Category Archives: Drawings
Lions and Wolves and Thrones Oh My…
To celebrate the season premiere of Game Of Thrones on HBO this spring, I’ve decided to share with everyone a series of illustrations that I started back in 2004, in preparation of doing my own illustrated version of the books. But first a little personal background: I had an insatiable appetite for Fantasy when I [...]
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The Proof Is In The (Blood) Pudding
Spring is here and it’s time to reach into the back of your closet and dust off the old wardrobe. How old? How about 1776. What can I say? Banyans, breeches, coats, cloaks, cravats – stockings, hose, leggings and tri-corner hats – I love it all. I had a 7th grade history teacher who was [...]
Also posted in Colonial Clothing, Colonial Williamsburg, Fashion, History, People, Spring 7 Comments
Spring
April is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
-T.S. Eliot
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The Warmth Of The Sun
On a cold and grey not-quite-spring day, it’s easy to start pining for the warmth of summertime. These are some drawings I made last summer of parents out and about with their children, enjoying the sun. It made me realize that the warmth of the sun is a lot like the warmth of a parent’s [...]
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Children Of The Sun