Some of you may have seen a couple of the desktops I have made for Jamie over the years.
Got to say I have not quoted Johnny Cash before. So, this year is special! Hope you like it I enjoyed making it.
Love is a burning thing… (Feb 2013)
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I have been sketching a few LOTR characters in a cartoony look. I started with Gimli and Leglolas and Jamie requested I do Eowyn. It took me as long to do her as both the other two. I have determined drawing women is harder than men…
This is what I get for breaking out the Lord of the Rings DVDs (Extended Edition). 9-12 hours (over 4 weeks) of watching plus a few hours of drawing sucked up…
I left some of my construction lines on Gimli (thought some of you might like to see more of a work in progress). The other two are really just sketches (not finished yet).
Hope you enjoy.
Gimli – Just standing proud.
Gimli Sketch (Jan 2013)
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Legolas – Shooting down an orc?
Legolas Sketch (Jan 2013)
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Eowyn – Getting ready to be smashed by the Witch King!
Eowyn Sketch (Jan 2013)
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Jamie was thinking I should have gone ‘princess’ instead of ‘warrior’ on Eowyn. But she approved anyway.
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Well here is the last Verse and final illustration for Eldorado by Edgar Allen Poe.
I know it has been a little while since the last post… I was not 100% happy with the final page. But I did some final color tweaks and am now satisfied.
”Over the Mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,”
The shade replied-
“If you seek for Eldorado!”
Eldorado – Verse Four (Jan 2013)
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Here is some detail on the boy…
Eldorado – Page 8 – Detail (Jan 2013)
This page may change slightly in the finished product. I am planning on doing this together with Annabel Lee also by Poe. This illustration will tie the two poems together. We will see as I work on Annabel Lee.
Check out the whole poem:
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This is one of the two verses I always remembered Mississippi quoting from Poe’s poem in John Wayne movie Eldorado (or on IMDb).
And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow-
”Shadow,” said he
”Where can it be-
This land of Eldorado?”
Eldorado – Verse Three (Dec 2012)
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Some detail on the Hezekiah’s kitty…
Eldorado – Page 5 – Detail (Dec 2012)
Hope you liked…
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On we continue with Edgar Allen Poe’s Eldorado…
But he grew old-
This knight so bold-
And o’er his heart a shadow
Fell as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado
I love how this illustration came out. I had doodled a valley and tree like this before and always wanted to use it for something more.
Eldorado – Verse Two (Dec 2012)
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Here is some detail on the knight and the flower…
Eldorado – Page 3 – Detail (Dec 2012)
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Here is the first illustration for the first verse of Edgar Allen Poe’s Eldorado.
Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.
Dad was asking what ‘bedight’ meant… so for those of you in the same boat.
Bedight: Archaic for adorned or bedecked
Eldorado – Verse One (Dec 2012)
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Here is a detailed view of page one.
Eldorado – Page 1 – Detail (Dec 2012)
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I have been working on illustrating Edgar Allen Poe’s poem Eldorado in the form of a children’s book.
I have got it pretty much done. Just finishing some final detail work.
But, here is the cover page to get us started. I will try to post one verse (2 page picture) each week for the next few weeks.
Let me know what you think. Be sure to click on the image for a full size view.
Eldorado – Cover Page (Dec 2012)
Check out the whole poem:
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I have added color to the Split Rock Troll.
I tried to do this in a finish similar to Arthur Rackham an early (1860-1920) fantasy artist. You can learn more about him here. Beautiful stuff…
Split Rock Troll (color) – July 2012
When Jamie and I visited Split Rock Lighthouse on our way to the Boundary Waters we found this Troll in a rock on the walk down to Lake Superior.
I thought he deserved to picture to be drawn… here he is in basic ink.
I think I might try some coloring too, but we will see what I can do later.
Jamie thinks he should be my entry for the Carver County Fair this year. What do you think?
Split Rock Troll (ink) – July 2012
Here is another postcard from Elsie to Gramps (in our Traveller game).
You can read the first one here and the last one here.
Explore Wardn – July 2012
Gramps,
Here is a picture of the lines in the desert I was talking about in last postcard. They are pretty cool! No one knows what they are, but I think Harry is going to figure it out!
He is sooooo smart! He is super-cute when studying hard too.
We have met up with a few other people. They are all seem nice and helpful. Except George (or Lt. Jetson) he is a real square. Maybe he will loosen up by the next time I write?
Love you old man…
Miss ya too,
Your little Elsie