Boreas

Artwork details 

Mark Humes, Boreas, 2016.

Size: 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch (h x w x d)

Genre: Abstract.

Technique: Digital painting.

Medium: Giclée on canvas.

Edition of 10.

This artwork was featured in The Book Of Lost Verses: Book 1. Published April 2, 2016.

Quote

" I am the Northern wind, the frost maker, and the thunderhead all freeze beneath my gaze. I am a Boreas." Mark Humes, Boreas, The Book Of Lost Verses: Book 1

Q & A With artist Mark Humes About Boreas

Why Did you make Boreas?

I want to create the Winter season as a living thing. I have done battle with it my whole life and feel it was time I gave it a face.

What does Boreas represent?

Boreas is the face of the Winter season and cold. It represents the season having a personality and will of its own.

What inspired Boreas?

 My relationship with the cold. Winter is always a battle for me as if an entity is working against me. It hindered my movement, brought me pain and illness. There seems to be power in given a thing a name and face. So, the inspiration for this work is surviving the winter.

How did you make Boreas?

 I used a now-obsolete graphics program I chose to keep a trade secret and the touchpad on my laptop computer.

What does The artwork Boreas mean? 

It means standing up to the adversity of nature and making a living in the harshest of conditions.