While in the UK I had a pleasant encounter with a Green Man.  I never heard of this person before and he was only too happy to enlighten me. He has been around for many centuries (not just in the UK) and the name is only recent as a nickname given to him from Lady Raglan.  You can read about him in detail on Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Ma… I see him as the male counterpart of Gaia and tied closely with folklore.  At least, that is the impression the Green Man I met gave me.   I like to think that he and Rees have some history together.

That’s all I’m willing to share right now without giving away the story I’ve got here.  Anyway, I feel this gives a good setup on what this bearded character is.  I can only assume very few people know about him.  Now, back to brainstorming.   Researching for all this is the best!