Daimhin's Pelican

Codex Aureus of Canturbury pages as a Pelican Scroll for Daimhin.

Many small details of the orginal were adapted in favor of personalization for the recipient. Photos of the original work can be viewed in this post. An angel in theoriginal work ws exchanged for a pelicn with similar wings and the pink background was changed to green to suit the recipient's personal colors. An addition of diaper work was added over the green background of a falling script in whispy white asian character looking letters as a nod to the Matrix.

The saints in the upright finials of the original were exchanged and now are representtive of two formative Peers of the recipient. One, Baron Taly, holds a scroll bearin he alpha and omega and the exploding singulaity behind him represents the big bang... which he may have been there to witness. The other, Baroness Bela, bears a wooden stick with a shiny nail through the end and the diaper ork behind her is a spray of white gouts, as found on her device.

Within the initial the original letters were adjusted and several of the xenomorph characters were adjusted to pelicans and dogs.

Piece executed in gouache on pergamenta taking far longer than it should of.

Codex Aureus... so far.

These are scans of the original pages from the Codex Aureus that I have used for inspiration. Looking back I question what I was thinking to suggest these pages. The devil is in the details on this one.

This image is the full view of the page upon which I have been working. The 'gloss' portion of the text, the major capital, the knotwork and spirals, and some further detailing are still to be added.

There are some distinct color changes made to accommodate the preferences of the recipient. Instances of pink have been removed and replaced with a pale green.

Some other Easter eggs: Behind the pelican you can just make out faint markings that are a pseudo asian script... inspired by The Matrix.

The female figure in the right hand rondel represents Baroness Ysabela. In the imame she is holding 'George' her beloved 2x4 with a 9 inch nail driven through the end. The background is a play on her arms that includes red goutes, turned white for contrast but still reminiscent of blood spray.

The figure on the left represents Baron Taly. He holds a scroll with an alpha and omega and pictured behind him is the Big Bang. He's rather venerable. His response to seeing this was 'Grandbaby, the Big Bang looked nothing like that'.