The Last Flight of the War Drakes

Another fragment of lore from the Leaves of Hellebore... The horns of the fell war blew a cry to awake Through the night and the day, to the fight of an age Over mountains and pastures the flight of the drakes To the end of an era, to the light that'll fade  "To the war!Continue reading "The Last Flight of the War Drakes"

My Father’s Sword – TAE17 Charity Exhibition

About a week ago during a perusal of Twitter I came across a charity exhibition called the Twitter Art Exhibit, rather than churn out second hand facts I'll just paste below what their website states - www.twitterartexhibit.org #TwitterArtExhibit founder, David Sandum “Through art we can change the world.” #TwitterArtExhibit utilizes social media and public engagement to generateContinue reading "My Father’s Sword – TAE17 Charity Exhibition"

The Renaissance Workshop

Without a doubt, the Renaissance was one of the most profound moments of enlightenment, discovery and achievement in human history and cities like Florence were at the forefront of such growth and creativity. This massive boom in the arts was no mere coincidence however, and one of the secrets of the Old Masters was the motivation and learning that they gained from 'La Bottega', or the workshop.

The Legend of Zelda – Final Piece

Today was the final day of the Legend of Zelda project that I've been working on and the conclusion of the project also brings about the completed final painting. This has been a fairly brief project, although not as brief as I would have liked but painting is still a huge learning curve for me;Continue reading "The Legend of Zelda – Final Piece"

The Lord of the Rings Project – Part VI

After a long and turbulent journey through my Lord of the Rings Project we have finally reached the end of the road. It started off as just an idea and some simple sketches, gradually evolving into a depiction of my favourite scene from the narrative, invented and recorded by the genius J.R.R. Tolkien, then brought toContinue reading "The Lord of the Rings Project – Part VI"