Falcon in Dunes (Sylphide)

This fantasy painting is the forth in a small series dedicated to Elements and creatures that represent them in different cultures and traditions. Spirits of Air or Winds exist in many cultures, the post-romanian image was called Silph (or Silfidae) in middle-age occultism and alchemy. Though this creature is known since the antique and had very variable visualizations. Spirit of Winds was present in cultures of inland, seaside, mountains or deserts - everywhere. In shamanism, theology or philosophy - so unstable, powerful and vital. Lets plunge into semantic meditation and find out this Elements character. Very rare for this author is the approach to depict a creature directly. Still several fantasy portraits exist in the collection.