An artwork I did for @sofialuajuk on twitter of her characters, a Cathar peasant and a disillusioned French knight and former crusader who find love in the midst of the Albigensian Crusade. I was inspired by the verse John 14:30 (quoted in the title), since the somewhat antagonist of the story, King Philip II AugustusContinue reading ““The Prince of this World is coming, but he has no hold over me.””
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“What Shall We Hang? The Holly or Each Other?” (The Lion in Winter 1968)
A last minute Lion in Winter 1968 print i finished today for EBABZ (East Bay Alternative Books and Zines), which i am tabling at tomorrow!! Had some hiccups with the self serve print machines, but it turned out good enough. Printing always kills the color nuances but for this kind of drawing, to me ifContinue reading ““What Shall We Hang? The Holly or Each Other?” (The Lion in Winter 1968)”
Blood of the Vassals – Painting
“And the king had a vision even before his birth—of him holding a golden goblet, full of human blood, and from it was toasted all leading men” A painting from my zine, “If All The World Were Mine” of Rigord’s description of Louis VII’s vision in ”The Deeds of Philip Augustus.”
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)”
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”
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”
Tomatobird Art 