Author Archives: maiden theory

Philip II Augustus (illustrations)

Some more King Philip II Augustus (Philippe Auguste) doodles, some of my favorites I’ve made over the past year. I wanted to draw my impression of him as a child, young teen, and as an adult man, since I think there’s a lot of both room for creative liberties and getting funky with it. TheContinue reading “Philip II Augustus (illustrations)”

Voids and Visions (2022)- part 1

Part 1 of an autobio comic I made last year, just in time for the 2022 San Francisco Zine Fest. I made this to process a lot of feelings and frustrations I was having at the time, some of which have resolved themselves in the year since then, some which have continued. So goes Life.Continue reading “Voids and Visions (2022)- part 1”

Building Up Treasures in Heaven – Summer Art and Updates

Earlier this year, while at a workshop at a local gallery, one of my New Years Resolutions was that I wanted to make more Original Art Pieces, and even possibly more Traditional Art (what a novelty!), to contrast with the previous couple years which have focused more on commissions and fan art. This has… notContinue reading “Building Up Treasures in Heaven – Summer Art and Updates”

Azulejo Angel illustration- Sphinx

Several months after drawing my first Azulejo inspired Angel, I decided I wanted to return to that theme and color scheme with another design, this time something a little more figurative! I’ve had this character design of a Sphinx or manticore-like creature in mind for a while, and wanted to do something similar. I keptContinue reading “Azulejo Angel illustration- Sphinx”

“The Kappa Kappa Butthole Anime Changed My Life!” A Sarazanmai Zine

UPDATE as of 9/22/23 : After more than a year of organizing and preparing, the zine is NOW AVAILABLE as a free PDF download on itch.io, or as a physical copy on storenvy. This has been a labor of love by 9 contributors, and I hope that people can enjoy! I’m compiling a Zine with someContinue reading ““The Kappa Kappa Butthole Anime Changed My Life!” A Sarazanmai Zine”

Medieval Doodles – Henry the Young King

More historical illustrations and figures from one of my sadly now defunct blogs. These are from earlier in the year, so they read a little more rough to me, but I thought I should post them here! I read Matthew Strickland’s Henry the Young King, which discusses a lot about the political and social contextContinue reading “Medieval Doodles – Henry the Young King”

David: Singer of Psalms, Slayer of Giants

An illustration of King David I did, inspired by listening to the Yale Bible Study video series on the books of Samuel. A complex character who feels very much like one of those Prestige TV kind of men who cause a lot of chaos in their path (and especially disrupting the lives of women aroundContinue reading “David: Singer of Psalms, Slayer of Giants”

Saladin: An illustration project and search for a historical portrait

Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, better known to the Western World as Saladin. I wanted to do an illustration of him because I’ve found him to be a very interesting historical figure. Coming from a Kurdish background, he became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria in the 12th century, and is known best forContinue reading “Saladin: An illustration project and search for a historical portrait”

“All Creatures Great and Small” Batman Zine Illustration and Art Process

“All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Creatures Great and Small” Illustration I completed for a collaborative The Batman (2022) Zine last year, titled “What Batman Movie Did You Watch?” a fun little reclamation of the meme making fun of fans doing romantic fanart of Batman and the Riddler. I was glad to contribute ot thisContinue reading ““All Creatures Great and Small” Batman Zine Illustration and Art Process”