The mythical art of Howard David Johnson

If you love a touch of the fae in your art, this gallery may be right up your alley:

Modern scholars tend to believe that the Valkyries were actually mounted on wolves, rather than flying horses. Does the second pic ring any bells? It should:

It’s based on Equestrian Portrait of Charles I, painted by van Dyck around 1637. I’m not sure how well the trappings of absolute (albeit doomed) monarchy translate to a portrait of a mounted Valkyrie, but the horse is a definite classic. Check out the shank on that bit!

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The fourth Horse Lovers Blog Carnival

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…is now up at Experiments in Training Equines, with lots of good things to read.