Modo Cogitari: Green Wizard

Within the temple of his interior,
his power is his presence.

The Lord of the Forest

I worked on this one throughout much of the end of the summer of 2011, but it did not resolve itself until winter had begun.  Some images of the Green man lurking in there, but also Cernunnos, Pan, and Baphomet.  Like the limbs of one great tree, the Lord of the Forest has many names and faces.

From the Archives: Sly Grin

My original thought with this piece was to create an image like a Green Man, but with a regular man's face.  Originally created for publication in BROS. magazine.  A magazine devoted to the beauty of men with long hair.  I don't believe it is in publication any longer.

{Sharpie}

From the Archives: Green Man

Just in time for Summer!  Part of this is me exploring the paintbrush options in Photoshop.  However I've always been attracted to images of the Green Man, but have never explored them much in my own work.  I've always enjoyed the stylized pieces of leafy faces.  I just realized this looks a bit like Grizzly Adams as a Tree Spirit!  :-)

In my personal experiences of the Green man energy it seems as though there is a bit of a connection to the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.  Two opposing masculine forces that dominate opposing ends of the year.  Here is a previous piece I did involving that theme.  I have recently been studying that same relationship through the cycling between Geburah and Chesed in The Kabbalah.

The piece itself is okay, but I feel like it is more of a sketch than anything else.  I'll explore more of this theme / image later.  Perhaps a full figure piece and/or a landscape.
{Created in Photoshop}