SciFi and Fantasy Art: Character Portrait: Thorndike

LOL! He looks great in those clothes! Hehe, but where does he keep his wings when dressed like this? He doesn't have to, they simply "manifest" when he's alerted by something, as do his halos. The wings themselves aren't physical until he wills them to be so, and most of the time they just pass through objects like holograms. Adrael "wills" his wings out of thin air in the same way, but his are always physical.

ya know, there's a town called Thorndike.

Very awesome. Yes! Yes! Somebody who believes all the religions are connected!! Woohoooo! *celebrates* i love his expression. So.."yay, i'm here. Now what?" the wing manifestation is kewl. Now, how do his teachers respond to his no longer having a mouth?

This is gorgeous. *He* is gorgeous. I love how he looks in street clothes like that, but I'm glad he takes 'em off when buttkicking, as you've exemplified in the rest of your gallery. But... I wonder how he could smoke pot without a mouth? o_O... Just something to think about.

Errrr, he had that mask on in high-school too? wil we ever get 2 c his face?

So..... when he found all this out, he thought, "Gee, I THOUGHT I was a lot more metallic than everyone else."?

Strange. Would be fun in an airport though.

Wow wow wow

nifty!

Hey, I've been looking through your gallery and I must say that I absolutely LOVE your concept of "Flickering Halo." I myself am a Religious Studies major, with an emphasis on Eastern religions, and I love how you intertwine the religions. I grew up Roman Catholic and my religion has since evolved into an amalgamation of various Western and Easter philosophical beliefs. I myself am an avid proponent of the concept of the inter-connectedness of all religions, and i love how you're taking this into a visual medium. I was wondering if you've read anything by Joseph Campbell? He's the pre-eminent scholar of comparitive mythology and the archetypal relations apparent in all major religions. If you haven't read anything by him I highly recommend him, especially his book "The Hero with A Thousand Faces." Keep up the great work!

I was just strolling by when I stumbled over your visions of Thorndike, and your stated ambition to have it concern the world of religion. As for the reason for this comment, more precisely the idea of the faiths of the world being unified. Well, it just so happens that I'm studying history of religion, philosophy, theology etc, and have been somewhat involved in that very same line of thought, so here's a tip for you. Check out a swedish author by the name of Stefan Einhorn, and his book "En dold Gud" (A hidden God). You just might find it inspirational. It concerns similarities between the many different creeds of the world, and, at that, is a great piece of easy, accesible academic litterature on the subject.

And, not to forget, your gallery is breathtaking. The more abstract pictures of the character Thorndike is sublime, and I owe them thanks to much inspiration. It has been a pleasure to see your work.