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Master Study – Art History Roundup – June – Rubens – Leonardo da Vinci – Michelangelo

Here we are with another video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SLwizFAitE&feature=youtu.be Studying The Masters Website Coming Soon!!! Join The #StudyingTheMasters Art Community! Click the follow button to never miss a post and become a part of this great community where together we can study the works of the Old Masters and learn the skills and techniques that they usedContinueContinue reading “Master Study – Art History Roundup – June – Rubens – Leonardo da Vinci – Michelangelo”

YouTube Video Master Study – Leonardo da Vinci – Study of Two Warriors’ Heads

The First Video Is Live! So it’s the 21st of the month and that means one thing – YouTube video! This one is the first one I’ve done and therefore slightly rusty but the learning process has been immense, the software that I’ve decided to go with seems very promising as well. The Master WorkContinueContinue reading “YouTube Video Master Study – Leonardo da Vinci – Study of Two Warriors’ Heads”

Maiko Geisha Rear View Portrait – Oil on Canvas

Art depicting Geisha and Maiko is something that has drawn me in from the bustling county of Essex on the outskirts of London in the UK to explore the historical traditions of South-east Asia, Kyoto in Japan in particular. This oil painting is testament to that exploration and shows a rear-view portrait of a MaikoContinueContinue reading “Maiko Geisha Rear View Portrait – Oil on Canvas”

Geisha Girl Portraits – Oil Paintings – Katsuru & Mameka

The street of Gion have quietened down, but the tea houses are thriving… Continuing the Geisha theme that I’ve been working on over the past couple of months I now have a couple of oil painting portraits to share. These portraits were great fun to work on and I learned such a lot in theContinueContinue reading “Geisha Girl Portraits – Oil Paintings – Katsuru & Mameka”

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXIII – A Corvid Soldier, Skull Helm Detail

As far back as the great Raven’s Tales go, Corvids famously wear one piece of armour into battle. The skull helm of an ancestor that died valiantly in a previous battle. Other than the helm, it’s just a sharpened beak and talons ready for any grappling needed. The skull helm gives its wearer an edge,ContinueContinue reading “Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXIII – A Corvid Soldier, Skull Helm Detail”

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXII – The Corvids Assemble for War

The time had finally come. Preparations were being made. The war assembly was underway Harfengel the Ravenking had all the Corvids getting ready and dressed for the grand exodus and battle that awaited them. Since the days of the Old Corvidae Empire, such a large Colony of Corvids had been unheard of. Even now, onContinueContinue reading “Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXII – The Corvids Assemble for War”

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXI – The Last Corvid Colonies Arrive at Crowshaven

A Ravenking had been crowned. The Corvid world was changing, and changing fast; which was a necessity with the Darkness coming. The word had spread across the many lands that Corvids inhabited in the days following the crowning of Harfengel, there was a constant stream of incoming new Corvids. Only so much time was leftContinueContinue reading “Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXXI – The Last Corvid Colonies Arrive at Crowshaven”

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXVIII – The Corvids Arrive at Crowshaven, a Surprise Welcoming

There was now a lot of catching up to do, but more importantly, a lot of planning to do. Every Corvid Colony needed to be moved as one Colony to the Treehold Keep to escape the coming Darkness.

Corvus – A Raven’s Tale – Crown of Crows – Part XXVII – An End to Sibling Rivalry, Corvus Settles the Dispute

“Of all that we have lost so far, the many leagues we have covered together and how close at times we have come to death, you two think it right and acceptable to kill each other? To fight over that of which you have no right? We have come all this way to fulfil a prophecy that doesn’t result in either of you becoming Ravenking!”