Lady of the Lake
October 6, 2009
Pencil sketch. Watercolor on 500 Series Bristol, 4 ply. 11.5″ x 7″.
I’ve been craving to do a traditional piece for a very long time. (They just feel so good.) Being very comfortable with a wacom and photoshop, I’ve been absurdly nervous about playing with paints.
Failing doesn’t feel that good. This past June, I was cornered into doing a fully traditional piece.
I had a very special opportunity to go to the IMC, the Illustration Master Class in Amherst, headed
by the lovely Rebecca Guay. I was given the opportunity by Brian Bowes, whom I’m very thankful to.
This is the piece I made there. Some of the venerable people that I got to spend the week with were
Donato Giancola, Rebecca Guay, Irene Gallo, Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, Charles Vess, Scott Fisher,
Dan Dos Santos and Greg Manchess. This opportunity has been exceedingly valuable. -Z
Beautiful! Love your digital and really, really love your traditional stuff.
Comment by eric orchard — October 6, 2009 @ 9:10 pm
Really beautiful work!
Comment by Rok Andic — October 7, 2009 @ 4:00 am
Lovely piece, I really like the classic pose that La Dame du Lac has taken, very lilt-ish and all curvy, very feminine and very watery. Nice playful watercolor, I enjoy the way that you’ve let them speak for themselves a bit.
I look forward to the next one!
Comment by Brian Bowes — October 12, 2009 @ 2:46 am
Really nice! I love the way the composition flows and emphasizes the action… Keep up the good work!
Comment by Craig Elliott — October 13, 2009 @ 2:24 pm
what a great opportunity, and you really made the most of it. i love all the elements you’ve used, and it reminds me just how much i wish I could paint.
Comment by minkee — October 21, 2009 @ 5:19 am
gud sketch
Comment by m kazmi — August 3, 2010 @ 11:30 pm