Non playing characters

These are some quick characters that were created for a game my brother is designing. They are based on characters that were created a while ago, but they were always drawn more  realistically. This was an experiment to make them a little more stylized and somewhat more cartoony.

The Music Man

just finished this image for a poster for the Musical. The client wanted it to be similar to the familiar image used for the poster in the 50's.

newer paintings

These are a few commissioned paintings I have finished recently. They were both subjects and styles that I don't do often.

Marilyn

These dolls were create for a private project and should not be copied.

Scarlett O'Hara paper doll

Catherine

This Paper Doll I created after Christmas for Scarlet. She told me that she doesn't like "fluffy" girl stuff. So I thought of doing a doll based on a character that I created several years ago who is the consort to an incubus. The idea was that she was sort of a Gothic Grace Kelly who always wore black. Her costumes reflect her taste and style through the centuries.

Cecily Cardew Paper Doll

This doll is based on the character in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

Titania Paper Doll

Lizzie Bennet paper Doll

Paper Dolls

For Christmas this year, since I have been extremely short on money, I made a few paper dolls for some of my friends.
The first one is Beatrice from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. My friend, who is an actress/ director, have discussed setting this play in the 1930's. I experimented with that look for the doll.

Cinderella

This one has been a long time coming. I think I have actually started painting her four times and actually finished the painting twice. My nieces tell me that Cinderella is blond. I think I have always pictured her as a brunette, because my sister's name is Cindy and she has dark hair.

Briar Rose

Not much to say about this one... I wasn't planning on painting her at all, since all she really does is sleep, but I thought of a neat pose and ended up painting her anyway.

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen is not the heroine in Hans Christian Anderson's story, although she is the title character. She might be an antagonist of sorts, but certainly not an evil character. I included her in the collection because I wanted to do something very monochromatic and she seemed to fit the idea, and she will make a good January.

Rapunzel

Sorry it's taken so long to get this one up. I have had another project to finish up, and it was a pay job, so it took precedence. Rapunzel turned out to be one of my favorites in the series. Painting the hair was a lot of fun.

An Amphibious Agreement

The latest in the series. It does seem like they are not getting finished as quickly as the first few did. The last three or so are on the boards now though, so it shouldn't be too long now.

Morgiana

Anyone who has read Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves knows that the servant girl, Morgiana is the true heroine of the story. Without this clever girl's wicked imagination, Ali Baba would never have escaped the schemes of the treacherous thieves.

A Real Princess

This one might make a good February, just because of the palette. I don't usually use so much pink, but I branched out a little. It was tough, the color you see, is actually the third tint of pink that I finally liked.
The Princess is about to have the worst night's sleep of her life.

Happy Birthday Little Robin.

The Little Mermaid

Happy Birthday Scarlet! And thanks to Delanie on this one for reminding me that the scene should be at dawn on a ship.

Princess Badoura

Another heroine from The 1001 Arabian Nights.. Badoura is brought briefly together with Prince Camaralzman by two Djinn who want to compare the fairest mortals in the world. The Princess and Prince immediately fall in love, but are transported back to their homes, China and Persia, by the Djinn The rest of the story tells of their search to find each other again. In her adventures, Badoura, disguised as a youth, becomes the king of an island. This is how I chose to depict her.

Beauty - sans the Beast

Third in the series. I always picture this story set during the Cavalier period. It's one of my favorites for costumes and sets.