Summer 2013

So I didn't do much writing this summer, but I did draw a bunch, especially in San Antonio.

These first two are portraits of people that I'm making up.  Not really for a story or anything, but just because I like to make up worlds and cultures and create histories and such.

This one is a portrait of Zakar and his adoptive mother Zagara.  They are shown in front of their mud brick, thatched roof house in the center of Zoronsport, a coastal trade city of their agricultural society.  He was chosen as the representative of what is considered attractive in their society, and she accompanies him as representative of the majority of the populous' appearance.

This is Naebhum of Naeghara.  He was chosen as representative of what the Naegharan society finds attractive.  The tattoos (symbols borrowed from Hindi) on his arms are reprinted at right and mark his status as a slave.  The one on top is the first letter of his name, and the second represents his particular job as a slave (which happens to be a more prestigious job than many of his fellow slaves, due to the fact that he is so attractive).

This is a little thing I made up at the beginning of the school year to commemorate my beginning my Probability course this year. :)

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Here's another publication of art...

This one is comprised of all my favourite quotes about courage.

"Courage" has been one of the themes that I focus on to keep me going when times get rough.

This is a goofy little thing I made the other day called "Waking Up"

I always liked the Beatles song Blackbird, but when I heard Julie Fowlis sing the song in Scottish Gaelic, I was captivated by it.  I've learned to sing it, because the Gaelic words feel good on my tongue like audible candy.  The lyrics in this picture are actually the Irish Gaelic translation of Blackbird, because I could not find the Scottish Gaelic lyrics that Julie Fowlis sings anywhere within the reach of Google.

Dragons

So I decided that I don't just have to share stories, but I can also share my art.  Recently I've been drawing lots of dragons so I decided to share a sampling of my recent doodlings on the subject.

First, I have a "Chinese Dragon."

This I have dubbed "The Christmas Snake."  While not strictly a dragon, its serpentine qualities put it in a similar category.  I am also working on incorporating Celtic influences into my artwork, which you can maybe see on the branch, except it's a bit small here.

"That Awkward Moment When Smaug and Bilbo Become Flatmates..."

Yes, I'm a geek.  I know.  This is my Hobbit/Sherlock fanart.  In case you don't know, actor Martin Freeman plays both John Watson and Bilbo Baggins, and Benedict Cumberbatch is both Sherlock Holmes and the voice of Smaug. :)