Mouth of the Ocean

Here is my second portfolio piece in my "mythological creatures" series.  This painting was centered around the element of water, and I wanted the creature this time to look quite different from what we've seen in the previous one. As before, I wanted the monster to look ancient, almost like statue or an idol. But unlike the previous small fire-ant creature from before, the water-spirit is  more like a giant monolithic building that towers over the skies and pours waterfalls from its mouth:

The process this time was much less cumbersome than before, and I was able to completely render out all of my pieces prior to gluing them down. This one was much easier, mostly due to the fact that the layering is much more simplified than before and I found that this is relieving to approach when you use large surfaces that are all treated and prepared differently.

Also, I have to say that I was deeply influenced by The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker with this painting. I liked the notion of adding in that human factor to these, and the lone sailor idea really was a great fit for this sort of thing.

Here's a link to the first piece in the series:

http://chris-loge.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-goose-is-gettin-cooked.html