True to the title of this post, that is exactly where I feel I have been and hence my lack of a post in almost a month. I recently started a new job as a chef and the unsociable hours have been getting the better of me in terms of keeping up with my socialContinueContinue reading “Into The Dungeon…”
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The Wandering Years of Ragnar Lothbrok
New Oil Painting! I’ve been waiting for a while now for this piece to dry enough to get it scanned and published and now at last the time has come! As a huge fan of the Vikings TV show and all things Norse I knew that I had to begin getting some Norse inspired artworkContinueContinue reading “The Wandering Years of Ragnar Lothbrok”
The Vikings Are Coming!
“This year came dreadful fore-warnings over the land, terrifying the people most woefully: these were immense sheets of light rushing through the air, and whirlwinds, and fiery dragons flying across the firmament.” – Entry for the year 793 in the Anglo Saxon chronicle. I have also seen Viking sails on the horizon of late, but unlikeContinueContinue reading “The Vikings Are Coming!”
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!ContinueContinue 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 generateContinueContinue 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;ContinueContinue 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 toContinueContinue reading “The Lord of the Rings Project – Part VI”
Sketches & Storytelling - Art, Illustration, and Storytelling 