Neptune

King Neptune Paintings by Erik Abel

Neptune, the Roman god of the water and the sea, has been showing up in my sketchbook lately.  I haven't painted my tribal looking faces in a few years and for some reason I got inspired to paint a few more the other day.  And since surfing is my only religion, I figured I'd pay a little tribute to the ancient sea God with his beard of fish scales and his crown of coral.  Apparently he rode in a chariot pulled by giant seahorses called Hippocamps and loved women from North Africa.  He must have loved surf trips to Morocco.

Neptune Scale beard by Erik Abel Neptune detail art by Erik Abel