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John Uskglass, the Raven King & ivy

John Uskglass, the Raven King with a crown of ivy leaves, for ‘ivy binds English magic’. The magician King raised by faeries, from Susanna Clarke’s book ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell’.
Pencil and acrylics on old paper, 8×11.5″, finished digitally.

A detail of the whole (click to see full size) :

John Uskglass, the Raven King crowned in Ivy (detail)

And the entire thing.
(If only someone would hire me to illustrate her next book. PleaseOhPleaseOhPlease. )

John Uskglass, the Raven King crowned in Ivy

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by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Tuesday 7, July, 2015 • Permalink

Posted in ALL ARTWORK, Fantasy & Fairytale

Tagged art PORTRAITS, BOOK-INSPIRED, books CHARACTER PAINTING, books STRANGE & NORRELL, ppl BEAUTIFUL MEN, ppl FAIRIES

Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Tuesday 7, July, 2015

https://bohemianweasel.com/2015/07/07/john-uskglass-ivy/

The Raven King & Ivy, work in progress

The medieval magician and monarch, the ‘Raven King’ from Susanna Clarke’s ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell’.
Pencil and acrylics on very old crunchy paper, 8×11.5″

Raven King (Strange & Norrell) work-in-progress 2, by Soni Alcorn-Hender

Raven King, work-in-progress 2

Raven King (Strange & Norrell) work-in-progress, by Soni Alcorn-Hender

Raven King work-in-progress 1

by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Wednesday 1, July, 2015 • Permalink

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Tagged art WORK-IN-PROGRESS, BOOK-INSPIRED, books STRANGE & NORRELL, ppl FAIRIES

Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Wednesday 1, July, 2015

https://bohemianweasel.com/2015/07/01/the-raven-king-ivy-work-in-progress/

Thistle-down Hair & the Venetian Mirror

Gentleman with the Thistle-down Hair, in the Venetian Mirror.
The dangerous Fairy King from Susanna Clarke’s book: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. (An earlier, uncoloured, work-in-progress version here.)
Pencil, acrylics, and digital.

Gentleman with the Thistle-down Hair in the Venetian Mirror

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by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Wednesday 24, June, 2015 • Permalink

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Tagged art PORTRAITS, books STRANGE & NORRELL, ppl FAIRIES

Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Wednesday 24, June, 2015

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Classic Fairy Tales II

Sketch cards (2.5 x 3.5″) drawn for ‘Classic Fairy Tales II’ trading card set, from Perna Studios.

The ‘Wicked Fairy’, Sleeping Beauty

Billy Goats Gruff and the Troll

Captain Hook, Peter Pan

The Happy Prince

Cinderella’s Ugly Sisters

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by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Wednesday 17, June, 2015 • Permalink

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Tagged art SCENE, BOOKS FAIRYTALES

Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Wednesday 17, June, 2015

https://bohemianweasel.com/2015/06/17/classic-fairy-tales-ii/

Strange & Norrell: ‘Gentleman with the Thistle-down Hair’ wip

Work in progress of that most notorious of the fair folk: ‘The Gentleman with the Thistle-down Hair’, from the gorgeous book by Susanna Clarke. (Also now a surprisingly splendid adaptation by the BBC)

Gentleman with the Thistle-down Hair, from Strange & Norrell, sketch by Soni Alcorn-Hender

Sketch of ‘The Gentleman with the Thistle-down Hair’

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by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Thursday 11, June, 2015 • Permalink

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Tagged art WORK-IN-PROGRESS, books CHARACTER SKETCH, books STRANGE & NORRELL, ppl FAIRIES

Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Thursday 11, June, 2015

https://bohemianweasel.com/2015/06/11/strange-norrell-gentleman-with-the-thistle-down-hair-wip/

Proud Titania

Proud Titania, Queen of the Fairies. Among all that is beautiful and poisonous. The flowers and berries around her include Wolfsbane, Hemlock, Angel Trumpets, Foxgloves, Opium poppies, Castor flowers, and Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade).

“Out of this wood do not desire to go:
Thou shalt remain here, whether thou wilt or no.”

For Perna Studios trading card set ‘Spellcasters 2: Enchanted Realms’ (coming Spring of 2016). Acrylics, pearl paint, and crystals on canvas-board 9×11 inches.
This will be a promo card for the set.

Proud Titania

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by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Sunday 17, May, 2015 • Permalink

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Tagged art PORTRAITS, BOOK-INSPIRED, books CHARACTER PAINTING, BOOKS FAIRYTALES, books SHAKESPEARE, cards ART FOR BASECARDS, cards PERNASTUDIOS, ppl BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, ppl FAIRIES

Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Sunday 17, May, 2015

https://bohemianweasel.com/2015/05/17/proud-titania/

Classic Fairy Tales

With just a slightly sinister touch.
A Frog Prince who might drown you with a kiss. The Snow Queen who wants you to let her in. The Pied Piper still followed by the ghosts of rats, and now he’s returned for your children. beauty and her dying Beast. And Sleeping beauty, surrounded by her dead princes.

The Snow Queen at your window

The Pied Piper and the ghosts of rats

Frog Prince painting, Soni Alcorn-Hender

The Frog Prince’s request

Beauty and the Beast, by Soni Alcorn-Hender

Beauty and her Beast

Sleeping Beauty and the dead princes

‘Poisoned Apple’ (Snow White)

'A gift for lips as red as blood'. Snow White, by Soni Alcorn-Hender

Snow White, ‘A gift for lips as red as blood’.

The Frog Prince, Snow Queen, Pied Piper, Beauty & the Beast, and Sleeping Beauty – all acrylics, metallic paints, acrylic glazes, 22k gold and pure silver leaf on 9×12″ treated canvas-board.
‘Poisoned Apple’ (The Witch Queen from Snow White): acrylics, gloss mediums, glitter, varnish, iridescent flakes, rubber stamping, rhinestones, and silver filigree on 9×12″ treated canvas.
‘Snow White’ inks, acrylics, gloss medium and 22k gold leaf on 9×12″ treated canvas-board.
All painted for Perna Studios.

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by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Friday 27, March, 2015 • Permalink

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Tagged art SCENE, BOOKS FAIRYTALES, cards ART FOR BASECARDS, cards PERNASTUDIOS

Posted by Soni Alcorn-Hender on Friday 27, March, 2015

https://bohemianweasel.com/2015/03/27/classic-fairy-tales/