[x]

deviantART

 

©2008-2009 ~Sussi1
Details
Submitted: April 30, 2008
File Size: 725 KB
Image Size: 725 KB
Resolution: 800×1067
Comments: 257
Favourites & Collections: 488 [who?]

Views
Total: 7,509
Today: 4

Downloads
Total: 0
Today: 0

Thumb

Artist's Comments

Full view, please!

This is my second entry for :icondianae: contest:
[link]

Huldra appears in old Scandinavian folklore as a seductive forest creature, the Lady and ruler of the forest.
The huldra is stunningly beatiful, but if you saw her from behind you could see she is hollow with a hole in her back, just like an old tree.
She also has an animal's tail, in Norway it's a cow's tail, but in Sweden(where I live) it is usually a fox's tail.
Huldra is very interested in humans, especially men, and rewards those that are kind to her, but she can make your life miserable if you make her angry.
In some traditions, she lures men into the forest to make romance (sex), again rewarding those that gives her satisfaction and often killing those who don't or refuse her.
Sometimes she marries a local farm boy.When they are married in church, the tail falls off. If the man doesn't treat her right, she will be incredibly ugly and the husband will suffer greatly throughout the marriage.

This is a large file, so closeups are here:
[link]

I've worked on this for so, so many hours (countless) that I can hardly beleive it's finally finished. Done in PS CS2.

Reference for the huldras pose, that gave me the idea:
*GentlemansClubStock [link]

:star:Copyright ©MariaFribergBerntsson aka Sussi1. You
may not use my art in any way without my written consent. Please,feel free to contact me:star:
[x]

Devious Comments

love 6 6 joy 3 3 wow 4 4 mad 0 0 sad 1 1 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0

Comments


I love this, it's incredible, the way it's painted is perfect for a forest scene, and the details the hair, the fur, the animals etc.... bravo, bravo :clap: :hug: :D

--
My gallery: [link]
:wow: wot a wonderful piece good luck in contest :)
Awesome! You finished it! :aww: I bet you are very excited. It looks wonderful. The description was a nice read to go along with it too. :nod: The endless hours you spent on it were well worth it, in my opinion. :hug:

--
Dani | *DarkMaidenofSorrow | ~DarkMaiden-Stock
This is a wonderful artwork! I didn't know about this legend. I wish you the best of luck!

--
My Art | My Experimental Work | My Metal Band
yay I love our folklore here in Scandinavia :love:

Gorgeus work :clap:

--
Steampunk, sci-fi & bionics Contest [link]
My Stock Account: *mizzd-stock
Official Website: [link]
At last :wow: This is simply jawdropping dear, you've painted it so skillfully, so beautifully, I cannot tell what I like the most here - the girl, the fox, all these little details that you've put into the grass and flowers, general atmosphere, colors, perfect use of light... :faint: So far - it's your best painting if I can say it ^^; Wonderful. Magic. You MUST win! Goddammit girl, you rock! :winner:

--
Sketchbook
I've featured you here: [link] :D

--
My gallery: [link]
I wish one day, I could do something like that but I have no idea about the making of it...

--
Portfolio:[link]
This is so beautiful! :faint::+favlove: The forest....it looks so real. I'm speachless and nice to hear what Huldra is. ^^
I'm just shocked...it looks so amazing...all those details. Be proud of it :hug:

--
Free your beautiful mind :blackrose:
Thank you, yes, I tried to recreate a forest I love, it's very close to where I live and I walk there a lot.:hug:

--
The kingdom of FAR FAR Away, Donkey? That's where we're going! FAR! FAR!... away.

Site Map