literature & legends gallery
click on any of the images below to head to the page where i’ll show you the step x step painting process for each faerie tale feet piece and break down all of the included story iconography you’ll find in the background pattern! (plus, the occasional bonus recommended research & reading list!) :)
merlyn’s beard!
inspired by merlyn, wizard and bard of england.
ink and gouache on dyed watercolour paper.
first impressions.
inspired by jane austen’s pride & prejudice.
gouache on watercolour paper.
the circus arrives without warning.
inspired by erin morgenstern’s the night circus.
gouache, ink, and collage on illustration board.
for one more chapter.
inspired by tales from the arabian nights.
gouache and ink on watercolour paper.
back again.
inspired by j.r.r. tolkien’s the hobbit.
gouache on watercolour paper.
the game is afoot.
inspired by sir arthur conan doyle’s sherlock holmes.
ink, gouache, and coloured pencil on illustration board.
just outlawe robin hood. &
maid marian, aventurière.
inspired by the legends of robyn hood and his merry men.
gouache on illustration board.