Piece description from the artist
A woman warrior stands on a grassy hill looking out to sea. The sun is low in the sky, casting the clouds in red and orange. This female fighter, armed with shield and spear, and wearing a mail shirt for armor, appears ready to deal with what has just appeared on the horizon: a Viking ship.
Shield-maidens were women warriors of Scandinavian stories and folklore. They are still quite popular in modern fiction and film as well in both historical dramas, such as the show "Vikings" and in fantasy, such as "The Lord of the Rings". There is some debate among scholars as to weather there were actual shield-maidens, but archaeological finds and historical accounts seem to lend credence to their existence.
One of my favorite book series is Bernard Cornwell's "The Saxon Stories" which is also a TV series called "The Last Kingdom". I've been working my way through season 4 on Netflix and had the idea to a bit of art inspired by it.
I really like the way the sky turned out in this one, especially how the most reddish clouds line up with the raider's ship to make it look like the dragon head on the prow is breathing fire.
Daniel is a forty-something living in the Metro-Atlanta area, and he is one of the few people who was actually born and raised there. He is also married and has two sons and a daughter. By day, he works as software engineer at a small company. By night he is an artist producing realist works depicting scenes of American wildlife, farm animals, fantasy scenes, extinct animals, and images of the "American Wild West":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Frontier.
Daniel has dual degrees in computer science and fine art from the University of Georgia. Given his education, it would seem only natural for him to combine the two by producing art using a computer. Daniel practices a new form of art called "3D Rendering":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_rendering, a form of virtual sculpting with a computer. This form of art is utilized by film studios for special effects as well as animated movies, but it can be used to make stills as well. "Check out this video of Daniel creating a 3D rendering!":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvoSvRhYPr4
Daniel’s interest in art began when he was young. As a fan of science fiction and fantasy novels, he became particularly interested in the works of the illustrators that appeared on the covers, such as "Frank Frazetta":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Frazetta and "Michael Whelan":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Whelan. In college, he discovered the work of the "French Realists":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(arts), the "Pre-Raphaelites":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Raphaelite_Brotherhood, and the "Hudson River School":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_School, which further influenced him and put his work on a course where nature was the dominant theme.
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