Original artwork description:

Saint George is the patron saint of England as well as a knight who slayed dragons. Legend has it that George arrived upon a village, where a dragon was terrorizing the local people. To appease the creature, they had begun to sacrifice a sheep per day to feed its hunger until they no longer had any sheep. The King then decreed that they must sacrifice the local children to keep the dragon at bay. Each day, the sacrifice was chosen by lottery until the King’s daughter was selected. As she was being led to the dragon, George happened by. During his battle with the dragon, George noticed a vulnerable patch of skin under dragon's arm and charged forward with his sword, slaying the beast.

There are many paintings, icons, sculptures, which depict this story. My artwork is after an illustration of the great artist Sandro Del-Prete. I am facinated by the enigmatic optical illusion of his work as well his insight into the theory of fractals. The latter is clear if one look at the same, but diminished scene of the battle in the hair of the Saint George.

This reachly textured iconic painting is performed on the natural linen canvas.

Materials used:

acrylics, varnish on a linen, stretched on the wooden frame