Drawing from Life (and other places)

This semester (my last) has yet another excellent class in store for me - a figure drawing class! The above image is based roughly off of 'the lady of the lake' from Arthurian legend, but recast as a barbarian chieftainess...

This is the painting from life I did based on the same theme...

...and also I painted some naked dudes...

Ingmar and Utgartha

For my figure illustration class, one of the large assignments this semester has been illustrating a children's story. For my story, I went for David and Goliath, except setting it in a kind of mythical Bronze-age Northern Europe. Here's what I've got so far:

Scene 1: Utgartha Challenges the Livonians


Scene 2: Ingmar refuses King Berig's Armor


Scene 3: Ingmar battles Utgartha


All in all, I've been having a lot of fun with this project. I'll be sad to see it go, honestly.
But next week - the cover!