So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
~ J.R.R. Tolkien
Some detail of a my latest commission and 23rd April is an apt day to post a little progress picture. The story of St.George is a muddle of fact and legend. The actual person arrived in ancient Britain some 1800 years ago, with the invading Roman Empire, he was of Cappadocian decent and died in 303 AD in Nicomedia. The knights returning from the first Crusade spoke of St.George, St.Theodore and St.Demetrius joining them in battle and these tales introduced the story of the dragon slaying. This was the imagery I have settled for, hopefully it will turn out well. #WIP #digitalart #krita #huion #fantasy #illustration #dragon #Dragonart #D&D #StGeorge #Military #SaintGeorgesDay #Knight #Assassin #hash_talent #igart #share_sketches
Yet, when I am dead, if he should appear, if the ministers of vengeance should conduct him to you, swear that he shall not live…swear that he shall not triumph over my accumulated woes and survive to add to the list of his dark crimes. He is eloquent and persuasive, and once his words had even power over my heart; but trust him not. His soul is as hellish as his form, full of treachery and fiend-like malice.
~ Mary Shelley
Boris Karloff as probably one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time in Frankenstein, 1931. This painting started off as a quick practice but I enjoyed it so much I spent an extra hour or so to finish it. Drawn using Krita. #TheMonster #Frankenstein #Horror #creaturedesign #artshare #digitalartwork #illustration #hash_talent #igart #share_sketches #artistsoninstagram #illustrateyourworld #moviegeek #iconic #monsteramonday #monsterart #Krita #Huion #kritaart (at Donaghadee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNTFqRlJgmq/?igshid=1p6c9bip3uuyo
Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating the circulation.
~ Herman Melville
A little bit more time and care with this latest painting. This is Donaghadee’s iconic lighthouse, built in the early 1800s and earning the town the it’s reputation as “The beacon of the coast ”. Drawn exclusively using Krita from a photograph taken two years ago from the North Pier at low tide. #artistsoninstagram #sketch_daily #share_sketches #hash_talent #igart #illustrateyourworld #illustrationartists #art_daily #art_spotlight #digitalart #krita #huion #digitalpainting #lighthouse #DiscoverNI #ExploreNI #irishpassion (at Donaghadee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNLTWtVpo5K/?igshid=8tnj5l418aas
And if she asks you why you can tell her that I told you That I’m tired of Castles in the Air I’ve got a dream I want the world to share an’ castle walls Just leave me to despair
Hills of forest green where the mountains touch the sky A dream come true, I’ll live there ‘til I die I’m asking you, to say my last goodbye The love we knew, ain’t worth another try…
~ Don McLean
The Moat, Donaghadee. Built in 1818 to house dynamite being used to blast out a new seabed for the newly planned harbour, this miniature castle was built on the site of a Norman motte & bailey. It has formed a part of the Donaghadee skyline ever since. Drawn from a photo I had taken last summer and coloured using Krita. #artistsoninstagram #illustrateyourworld #hash_talent #igart #share_sketches #Irish #Ulster #DiscoverNI #purenorthernireland #loves_ireland #ExploreNI #digitalart #krita #huion #illustrationartists (at Donaghadee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNKjF98Jo3z/?igshid=5g1n4b7wo9yw
On the road again Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway We’re the best of friends Insisting that the world keep turning our way And our way Is on the road again I just can’t wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin’ music with my friends And I can’t wait to get on the road again…
When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And don’t be afraid of the dark…
At the end of a storm There’s a golden sky And the sweet silver song of a lark…
~ Rodgers & Hammerstein Finished sketch of Liverpool FC No.4 Virgil van Dijk. I am enjoying this new experimentation with light and shade and seeing the dramatic effects that can be created. Drawn on Strathmore Toned Tan paper using Staedtler Mars Lumograph graphite pencils and General’s Charcoal White pencil. #Virgil #VirgilVanDijk #LFC #LiverpoolFC #pencilsketch #pencilart #freehand #sketch #lightandshade #hash_talent #igart #artacademy #artistsoninstagram #art_daily #pro_artey #pencilsacademy #share_sketches #7artgallery #companyofarts #pencilshading #globesartists #arts_help #arts_gate #football #portrait_perfection #magic_of_graphite
⚽️ “A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.” ~ Bill Shankly Another quick sketch, to be detailed and highlighted tomorrow, on Strathmore Toned Tan paper. This is Virgil van Dijk, the saddly missing CB stalwart of Liverpool FCs back line. #Virgil #VirgilVanDijk #4 #LFC #YNWA #pencilsketch #pencilart #freehand #sketch #sketchbook #sketch_daily #share_sketches #7artgallery #hash_talent #igart #artacademy #artistsoninstagram #arts_help #arts_gate #art_daily #pro_artey #portrait_perfection #magic_of_graphite #drawings_academy #fanart (at Donaghadee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMBBFo-JFip/?igshid=wj811qqu8s9g