Happy new year everyone. As I’m sure you know; it is the
year of the snake. Snakes are often perceived as bad omens, evil, sly or just
scary, but in many cultures they resemble many virtues. Snakes are also
associated with rebirth, eternity, patience, fertility, balance, communication,
intuition, awareness, healing and protection.
I like to think therefore that this year of the snake will
bring us all some kind of rebirth that will continue through out our lives.
Leaving the Hippy stuff aside, this year I wanted my new
year card to be a lot more colourful. I used this project to practice using my
tablet for colouring. I found it difficult to draw the snakes in a gentle way
considering the stereo types that come with snakes. I tried to overcome this by
using botanical art, symmetry and colour. The snakes eating themselves
(Ouroboros) are an ancient Greek symbol that represents eternal renewal and
cycle. The snake at the bottom is forming the symbol for infinity.
