Patreon commission for Veronica, who requested Sauron as he might have appeared in Númenor, as Tar-Mairon. She did leave me the option to go for Maedhros instead, but hey, I can't always chicken out - or maedhros out! ;)
Thank you, Veronica!! ^^
2015-10-28 07:06:25 +0000 UTC View Post
The prompt drawing for TANJA, who requested Éowyn! I really, really like this one.
Polychromos and white pastel on pastel paper, A4. :)
2015-10-21 13:46:34 +0000 UTC View Post
http://olorisbookshop.com/collections/non-fiction/products/songs-of-sorrow-and-hope
Whee! It's on! Take a look, and get the good deals first!
2015-10-18 13:53:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the process vid! Enjoy! :)
This "Dragon's Blood" colour is going to be my new favourite. <3
2015-10-17 15:43:15 +0000 UTC View PostHere's your coupon for new pieces: NEWPAINTINGS
=) Just enter that at checkout if you want prints of any of my recent works. It's valid until November 3rd!
Earnings will probably go into a new scanner without fifteen scratches and spots on the glass. I already know them all by name, but they're still a both...
2015-10-17 08:49:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Seems that "The Oath has been Awakened" has to hand over the Best Painting Ever trophy! ;)
Thanks for bringing that one out in me, Paul. ^___^
Patreon is being weird - when I wanted to upload the detail shots, it merged the two posts and deleted the image. Here's the detail shots: 2015-10-17 07:15:08 +0000 UTC View Post
... this piece is almost impossible to photograph. I'm already scared of the scanning!
2015-10-16 13:46:18 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the moment when I'm always circling my piece and avoiding to do the foreground. I love this stage. And am I ever glad I fixed the building!
I think this may be my new favourite piece of 2015. <3
2015-10-14 19:04:41 +0000 UTC View Post
The weird thing is that this building is now round. I honestly have no idea how that happened. O_o
Perspective = magic with a broken wand.
2015-10-14 15:45:04 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.etsy.com/listing/251328673/wall-calendar-2016
Every patron ordering a calendar (of either size) gets a bunch of free postcards/bookmarks on top. :) Your coupons apply, of course!
2015-10-13 11:21:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Ingwë bidding farewell to his son under Mindon Eldaliéva. I can't wait to start painting this tomorrow!
2015-10-12 22:43:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Detail wip of a commission for Paul, who has a lot of fun chasing me out of my comfort zone (but the fun is mutual here)! I suck at architecture, so much of the first two days of working on this were spent looking for reference photos I did myself (to avoid copyright problems). After I'd looked at and discarded all the photos I ...
2015-10-12 07:31:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Sketch for a commission for Lisa, who requested this scene - which I'd done several years ago and always wanted to revisit!
Drawing three people interacting is always nice to do with reference, so I got my daughter to take photos of me and my son (twice) looking at a seashell. My son was very pleased to be Elrond AND El...
They said pre-order will be ready within a week!
There'll be a pre-order for a couple of weeks, with special deals, at a discounted price, and with added prints, art cards, and sketched copies. ^__^ The book itself will be out early next year, and will be around 23$ in pre-order.
It's a large-format softcover ...
2015-10-10 12:45:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey you great people! The Great Shipping (TM) last week left me nearly without postcards again, so I got a batch of new ones for you guys. :) Going out in print orders and such, too!
The calendars should be there next week; as soon as they are, I'll let you know first, of course.
2015-10-08 16:35:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I think this is my personal highlight for this year. I'm particularly proud that I managed not to overwork the light bits. \o/
36x27 cm, watercolour and gouache on Canson Montval paper. (Remind me not to use any other paper ever again!)
Video coming soon! ^^
Finrod and Galadriel look pretty miserable.
2015-10-07 10:35:49 +0000 UTC View Post
One of those paintings that make you get a warmer jumper.
The blue thing is masking fluid - applied with a masking fluid pen. That exists! More on it after I'll know for certain whether I ruined this piece. Which will be... at the very end. O.O
2015-10-06 20:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
NOW we're talking. >:)
Angry Fingolfin is absolutely the best.
I started pencilling him yesterday, but he ended up in the waste paper basket (there to join my attempts at Inktober), and I took him back to the drawing table. I seem to be in a bit of an art slump. You can usually tell I am when I bake an unusual lot of pies and biscuits - seems to be my alternative outlet!
So, I c...
2015-10-05 17:54:59 +0000 UTC View Post
My favourite printer finally, finally has a load of great calendar options! (They're the guys who made "Cannae"; I just love the things they do). I'm putting together a vertical-format calendar with six recent and six classic images. They will be available in two formats - postcard sized and either A3 or A4. ^__^ What do you thi...
2015-10-03 07:51:30 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys, I'll start sending out all your packages of prints, postcards etc over the next week! It's become so much that I hope you'll understand I won't be including personal notes with them - I'm sorry!
On a less happy note, I'm not sure whether you got the news about Patreon having been hacked. They said no sensitive dat...
2015-10-02 12:14:30 +0000 UTC View PostIt's the first of the month - and it's raffle time! :)
A goodie bag each goes to: Erin Clark, Deanna, Melanie Moore, Troels, Robert Kenney
Prompt: Tanja Daub ( I swear I do not pick prompters by their avatars...)
An A3 Facsimile goes to: Krista Sente
2 A4 prints have won: Floss, Teresa
Aaaaaaand the...
2015-10-01 15:32:05 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2015-10-01 06:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry about the radio silence - I spent twelve days marking exams (almost non-stop) and finished the last of 96 today. I broke out the pen nibs and ink to get into the groove... and two ripped-up pieces later, I remembered why I had never taken part in INKtober. I want to get on with the top secret stuff, with the Helcara...
2015-09-30 16:11:47 +0000 UTC View Post
https://www.etsy.com/listing/247914383/throwback-sale-fingon-and-maedhros
Thanks to those of you who participated - I've got a new fun thing coming up. Slightly more affordable, too. I'm going to participate in...
2015-09-21 15:20:26 +0000 UTC View Post
I think it's easier now to guess who - or rather, what - she is, right? ^^
Can't talk too much about what it's for - only that it's a laaaaarge-scale collaboration, not a project of mine but something to which I'll contribute one piece. It's going to be a beautiful and awesome thing that'll happen next year.
T...
2015-09-19 16:23:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Letting you know a bit more in advance this time. :) These are the three final pieces going on sale until Saturday night - "It's no use", "A tapestry of sorrows", and "The Coming of Fingolfin".
^___^
Looking through the 2004 pictures, I found I had to put a shirtless Maedhros restriction in place. There were s...
