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Snake Birth Totem - Session VI
In Session 6, I worked on brightening the colors and creating more contrast in the pattern. I added a creamy white to the whites areas and added a mix of ultramarine blue and a little alizarin to the dark areas. The reds got a little more cadmium red and cadmium orange in areas. I also redrew - yes, again! - the patterns at the curves in Snake's body. I think I've got it now. This has been quite a challenge and a learning experience!
As I was painting,I thought to change the wording from "The Heart of Snake is Primal" to "The Heart of Snake is Tangled." I think people with Snake as a birth totem tend to get tangled in their emotions (I should know!). But in the end I decided to leave the wording as is.
So, I think I'm finished. I signed the front and painted the sides. Now I'll have to let Snake wait with the other Birth Totem Animal paintings until I've completed the series of twelve. Knowing me, I'll go back in and make some minor changes before being 100% done.
I found this description of Snake People and thought I'd share..."Snakes are mysterious, and secretive, hiding their feelings beneath a cool exterior. Adaptable, determined and imSnakes are mysterious, and secretive, hiding their feelings beneath a cool exterior. Adaptable, determined and imaginative, they are capable of bouncing back from tough situations encountered in life. Charismatic, but often difficult to understand. Snake people are often thought of as those who may delve to deeply into the mysterious and forbidden. Those born under this sign have the ability to deceive, as well as charm.aginative, they are capable of bouncing back from tough situations encountered in life. Charismatic, but often difficult to understand. Snake people are often thought of as those who may delve to deeply into the mysterious and forbidden. Those born under this sign have the ability to deceive, as well as charm."
As I was painting,I thought to change the wording from "The Heart of Snake is Primal" to "The Heart of Snake is Tangled." I think people with Snake as a birth totem tend to get tangled in their emotions (I should know!). But in the end I decided to leave the wording as is.
So, I think I'm finished. I signed the front and painted the sides. Now I'll have to let Snake wait with the other Birth Totem Animal paintings until I've completed the series of twelve. Knowing me, I'll go back in and make some minor changes before being 100% done.
I found this description of Snake People and thought I'd share..."Snakes are mysterious, and secretive, hiding their feelings beneath a cool exterior. Adaptable, determined and imSnakes are mysterious, and secretive, hiding their feelings beneath a cool exterior. Adaptable, determined and imaginative, they are capable of bouncing back from tough situations encountered in life. Charismatic, but often difficult to understand. Snake people are often thought of as those who may delve to deeply into the mysterious and forbidden. Those born under this sign have the ability to deceive, as well as charm.aginative, they are capable of bouncing back from tough situations encountered in life. Charismatic, but often difficult to understand. Snake people are often thought of as those who may delve to deeply into the mysterious and forbidden. Those born under this sign have the ability to deceive, as well as charm."
