The Barghest

Original painting 8" x 10" acrylic on acid free paper. The Barghest is the name of the monstrous black ghost dog who roams the north of England. This painting is my take on the black, chain rattling beastie. Here he is being taken for a walk on the windy moors by a ghostly Victorian boy in purple velvet. 

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The Barghest

Working on my Barghest Keeper today.

The Barghest

Painting in progress of the Barghest, the Great Black Dog Fiend, a specimen of ghostly cryptozoology that roams the night in it's native land, northern England. My Dog Fiend is going for a walk with it's ghostly keeper in velvety violet Victorian garb.

The Barghest

The Barghest in progress. I spent a lot of this session trying to get the sky and moon and the far background established.

The Barghest

Here is my Barghest painting just begun. I put in some big blocky chunks of color.

The Barghest

 The Barghest is a monster black dog with big claws and red eyes, it maybe a ghost dog, an omen of death, a devourer of the lost. My Barghest is a dog-ish beast with long silky black ears and tail being taken for a walk by a small chap in Victorian garb. Most likely he is also a ghost. boo!

 From Wikipedia:
"The derivation of the word barghest is disputed. Ghost in the north of England was once pronounced guest, and the name is thought to be burh-ghest: town-ghost. Others explain it as German Berg-geist (mountain spirit), or Bär-geist (bear-spirit), in allusion to its alleged appearance at times as a bear. Another mooted derivation is 'Bier-Geist', the 'spirit of the funeral bier'."