Selkie in the Storm is an oil painting inspired by Celtic mythology and a real experience along the Scottish coast, during a day of wind, shifting light, and restless sea.
From the waves, fleeting shapes emerged—suggesting presences that felt almost human. This vision echoes the ancient legend of the Selkie, a seal that can shed its skin to become human, embodying transformation and the fragile boundary between worlds.
This artwork explores the concept of liminal space—a threshold between sea and land, visible and invisible, human and other. The figure is not fully defined, appearing and dissolving within the movement of the storm, like a memory or a passing vision.
Painted in oil on canvas, the monochromatic palette enhances the tension between silence and motion, reinforcing the atmosphere of mystery and introspection.
This painting is part of Herard’s exploration of symbolic and mythological themes, rooted in nature and inner transformation.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 60 x 60 cm
Themes: Celtic mythology, transformation, liminal space
Selkie in the Storm is an oil painting inspired by Celtic mythology and a real experience along the Scottish coast, during a day of wind, shifting light, and restless sea.
From the waves, fleeting shapes emerged—suggesting presences that felt almost human. This vision echoes the ancient legend of the Selkie, a seal that can shed its skin to become human, embodying transformation and the fragile boundary between worlds.
This artwork explores the concept of liminal space—a threshold between sea and land, visible and invisible, human and other. The figure is not fully defined, appearing and dissolving within the movement of the storm, like a memory or a passing vision.
Painted in oil on canvas, the monochromatic palette enhances the tension between silence and motion, reinforcing the atmosphere of mystery and introspection.
This painting is part of Herard’s exploration of symbolic and mythological themes, rooted in nature and inner transformation.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 60 x 60 cm
Themes: Celtic mythology, transformation, liminal space