The Five Sisters
16x20 oil on canvas
Yet often, in the evening hours, the five sisters would twine their arms round each other, and rise to the surface, in a row. They had more beautiful voices than any human being could have; and before the approach of a storm, and when they expected a ship would be lost, they swam before the vessel, and sang sweetly of the delights to be found in the depths of the sea, and begging the sailors not to fear if they sank to the bottom.
-Hans Christian Andersen, "The Little Mermaid"
Envious Heart
"Envious Heart" 11x14 oil on canvas
"Snow-White longed for the beautiful apple, and when she saw that the peasant woman was eating part of it she could no longer resist, and she stuck her hand out and took the poisoned half. She barely had a bite in her mouth when she fell to the ground dead."
-The Brothers Grimm, “Little Snow White”
Little Snow White
A small study from my Snow White painting.
Tinkerbell
A toned drawing of Tinkerbell for my 2016 sketchbook. I hope to have it all ready for GenCon this year!
A Villainous Gentleman
A sneak peek of a tutorial I will be sharing in my new sketchbook
Mermaid Monday
Happy Mermaid Monday! I think I need to set this one aside for a few days before I add the final touches.
A Villainous Orc
Hook
A little preliminary sketch of one of my favorite characters in literature. If you guessed Captain Hook from yesterday's post, you got it right!
A Regal Captain
It seemed inappropriate to have mermaids in my fairytale book, and not paint the portrait of a regal ship captain. Can anyone guess who I’m painting next?
On rough waves
Sketchbook 2016 Vellum Proof
I just got some proofs back from the printer. I plan on showing how I develop a drawing using vellum pages in this year's sketchbook.
Hello July
Wildest Grace
I have finally finished the third piece in my fairytales & lore series. I am getting excited for my sketchbook this year!
"Wildest Grace"
11x14 oil
How I miss the sea...
The underpainting is finally complete, and I think I'm about ready to start adding some color!
A tiny ship
Mermaid Sisters
For A Few Dragons More...
Quick post today! After my last post A plague of Dragons wherein we saw some wonderful dragons that have been illustrated throughout the ages I couldn't help but start scribbling a few myself. So today I am sharing a few fine scaly fellows that will be appearing in my Sketchbook 2016 later this year.
Hope you enjoy!
Bonus: This is a spread from my 2013 sketchbook which shows briefly how I tend to work up a sketch of a dragon. I hope to do something more in depth in this year's sketchbook: