Fairies Painting, Fairies & Angels

[Uma]

This is so cool! I loved watching OUTLANDER

[FairyCrystal]

Thank you so much, Uma!
And yes, great series, certainly the parts set in Scotland.

[FairyCrystal]

Well, this is it.
Last night I suddenly knew how I wanted to finish it and how I could make the fog part stand out more.
It also meant that the other part needed its grass with more highlights, especially since the cottage has clear sunlight, the source coming from the left.
In order to emphasize that a bit, I added more yellow tones to the left side of the cottage, and cool blue tones to the right side.

Then I added the mud/sand fountain, caused by a canonball hitting the ground, mud & soil flying everywhere.
More fog in that entire right hand section.

I'm thinking of calling it "Through the Veil of Time" or "Glimpse of the Past". "Mists of Time" maybe?
Not certain.

I do hope the painting itself expresses what it's supposed to:
Leanach cottage in the now with a glimpse of the the Battle of Culloden in the past through the fog.

[AngelBlue]

Another one for the wall (gallery!) Fairy .
Really well done again.

[FairyCrystal]

Thank you, AngelBlue!

Someone told me he had expected the battle part to become more intense, but I don't want that. The closest Highlander has blood on his Ghillie, I felt that was enough. I didn't want to focus on the part of the battle where the Highlanders get slaughtered as that is way too emotional for me, too bloody. Apart from that would turn it into a painting no one would want to hang up on the wall. I wanted part of the battle in view, but still make it a scene you can look at without getting nauseous.

As it is I'm happy with it.

[AngelBlue]

I totally agree with all you said and for exactly the same reasons.

[Native spirit]

It is beautiful you really capture what is going on.


Namaste

[FairyCrystal]

Thank you so much, AngelBlue & Native!!

The reason the roof looks somewhat reddish is because they used purple heather -from Culloden itself- for it.
I used a photo for the cottage in which it was this red-brown, enhanced by the setting sun.

I have added a few things to the painting. I was only painting the sides of the frame and suddenly felt like adding some heather and one of the standing stones with clan names on it.
I would've loved to add a few more of these stones, have them disappear in the distance, but that doesn't work out space-wise.

After thinking for a bit where to place the heather & stone, this is what it looks like now.
Wonder what you ladies think!

[CosmicWonder]

Woooowwww!!!!! Super good

[AngelBlue]

Oh yes, it just finishes it off even more. Gives it a bit more of a border and depth.
I love heather anyway so a winner for me.
The stone is a really nice touch.
Very authentic and well done.
Brilliant.