The Green Man


After posting the Carved Man the other day, and then the Little Green Man, I thought I would have a go at painting my version of the actual Green Man. More of a caricature than the actual Green Man, as things turned out, but it still passed one and a half hours nicely.

I did like the way how the eyes looked in the fading light (actually, I paint by one of those daylight bulbs, so it wasn’t fading at all), but when I see them in close-up I can see that further work is needed. Ah well. It’s a quick watercolour; a splodging of yellow here and a splattering of green there. In that case, I’m happy with the results.

You may wonder what happened to his smile. Well, plants don’t have teeth, do they? So I tried to make his mouth look solid inside.

I suppose given more time, I could finish these paintings off properly, but for now, I’m happy to leave them where I leave them.

9 responses to “The Green Man”

  1. Soul Gifts avatar
    Soul Gifts

    The green man seems to popping up all over the place for me at present! Must get to know him better methinks.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      He does that from time to time, Raili. Happy investigating!

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      1. Soul Gifts avatar
        Soul Gifts

        The green man and I have met and have a mutual respect and understanding of each other 🙂

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  2. bcparkison avatar

    Is that poison ivy around his neck? Oh my…stay away.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I’m not good with plants, Beverly, and just Googled ‘leaves’ and found that one, so painted it a few times. Then I thought a few berries would be a nice touch. Poison Ivy would be OK with the Green Man, I’m guessing…

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  3. prenin avatar

    Keep at it Tom! 🙂

    It takes 10,000 hours to perfect a skill and your green man looks like he’s well on his way to completion! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks Prenin. Nowhere near that ten thousand hours yet, though… although it feels I’m that far behind with my visiting and commenting side of blogging! 😀

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  4. thecobweboriumemporium avatar

    What a proud looking chap he is!
    Great painting Tom. The contrast, the highlights, the light and shade.
    You have it all going on. Great Job. ~ C. x

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  5. Diane Henders avatar

    Wonderful painting, Tom! And for some reason, he reminds me of you… maybe it’s the eyes? Or the hair…? 😉

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