Oxóssi - Lord of Nature by ilona
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This is one of the Orixas I like the most... He´s Oxossi ( read - Oshossee )...
He´s the hunter... and likes to stay alone inside the woods where he lives. He represents the primal idea of survival. He is mythologicaly close to Ogum, his older brother, as a reunion of old and the new, new activities and traditional ones. Both are Orixás where the energy is shown phisically. Same as his warrior brother, he lives outdoors, away from a stable and organized home. While Ogum gets in to the woods to fight wars and opens ways, Oxossi sees in it what it means and hides in it to hunt. His fights are in the woods, hunting animals that will provide for his tribe. He´s worshiped as a protector of the hunters and the provider of life. He protects either the one who kills the animal as the animal, since it´s an honorable death to die to give life to another being. He will never aprove killing for sport.
He´s the Lord of Nature, of wild animals and from those gets their virtues. He is as smart as the leopard, as strong as the lion, as light as the bird and as silent as the tiger. He observes as an owl and can hide as an armadillo. He´s as proud as the peacock, as fast as the rabbits and can climb like the apes. He knows all animals deeply and with them, he shares the essence of Nature. Oxóssi is te one that is enough for himself.
Thank you for looking, and comments are always special to me!
Comments (37)
I really enjoy your exploration of this theme. :)
Gorgeous headgear Ilona. Everything about this is absolute perfection. Your artistic skills are phenomenal. First class my friend. Steve :o) V!
amazing! i love this series!!
Fan-flippin-tastic, that's all I can say :)oh, and excellent 10 times over :)
Spectacular!:)
Awesome!!!
Awesome Indeed!
super creation, pose, light and wonderful details!
Excellent atmosphere. It really looks like a primal forest. I like very much that mist on the background that seems to fuse air and vegetation. Great character, pose and expression. Nice skin tone. His outfit is brilliantly done. Lord of wild animals?! Looks like he's my master then! 8-) Vote.
Awesome, the best one yet!!! Extraordinary work Ilona, dramatic and just gorgeous!!!!!!
Great image and explaination, it's all top shelf
My Little Friend you out did yourself, Excellent, Vote and hugs.
Oh, they just get more and more impressive, Ilona!!!! I love this pose and the way you gave such depth to the image!!!! I love your beautiful artwork!!!! EXCELLENT!!
excellent image
Magnificent work here! Alot of detail went into this, more then my puny brain can take in!! lol! Excellent job!!! Take care!..Dave.
Fantastic!! This series is so impressive and showcases your talent so well!! Excellent artwork!! hugz :)
Fantastic!!!! =0)
Beautiful image! I love the way they all tie together, both with the style of the image, and with the painted cloths. This one seems to be most like my own ways, if it were not for the insistence of the government that people pay taxes for property they've already paid for. :D Having to work just to make money for taxes cascades into having to live like a -- Hyu-Mon! :) ("human," that is, as a Klingon once expressed it.) So I have a car, wear relatively new clothes, and eat junk food to survive. (I do minimalize by living in an RV travel-trailer and driving a car that gets 38mpg, and I reduce, re-usse, recycle and buy recycled. Even my computer uses only 40 watts!)
Oh this is to cool!! Really beautiful art!! Love this one Pinky!! tonz of hugz
I just love all his finery! Excellent work here! This whole series is just fantastic!
very lovely and cool
SUCH A FANTASTIC CHARACTER. HE IS STUNNING. THE GREAT CLOTHES AND BACKROUND IS AMAZING. THE HEADDRESS IS SO DIFFERENT AND THE NECKLACE AND ARM BANDS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHERE I CAN GET THIS SET. I HOPE TO SEE MORE.
Oh, this is another wonderful additon to your series. Such exceptional use of the cloth and colors and he's really something ... love his pose and expression. Gorgeous artwork. :o) CC
Wow, he is awesome looking!!! Beautifully done, ilona :)
perfect character and scene with excellent pose, expression and details...
Beautiful work! The gold is stunning.
I adore your images of the Orishas!! A wonderful work, FABULOUS!!
Fantastic render my friend!! Excellent job!!!
Praise be to the lord of Nature!!Excellent!!Love the color tones!!
What a lovely work of art! Congratulations on this posting I love it! Fabulous creativity and I really admire your use of lighting very well done V Cathy xoxoxo