This piece was done for my Readers' Gallery feature in Issue 32 of the official Corel Painter Magazine: http://paintermagazine.co.uk/index.php

"Phantom Queen" is one of the translations of the Morrígan, a Celtic goddess associated with war, death, prophecy, sexuality and sovereignty. Ravens and crows are closely associated with Her, being carrion birds, and for Her reputation for flying over the battlefield in the shape of a raven or hooded crow, and it was by perching on the shoulder of Cúchulainn in this form that She heralded the hero's death.

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