Several Years Ago, I Stood By A River In Winter, Partially Covered With Ice. Since It's Been A While,

Several years ago, I stood by a river in winter, partially covered with ice. Since it's been a while, I painted a brief abstract study of the scene. Since memories can fade over time, I painted the image as I imagine a faded memory might look.

Do the Right Thing

I had a creative phase and combined my new song with my own video footage. The first scene is from Pixabay. From the second scene onward, you'll see me again in the video at the Ring Sanctuary. The site is over 4,000 years old, and the video shows the outer circle.

In the video, you'll see me at my favorite spot, the Ring Sanctuary, starting from the second scene.

Do the Right Thing

On the left, you can see my sketch. With this image, I just had the idea that instead of using charcoal to draw the shadows, I would take a different approach and paint Nanna as I see her.

ᚾᚺᛊ 𝕳𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖑𝖉 𝕱𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖍𝖆𝖎𝖗 ᛁᛢᛊ

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔄𝔯𝔯𝔦𝔳𝔞𝔩 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔙𝔦𝔨𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰

First Raid: British Isles... I played my song directly at the filming location, so the acoustic is directly from where the scenes take place, where I layered my song underneath. 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝: In the year 793, the famous raid on the monastery in Lindisfarne occurred. The idea that an envoy from Northumbria traveled to Mercia to inform King Offa about the raid is not historically documented but originates from my imagination. I introduced this fictional plot to develop a storyline...

Music:

Song 1: Simoke - Vikings Cinematics

Song 2: "A Young Viking Heart" by Ian McCloud