Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Illustration Friday - Renewal


I had a hard time thinking of an image for this so I did a few Internet searches and discovered a pagan symbol for renewal, the eagle. Apparently for the celts the eagle symbolized renewal, courage and intelligence and teaches how to rejuvenate and renew one’s life.

10 comments:

Digital Scott's Illustrationblog said...

Very strong!

get zapped said...

Powerful and thank you for sharing this bit of historical info.

Peace to you in 2010!

Cat W said...

cool pen drawing!

Ian Summers said...

Great sketch.

Art Fan Ako said...

Very proud-looking eagle. Yay!

josh pincus is crying said...

nice work. you can't go wrong with research.

Coreopsis said...

Great drawing!

gatheringwonder said...

well illustrated

michele said...

Beautifully rendered. You really captured the symbolism with this expressive work!

COBOL said...

thank you all very much