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GlicksChicks
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About a month back I got my hands on a cow skull. I like to paint skulls and I have multiple that I have painted. A cow skull is by far the biggest I have in my collection so far.
I need help deciding what to paint/put on it and what theme to go with. I sometimes go with a theme of how the animal died, if I knew how it died. Most of the ones I have I don't know how they died. And sometimes I go with something relating to the species or something related to how I got the skull.
Here are some examples of my work:
Raccoon skull, this one was painted with sakura blossoms because I believe it died of old age. One day I went outside and it was dead in the back yard with no injuries. It's canines were really filed down, a sign of age. He was painted with a peaceful theme to represent a natural and peaceful death.
Coyote Skull, a dog brought the old dead body of a coyote from lord knows where, so I got the skull. I had no idea how it died, I am assuming by a farmer that lived nearby. I painted the coyote with a viking theme because it is a canine and vikings liked their canines. I gave the skull some chains over the muzzle to show that coyotes are often silenced and preferred to be quiet.
Deer skull, this one is the newest one, other than the cow skull. I got this one from my husband about a year ago. He also gave me a bouqet with it. We had no idea how it died, he just found the bones in the woods and knew I would like it. I put both the skull and bouqet together in the art piece. I also used my wood burning tools to make some dotted "shading" for extra detail. This one is not painted.
Ideas would be greatly appreciated!
I need help deciding what to paint/put on it and what theme to go with. I sometimes go with a theme of how the animal died, if I knew how it died. Most of the ones I have I don't know how they died. And sometimes I go with something relating to the species or something related to how I got the skull.
Here are some examples of my work:
Raccoon skull, this one was painted with sakura blossoms because I believe it died of old age. One day I went outside and it was dead in the back yard with no injuries. It's canines were really filed down, a sign of age. He was painted with a peaceful theme to represent a natural and peaceful death.
Coyote Skull, a dog brought the old dead body of a coyote from lord knows where, so I got the skull. I had no idea how it died, I am assuming by a farmer that lived nearby. I painted the coyote with a viking theme because it is a canine and vikings liked their canines. I gave the skull some chains over the muzzle to show that coyotes are often silenced and preferred to be quiet.
Deer skull, this one is the newest one, other than the cow skull. I got this one from my husband about a year ago. He also gave me a bouqet with it. We had no idea how it died, he just found the bones in the woods and knew I would like it. I put both the skull and bouqet together in the art piece. I also used my wood burning tools to make some dotted "shading" for extra detail. This one is not painted.
Ideas would be greatly appreciated!
