Owen William Weber Illustration

This is my second of six posts showing my series of the Direwolves from the "A Song of Ice and Fire" books. This is Shaggydog, Rickon's wolf. He is quite a fierce protective pet, but I wanted to show him in a calmer state, wandering the snowy terrain.

This is the first of the series of Direwolves portraits from the " A Song of Ice and Fire" series of books by George R.R. Martin. These are meant to be seen as portraits of the characters but also they can be seen as just portraits of wolves, coinciding with my series of other portraits of mammals. Here you can see Nymeria with her pack roaming through the woods. Each of these paintings are only 5" x 5". Everyday this week I will unveil another wolf, and once that is done I will put them on my etsy page for purchase as an original or as prints.

This year I am fully immersed in Danish culture. Sarah and I are talking a Danish language course at NYU, we are reading all about Danes in the Xenophobes guide to Denmark, and we are planning our trip to Denmark next year. So, it only naturally feels like our Yule holiday card should be based on a Danish Christmas folklore. The Nisse is a very small gnome-like character who tends to the farm when the farmers are asleep. But he is also very mischievous if you are not kind to him and he will upset your favorite animal or play tricks on you in the night. He is also know to bring the presents on Christmas Eve. In Denmark, this is a very lovable character and most people decorate their trees or houses with his likeness. The Nisse, 17" x 12", Oil on Paper on Masonite, 2012.