After the Battle

Thanks hilary. I have many photos and love the abstracts often wondering which ones to upload. I thought this one had great color and imagery that would stimulate the imagination of the viewer. I appreciate your validating my decision.

A wonderful piece of art to explore in ….............

This reminds me of the The Thule Culture People whose ancestors were of all modern Canadian Inuit. They arrived at Alaska in around the year 500 and Nunavut, Canada in 1000. A subgroup then moved east to Greenland by the 13th century. The appellation of “Thule” originates from the location of Thule (in 1953 relocated to Qaanaaq) in Northwest Greenland, facing Canada, where the archaeological remains of these people were first found at Comer’s Midden. The links between the Thule and the Inuit are biological, cultural, and linguistic. Your work Julie is amazing and reminds me of these wonderful people. Their hunting technology was well suited to hunting large marine mammals. They had perfected the use of a float harpoon and could kill enough whales in the summer to provide food for the winter. They developed specialized tools for hunting seals on the ice from the winter breathing holes. They also appear to be the first group to use the dog sled for winter travel.
The abundance of food, particularly the large whales, enabled the Thule people to live in large permanent villages.Their houses were similar to those built by their Alaskan ancestors but used stones and whalebone instead of wood. A Thule house was oval, about 5 metres across. The floor was paved with flat stones and the back half consisted of a raised sleeping platform, also built of stone. The roof was dome shaped, built of rafters of whale jaw and rib bones. The frame was covered with skins and then a layer of turf. It was probably banked with snow in the winter. Heat was supplied by seal or whale oil burned in a stone lamp. After the Battle takes me back to these times and places and represents the mystic threshold of the otherworld. Like the Hyperboreans beyond the North Wind, its people were thought to be wiser and longer -lived than ordinary mortals. It is often described as a white island, perhaps in reference to Iceland. This work must be viewed in a large format so that all the intricate details can be seen and appreciated. Excellent work Julie and thank you so much for sharing it with us all!Sx

love the way you interpret what you see julie, great image

Incredible.

Pain is the memory found within its surroundings. The ghosts sing their silent songs and here the bark makes us remember them! Beautiful work my friend!!!...)o(

a beautiful abstract julie, with much to explore.

great image. tom

Fantastic abstract julie – love the colours and textures

stunning piece. I thought it was a painting until I read the description. I love the idea of wars and unnecessary tragic death becoming scars on the face of the earth that resonate with humanity and the pain/beauty in life and how it becomes one in the end.

Amazing abstract shot Julie, so full of action!

Very well observed and shot, it reminds me of the very beginnings of art wall paintings found in many parts of the world depicting usually the hunting of animals or scenes that were of imortant to uor “so called primitive ancestors” I love it it s almost incredible to think this is natures own doing.

Fabulous capture Julie, like primitive cave drawings…wow!!!

Julie, OMG, can see an actual scene…awesome….Hugs, Sally xxxooo

wonderful photograph and explanation

Wonderful image, I can see what you describe. it reminds me of some ancient culture after a battle. I often take close up images of decaying walls, corroding stuctures etc, I then use these as subject matter for my paintings. I am fascinated with the patterns of erosion and decay and the stories you can weave from all kinds of disparate mateials found lying around abandoned places. Nice work.

you truly have caprured a painerly feel with this piece had you not said it was a photo i would truly have believed ot to be a painting lovely work

I appreciate all the wonderful comments. I try to achieve a painterly look with many of my abstract photos and this captured what I hoped to achieve.