The second test of my new Gouache paints I did by the end of last year. Now onwards to more complex and bigger piece – and different motifs. This one and the Kitsune were clearly inspired by my journey to japan a while ago. I fell in love with all those amazing statues, so, obviously, I had to paint some.
Another convention sketch from last year. This one features a swamp lurker (though I call them swamp puppies). If you’re walking through the misty swamps and feel watched – let me assure you, you are being watched. But no worries, these critters are vegetarians and are, despite their appearence, quite friendly if you bring some snacks.
Also drawn at a convention last year: Zora, who is on a quest to “follow the moon” aka travelling the country until she reaches the sea – and then turns around, because she can’t swim.
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By the end of last year I finally tried out some new Gouache paints. So this was kind of a test artwork to get a feeling for those paints – and I have to say I really enjoy working with Gouache. So you can expect more of that in the future.
“Parasyte” – Drawn at a convention last year and sold immediately. It always makes me very happy when someone has such an immediate and personal connection to my work. It’s truly a great honor for me that my art is framed and displayed at other people’s home – so thanks a lot to everybody who got an original work or print from me.
Continue ReadingAnother illustration I did for a kind of science-to-public event last year (well, rather science-to-government, but, well). It’s based on the one I did a while ago, but a bit more “science-y”, as I was asked to show the actual instruments used in such analysis. (It’s in german, so sorry to my english-speaking readers)
Another sketch I did at a convention last year featuring Seraph (dragon) and Owari (bird), who may not be siblings by blood, but consider themselves siblings in mind, as despite their obvious differences they have a lot in common – like their love for strategic card games and weird humor for example.
I’ve heard of an Eerie, a weird sort of Sidhe, maybe an Ellyllon, who left the Síd to wander through the known and unknown lands. She found her peace, her place to be, within an enormous cave, filled with glowing waters and curious spirits. The spirits followed her, first at distant, then up close, for she created stars to paint the cave ceiling in colors of vision and wonder. Her reason was unclear, but there were those who said that she is a keeper of forgotten dreams – that she found and kept alive what others lost. That is why she is called the Sanctum Shepherd and that once dark, now glowy cave became the safest space under the sun and moon, for nobody would dare to disturb the peace of one of the three eerie sisters.
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“The swamp is a secretive and sometimes monstrous place. It’s a treasury of things long hidden and forgotten – and the keys to unlock them are found within, if you dare to step a foot into the misty grounds.“
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Step by step, the stars shall guide,
Through dark nights and barren land wide.
Where eyes like lanterns gently glow,
And secret paths beyond the known go.
The wind will weave a whispered tune,
Of dreams that dance beneath the moon.
No fear shall hold the wanderer’s name,
For all who seek are kin the same.
So take the path where none have been,
Past hills and stones, through veil and green,
For those who walk with open heart
Shall find where wonder’s journeys start.
Fly far, fly free, and do not fear nor grieve,
The spirits sing to those who bravely leave.
And when the stars are all you see,
Know this: they remember thee.
Liselotte, who is already featured in the last post, now also decorates this sketchbook cover and even got a new friend – a dragon-frog – ready for any adventure!
Small originals (ACEO-size; 6.3 x 8.9cm) of some of my weird critters, drawn with ink and white pencil on toned paper. On the left is Liselotte, a velociraptor who excitedly realized she can breathe fire. On the right a wolfish dragon named Agor with a weird laugh and an obsession for bad jokes.