Blood and Iron

There are no words for how bad this scan is, except that it cemented my commitment to save up for a camera. I'll be replacing this file with a decent replacement as soon as may be. Note: the small view is for some reason a full step darker than the file is supposed to be. Uh?

THAT ASIDE! I love this painting with all of the love. Chick-with-a-sword-and-a-dragon illustrations have a long and storied history in fantasy illustration, and here is my own poor contribution.

My version of a cover for Elizabeth Bear's Blood and Iron. (Seeker is really not supposed to be that young and curvacious, nor Mist that small and friendly, nor Excalibur that longsword-y, but uh. Artistic license?)

Oil on board, 12"x18"