In this piece I tried to externalize what the evil weasel is thinking with the abstraction. There’s some interesting colour associations between the key, the gems, the extending tentacles, and the glow around the gem he’s wearing. The message: he’s got a taste of power, and he wants more.
Finished at last! This piece took a little over 20 hours across 3 weeks. I’m rather happy with the final result, though I intend for my next piece to be much simpler.
My goal with this piece was to utilize abstraction in the background in a more-intentional way; I believe I have accomplished that here; though I don’t feel I achieved quite what I’m aiming for, but I’m moving in the right direction.
I really enjoyed studying the weapons and how they connect to the baldric (shoulder belt).
Here’s a close-up to show more detail.
Last month I dove into origami for a project I wanted to do, some physical art. Dozens of hours learning and tinkering, but I feel the result was worth it. This was my first time really trying origami or gold paint; I really like them both.
This is the fifth and final illustration for the book of Daniel chapter 1 from the Bible.
See the complete collection: Faith in Captivity.
God granted Daniel favour with his master and the boys were served vegetables and water for a ten day test. Appearing fairer and stronger than the others, their diet was changed permanently and they joyfully ate the food of faith.
This is the fourth of five illustrations for the book of Daniel chapter 1 from the Bible.
See the complete collection: Faith in Captivity.
The pagan king offered the boys flesh of the fattest beasts, his own choice wine, and the finest dainties Babylon could produce, but Daniel purposed in his heart not to defile himself with these temptations.
This is the third of five illustrations for the book of Daniel chapter 1 from the Bible.
See the complete collection: Faith in Captivity.
For Israel’s disobedience God allowed their enemies to enslave them. The Babylonians were wicked and did not fear the God of heaven and earth. King Nebuchadnezzar conquered with power and pride.
This is the second of five illustrations for the book of Daniel chapter 1 from the Bible.
See the complete collection: Faith in Captivity.
After the time of preparation the king asked the boys many difficult questions, and in every area they were found to be ten times wiser than all the king’s counsellors. God had richly blessed their faithful obedience.
If you’re looking to learn a language, I highly recommend you check out Language Transfer. The learning material is fantastic, but unfortunately, I cannot endorse its creator on a personal or philosophical level.
Having used Language Transfer personally I loved it so much I decided to make some promotional artwork for them (read more of my experience below). If you’ve benefited from Language Transfer and want to tell others about it, feel free to share, print, download, or otherwise use the following high-resolution artwork to spread the word about Language Transfer.
I have long wanted to learn other languages and I finally took action to learn some Spanish. As I searched for learning resources I discovered an exceptional course in this video, Language Transfer; it is a platform of free, high-quality audio courses that take you by the hand and teach you to think in and speak new languages.
I have finished the Complete Spanish course and can highly recommend it to anyone serious about learning to speak Spanish. Currently the languages taught are French, Swahili, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Arabic, and, of course, Spanish; there’s also a course about Music.
Listening is a separate skill. Visit the following link to see the many methods and resources I have been using for Learning Spanish.
Mihalis the founder of Language Transfer is currently working to teach others to use The Thinking Method he employs for his language courses to teach other subjects intuitively.
I am not affiliated with or sponsored by Language Transfer. This art was created on a volunteer basis.
This is the 5th in a series of 7 drawings for Drawabox’s 2022 Spring Promptathon. You can see the intro to the series in this post.
The prompt for day 5 was Decanter of Drowning. You can see the full prompt on the prompt page. Below is my submission for this day’s prompt.
Legend says there was once a land that flowed with milk and honey. Greedy warriors came in search of conquest, glory, and spoil. They cared not for the people nor their way of life. Consumed by their lusts the barbarians hunted the rivers to their source till they found the ancient sanctuary paved with gold. In this most peaceful place were legendary artifacts of every sort, but chief among them were the vessels of jade and gold that flowed with milk eternal. From the sanctuary ran rivers of milk and honey throughout all the land and the people were nourished. The warriors did not come to honour this place, but to plunder and steal. After taking every morsel of value, they destroyed that place and left the land in ruins. At least that’s what the legend says . . .
For Drawabox’s 2022 Spring Promptathon — Day 5: Decanter of Drowning
