“…Say Roiben of the Unseelie Court asks for your aid.”
Rath Roiben Rye by Soni Alcorn-Hender
Some bookish fanart (that was only meant to be a warm-up sketch, but I have no control of these things).
Roiben from ‘Tithe’, ‘Ironiside’, and the ‘Folk of the Air’ series of faerie stories by Holly Black
Acrylics, pastel, & pencil – 21×29 cm
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Saturday 30, January, 2021
https://bohemianweasel.com/2021/01/30/rath-roiben-rye/
‘A Year at Bag End’; seven painted variations from an original Bag End sketch with different seasons and weather, animated together for a bit of Hobbity escapism. The music is ‘Earth Aria’ by Paul Fowler.
Each painting is approx. 10.5 x 1.5 inches, in acrylics, gouache and graphite & coloured pencil.
Bag End in shades of green during March, May, and June, by Soni Alcorn-Hender
Bag End in September, November, December, and January by Soni Alcorn-Hender
They’re available as prints and pretty things (all of them together) here on RedBubble.
A Year At Bag End, Soni Alcorn-Hender
These all started from a single simple pencil sketch of Bag End drawn for the ‘Beyond Bree’ calendar :
Old Forest evil tree and Bag End pencil sketches, by Soni Alcorn-Hender
And that naughty tree from the Old Forest was given a hint of colour too:
Old Forest Tree paintings, by Soni Alcorn-Hender
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Saturday 23, January, 2021
https://bohemianweasel.com/2021/01/23/a-year-at-bag-end-and-an-evil-tree/
This painting resulted from reading about Aragorn’s tortuous journey with Gollum to the Elves, and wondering what would happen if Gollum tried to sneak away – surely the ultimate game of hide and seek? The idea coincided with a *need* to paint another English landscape, and this is the result!
Landscape inspired by the glorious Aira Force in the Lake District.
Very mixed media: acrylics, acrylic ink, pastel, chalk, pencil, charcoal, gouache, and possibly a third of a jaffa cake (I never did find it) on paper, 21x29cms.
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Wednesday 23, September, 2020
https://bohemianweasel.com/2020/09/23/hide-and-seek/
Oberon & Puck
‘Oberon & Puck’
Basecard art for a trading card by Iconic Creations for the set ‘Iconic Literature’.
Acrylics, mica glitter, gold leaf, dubious love potions and fairy-level arrogance, on paper
A3 / 29cms x 42cms
Prints and art items available at Society6
Work in progress and detail images:
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Friday 5, June, 2020
https://bohemianweasel.com/2020/06/05/oberon-puck/
‘Dracula Risen’
Basecard art for a trading card by Iconic Creations; acrylics and gold leaf on paper,
A3 / 29cms x 42cms
Prints and art items available at Society6
Work in progress and detail images:
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Wednesday 21, November, 2018
https://bohemianweasel.com/2018/11/21/dracula-risen/
“On the roof, what did you see?”
“I thought I saw a woman, but all dark and sharp and hunched over the roof tiles like a vulture. …I thought she had wings.”
He sighed. “You won’t always see the wings, but her face remains the same: ageless, vicious; eyes like a mad hawk and a temper to match.” He cast a nervous glance at the rooftops and shivered. “Avoid her. Are you listening? Avoid her, and avoid her eyes. If she looks into your eyes, she’ll know.”
The harpy Marta. Finished sketch of an original character from my own story. :3
Derwent pastels and pencils on recyled paper. 8.6×12 inches.
Prints available, in case you want to scare yourself or your nearest and dearest, Here.
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Thursday 13, September, 2018
https://bohemianweasel.com/2018/09/13/the-harpy-marta/
Circe, ancient Greek goddess of enchantments and herbs, made famous by Homer’s Odyssey and the memorable welcome she gave to Osysseus’s crew.
Trespassers upon her island were offered sweet wine laced with a potion that packed a beastly hangover, literally.
The pig, lion, and wolf motif are used a few times (on her tripod, the writing on her arm) as those are what she turned men into – and is doing right at the moment of this scene in fact.
She’s entwined and crowned in Enchanter’s Nightshade, a plant from the Circaea family, named in her honour. Her crown is also decorated with the seed heads of opium poppies.
The original painting was mixed media over acrylics, A3 size (29×42 cms, approx 11.5×16.5 inches)
Prints available here.
Work in progress pics:
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Friday 31, August, 2018
https://bohemianweasel.com/2018/08/31/circe-goddess-of-enchantment/
Painting was done in *everything*. I mean just Everything. (Pencil, acrylic, pastel, gouache, acrylic ink, pearl paint, gold paste, gold leaf, *and evidently everything within arm’s radius of my desk*) on paper, 21×29 cms.
(She has flappy lamb’s ears because she is a deer-ish/ lamb-ish lady, not an Elf, hence the little hoofies. :) )
Work in progress shots:
Prints and pretty things available here.
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Monday 23, July, 2018
https://bohemianweasel.com/2018/07/23/spirit-of-spring/
“But there was in Thranduil’s heart a still deeper shadow. He had seen the horror of Mordor and could not forget it. If ever he looked south its memory dimmed the light of the Sun.”
JRR Tolkien, Unfinished Tales
The Elvenking in Winter (book version)
Acrylics, pure silver leaf, and 22k gold leaf on paper; 21×29 cms.
Prints etc. available here.
Work in progress:
Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Monday 5, March, 2018
https://bohemianweasel.com/2018/03/05/thranduil-in-winter/
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