COUNTERPOINT IN BLACK, GRAY & WHITE/ Calligraphic Drawing by Eric Whollem/ India ink and parafin resist on paper

COUNTERPOINT IN BLACK, GRAY & WHITE

1984

by Eric Whollem

India ink and parafin resist on paper

Collection of the artist

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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See more of my DRAWINGS:

http://artlblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/drawings

THE ART BELOW

DEMONSTRATES MY

CALLIGRAPHIC STYLIZATIONS

(Copyright by the artist)

CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE

AGGREGATION OF THE RAYS

CHARACTERS WITH DUAL POLARITIES

BIRD DOCTOR

THE VIDEO BELOW

SHOWS MORE OF MY

PICTOGRAPHIC AND CALLIGRAPHIC

APPROACHES TO ART

ERIC WHOLLEM                             

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CINDERELLA STAMPS from URISSAKZILLIA by Eric Whollem/ 'The Bohemian Muse'/ Faux Postage Stamps from a Fantasy Fairy Republic

THE BOHEMIAN MUSE

Urissakzillia

2011

by Eric Whollem

virtual stamp sheet

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

URISSAKZILLIAN STAMPS

The fairy republic of Urissakzillia, distinguishes itself

from other fairy lands by it's democratic government.

Most fairy countries sport a royal family. This micronation

exists on the Continent of Eronyk.

These  virtual stamps depict the Urissazkillian's tribute to the

concept of the Bohemian Muse.

THE BOHEMIAN MUSE

Urissakzillia

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS

Republika Urissakzillia

THE BOHEMIAN MUSE

Urissakzillia

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

R.U.P.O

2011

THE BOHEMIAN MUSE

Urissakzillia

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

Postika

100 Kronik

THE BOHEMIAN MUSE

Urissazkillia

by Eric Whollem

copyright by the artist

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Read more about URISSAKZILLIA:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/urissakzillia

A Urissakzillian Stamp

This link will take you to my complete IMAGE GALLERY of ARTISTAMPS:

https://picasaweb.google.com/earthpaint/EricWhollemSArtistamps#

THE VIDEO BELOW

SHOWS STAMPS

FROM

URISSAKZILLIA

ERIC WHOLLEM                            

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THE THREE GODDESSES/ Figurative Expressionism/ The Archetype of the Triple Goddess/ CONTEMPORARY ART BY ERIC WHOLLEM

THE THREE GODDESSES

1984

by Eric Whollem

mixed media on paper

9" x 6"

Collection of Robert McKee

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

THE ARCHETYPE OF THE TRIPLE GODDESS

In the lore of the ancient matriarchy, the Goddess is often described

as the Triple Goddess. This stems from the Greek lore of Aphrodite,

wherein she was designated as the Virgin, the Matron, and the Crone.

The virgin Aphrodite was Pandemos. The Matron was Marina. And

the Crone was Urania, the Goddess of Universal Love.

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Readers may want to see my posts  on the GODDESS:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/goddess

View more posts on ARCHETYPES:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/archetypes

BELOW ARE SOME OF MY

ARTISTIC RENDERINGS

OF THE GODDESS

(Images copyright by the artist)

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GRAY SEATED FIGURE

ceramic poster stamp

THETIS

digital art

DAUGHTER OF THE MOUNTAIN

ceramic sculpture

SRIATED MERMAID

ceramic goddess amulet

BIRD WOMAN

mixed media painting

URANIA

faux postage stamp from the Jessamine Isle

See more stamps from THE JESSAMINE ISLE:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/jessamine%20isle

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DIGITAL MERMAID ART/ Drawings by Eric Whollem/ MERMAID STAMP VIDEOS

THE SEA FLIES

2008

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

MERMAID ART

These digital images feature some mermaid and merman images

that I have created in the last few years. 'The Sea Flies,' depicted

above, imaginatively shows the connection between the fairies and

the mermaids. In much mermaid art there are numerous depictions

of mermaids morphed with fairies, often sporting fairy wings.

Mermaids can be construed as fairies of the sea. But in some cultures,

such as that of the Hungarians, mermaids are angels. In other cultures

mermaids are Goddesses. They are frequently protectors.

THE SEAMAID

2008

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

'The Seamaid' previously appeared in my blog. But I have done a more

colorful digital rendition, the one above, which I now share online.

THE SEA WIND

2009

by Eric Whollem

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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See more of my MERMAID posts:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/mermaids

The link below will take you to my COMPLETE IMAGE GALLERY of DIGITAL MERMAID ART:

https://picasaweb.google.com/earthpaint/DigitalMermaidArt#

THE SEACAVE

by Eric Whollem

digital art

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

I HAVE CREATED A NUMBER OF

VIDEOS WHICH FEATURE

MERMAID ART

MERMAID STAMPS FROM DELPHYS              

  MERMAID STAMPS FROM MERREMINDE         

 

MERMAID STAMPS OF AMPHITRITONIA            

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EARTH PAINTINGS by Eric Whollem/ Natural Earth Pigments Gathered in Nature

THE PRIESTESS

1975

by Eric Whollem

earth pigments in casein on  panel

Collection of the artist

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

THE SPECTRUM OF COLORS FOUND IN NATURAL EARTHS

The hues in this painting are all from earth pigments that I gathered in various

parts of Northern California. The blue in the sky is from the Feather Falls area

of Butte County, not far from the Enterprise Bridge.

The violet color is from volcanic pumice from Siskiyou County, near Mt. Shasta.

The yellow was also found near Mt. Shasta, as well as the dark brown, which

was found near Wagon Camp on Mt. Shasta.

THE GRANDFATHER TARBABIES

1974

by Eric Whollem

earth pigments, acrylic, casein emulsion on panel

2' x 4'

Collection of the artist

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

RAINBEETLE

This painting was created to illustrate 'The Grandfather Tarbabies'

in my novel, 'Rainbeetle,' which I began in 1973. This book tells

the story of the travels of a mystic beetle.

The Tarbabies were discovered by Rainbeetle in the Tunnel of the

Glowworm Uncles. They gave Rainbeetle some tablets inscribed with

strange hieroglyphs.

More of my posts that deal with RAINBEETLE may be found here:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/Rainbeetle

EARTH SPRITE

1979

by Eric Whollem

earth pigments on panel

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

THE GNOMES

This image depicts a gnomish sprite. The gnomes are said in European

folklore to be nature spirits who are in charge of the mineral realm. This,

of course, might be considered a perfect topic for my earth paintings,

which are made from natural mineral specimens.

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See more of my EARTH PAINTINGS:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/earth%20paints

THE VIDEO BELOW

GIVES A PRESENTATION OF

MY EARTH PAINTINGS



ERIC WHOLLEM                                           

MANY OF MY EARTH PAINTINGS DEAL

WITH CONCOW MAIDU

INDIAN LORE

ERIC WHOLLEM                                         

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WAITING FOR OSIRIS/ An India ink resist drawing by Eric Whollem/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION/ Mythographic Art: Egyptian Mythology

WAITING FOR OSIRIS

1986

by Eric Whollem

India ink, tempera and parafin on paper

21" x 10"

Collection of the artist

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

According to Egyptian mythology Isis went in search for her brother and husband

Osiris, after he was dismembered in a battle with Set, the god of darkness. This

drawing is my interpretation of  this story.

Read more about Isis on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis

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See more of my posts of MYTHOGRAPHIC ART:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/mythography

THE DRAWING BELOW

WAS DONE IN

SIMILAR ARTISTIC MEDIA

AS

WAITING FOR OSIRIS

SOROR MYSTICA

by Eric Whollem

mixed media on paper

THE VIDEO BELOW

GIVES A

MYTHOGRAPHIC ACCOUNT

OF

VOLTUMNA

 FROM ETRUSCAN MYTHOLOGY

ERIC WHOLLEM                                          

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THE PICTOGRAPHIC MILEAU by Eric Whollem/ A figurative abstraction based on styles found in archaic petroglyphs/ FINE ART

THE PICTOGRAPHIC MILEAU

1984

by Eric Whollem

gouache resist on paper

9" x 6"

Collection of Calvin Sandborn

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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See more of my PICTOGRAPHIC ABSTRACTIONS:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/pictographs&petroglyphs

THE VIDEO

BELOW SHOWS MORE OF

MY PICTOGRAPHIC ART

ERIC WHOLLEM                                      

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FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS/ 'The Selkie's Transformation' by Eric Whollem/ Cinderella stamps from the micronation of Undinia/ VIRTUAL MERMAID STAMPS/ Notes on Celtic Folklore & Metempsychosis

THE SELKIE'S TRANSFORMATION

Undinian Post Office

2011

by  Eric Whollem

virtual stamps

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

THE SELKIE'S TRANSFORMATION

Undinian Post Office

2011

by Eric Whollem

virtual stamp

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

THE LEGEND OF THE SELKIES

Notes on Celtic Folklore & Metempsychosis

A selkie is a Celtic mermaid. According to ancient legends, the selkies

manifest as seals. It is said that they shed their skins from time to time.

This stamp from Undinia, a fantasy mermaid micronation, depicts

such a selkie who is shedding her coat.

According to the lore, a human finding the selkie's coat, can take her into

his power, and wed her if he will.

The term 'selkie' literally translates as 'shifter.' Such shape shifting occurs,

during reincarnation, when the selkie soul can take on any form it wills,

whether a tree, a stone, a wave, a seal or any animal or human.

The legends of the shedding of the selkie's skin seem to be one of the

embellishments of folklore to the truths of metempsychosis or reincarnation,

according to many observers.

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See my posts on SELKIES on these links:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/selkies

See more stamps from my fantasy country of UNDINIA:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/undinia

BELOW ARE SOME VIDEOS

SHOWING A FEW

STAMPS FROM

UNDINIA

       FAUX POSTAGE STAMPS Undinia ERIC WHOLLEM      

A New Stamp Video                                      

 

POSTER STAMPS FROM UNDINIA                   

ERIC WHOLLEM                                            

                                       

See my posts on CELTIC MYTHOLOGY:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/celtic%20myth

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Artistamps, artist stamps, cyberstamps

cinderella stamps, fantasy stamps, faux postage stamps, virtual stamps

micronation stamps.

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PICTOGRAPHIC EXPRESSIONISM/ 'The Tracks of the Peacock' by Eric Whollem/ Mixed media abstraction on paper

THE TRACKS OF THE PEACOCK

1986

by Eric Whollem

mixed media on paper

21" x 15"

Collection of the artist

COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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See more of my posts of EXPRESSIONISTIC paintings:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/lable/expressionism

BELOW IS A VIDEO

WITH MORE

ABSTRACT

ART

CONTEMPORARY ART BY ERIC WHOLLEM                   

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HOUSE OF THE SHAMAN by Eric Whollem/ Earth paints with watercolor on paper/ A whimsical mixed media abstraction

HOUSE OF THE SHAMAN

1973

by Eric Whollem

earth pigments, casein, & watercolor on paper

Collection of the artist

Copyright by the artist

THE PALEOLITHIC ROOTS OF SHAMANISM

This painting, one of my early works, incorporates earth pigments

with milk glue, or casein, in conjunction with watercolor.

The storybook imagery takes us into that fairyland to which many

shamans are accustomed. The figure with the antlers is the shaman.

This sort of antlered figure has been found in Paleolithic art from

Europe, and hence is quite ancient.

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See more of my posts on SHAMANISM:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/shamanism

THE VIDEO BELOW

PRESENTS A SELECTION OF

MY WHIMSICAL ABSTRACTIONS

ERIC WHOLLEM                                            

This link will take you to my posts of EARLY WORKS:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/early%20works

Those interested in the development of my EARTH PAINTS may want to see:

http://artblogericwhollem.blogspot.com/search/label/earth%20paints

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