In the Finnish mythology killing of a bear was followed by a great feast in honour of the bear (peijaiset), where a substantial part of the celebrations consisted of convincing the bear's spirit that it had died accidentally and hadn't been murdered. Afterwards, the bear's skull was hung high upon a pine tree so its spirit could re-enter the heavens. The bones of the bear were then buried under the pine. Reference for this work is my old drawing of karhunkallopetäjä/bearskullpine in the Riisitunturi. Also practice sketch of bear skull and at last photo i took of pine.
Bear was most respected animal in Finnish mythology
It was born in the skies on the shoulders of the seven stars of the Great Bear
From there, the bear was let down to earth in a golden cradle with silver straps, into the forest
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Another fantasy landscape straight from imagination
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Sometimes subject came from nowhere and you dont know what it is or what is meaning
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4 Comments
OKAT (@okat)
I love the detail on that 3rd image (solo tree). You captured it perfectly.
Hannah (@hannahbk)
Wow, such detail. Nice to see the story and sketches behind it too.
Kimmo Oja (@Kimoja)
Thank you mate! Shame that that tree photo id not very good. Maybe post it later again@okat
Kimmo Oja (@Kimoja)
@hannahbk Thank you very much! Story id very important at this work :)