William Stout - Conan the Barbarian movie warrior study

Like coming across a Frazetta original in a pile of art at a Comicon, every once in a while, you come across an art piece, and you wonder why it is still out there. That's the feeling I got when I came across this William Stout piece.

The artist stated it was a commission piece he did at a con. A bold, and unpolished gem, it draws you in. The Frazetta-esque cloud formation ascending behind Conan and most interestingly of all the shield. Two snakes facing each other, Bill stated it was linked to the work he did with the Schwarzenegger Conan movies, see the link for the horse & rider illustration, https://www.williamstout.com/news/journal/2019/07/12/untold-tales-of-hollywood-15/).