Life is a battle. Everything in life is a fight, even getting out of bed in the morning. But you don't have to be angry, violent, or aggressive. Life is hard enough. Be gentle.
When I was young, before I started guitar or judo or chinese medicine, I liked fairy tales, mythology, kinghts with swords and armor, and fantasy movies. I thought fighting was cool. It was later I found out fighting involves loss, and loss hurts. So I stopped liking battlefield warfare and started liking non lethal combat sports like boxing and judo. At least you don't die if you lose. There's always next time.
A lot of my imagination was shaped by young adult mythology books at the local library, which I still visit from time to time. It's free entertainment and knowledge.
I especially like Celtic, Scandinavian, and Hindu Mythology. As well, I am fascinated by the shamans of Mexico.
Below are three recent artworks, done in 6 by 6 inch fashion, regarding battlefield skills and tactics.
Jousting
The King Departing
Sambo
The first is called Jousting and portrays two knights doing a tournament for the entertainment of the king and queen of the nation. The second is called The King Departing, implying the king is going on an expedition or journey and the friars are praying for his success and return. And the third design is called Sambo, and portrays a sambo wrestler shooting a single leg pick against a rugged opponent. Sambo is a battlefield skill, and the Russians value military service and judo.
So this is the direction my art has gone in the past couple of days. I've been fantasizing about mythology, warfare, sambo, and my past, when I was young and didn't know much about reality.
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