"WELL, WELL, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? A TINY CREATURE DARING TO ADDRESS THE MIGHTY SMAUG. THE MIGHTIEST IN MIDDLE-EARTH."
PIC INFO: Spotlight on a piece titled "A Conversation with Smaug," Bilbo Baggins in Smaug's treasure hoard under the Lonely Mountain, from the fantasy/adventure/children's book "The Hobbit" (or "There and Back Again”), artwork by Ted Nasmith. Color sketch/gouache on illustration board.
PIC #2: Finished painting of "A Conversation with Smaug."
"Bilbo Baggins cautiously entered the dark and treacherous lair of the fearsome dragon, Smaug. The air was thick with tension as he hesitantly made his way towards the immense creature, whose body was adorned with glittering gold and jewels. "Smaug," Bilbo called out, his voice trembling slightly. "I have come to speak with you." The dragon's eyes flickered with curiosity as it turned towards the hobbit. Its deep, rumbling voice filled the chamber, resonating with power. "Well, well, what do we have here? A tiny creature daring to address the mighty Smaug. The mightiest in Middle-Earth. What brings you to my domain, little hobbit?""
-- A CONVERSATION WITH SMAUG, from "The Hobbit" (1937), written by J.R.R. Tolkien
moonbeam
5″x7″ gouache and watercolor on paper
[Image Description: A painting of a baby giraffe. They lay with their head up, looking at the viewer with kind, indigo eyes. Their yellow coat is patterned with orange stars, and they have a little star on their forehead too. They have pastel indigo fairy wings, matching their eyes. The background is lavender, pink, and pastel blue watercolor, with three yellow stars and a yellow crescent moon. /End ID] (thank you @starberry-skies)
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assorted sketches (personally very obsessed w petermj rn and the fact that the 2020 run of noir colored his hair/eyes as black/grey. peter parker the man that you are....)
‘Quilted Chicken’, gouache on grey paper, 2024 (April)
A painting from yesterday I did of a quilted chicken my partners grandmother made. It’s such a fun and interesting object, I really enjoyed deciding how much detail to render in the fabric strips.
was testing out gouache brushes and somehow ended up drawing the mice piss duo again. kind of ooc ratio but anything for the brainworms man. also this is probably the most "rendered" thing i've done in quite a while and will probably remain so for quite a while. who knows? i might even start drawing BACKGROUNDS soon??? LMAO
THE COLD, DREAD FACE OF UNRIVALED STARK TECH IN THE FAR FLUNG FUTURE.
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Arno Stark, descendant of Tony Stark, a.k.a., "The Iron Man of 2020," heavily cropped from cover art to "PARADISE X" Vol. 1 #9. May, 2003. Marvel Comics. Artwork by Alex Ross.
got these from this tweet but its so beautiful just looking over all the little details in these spongebob paintings from the pilot...so lovely and human
"When the mischievous reynard heard of the occasion, oh, how delighted he was to treat the hare with all the gifts only a reynard could offer."
A gift for my dear best friend, @skwtches! I was inspired by our image collecting, consisting of plentiful fox and rabbit art alongside storybook illustrations, and I was inspired to give it a go. Thank you for existing another year, and upon the next one and over. ❤️