Ever wonder what your children might look like? What they might do?

If art was witchcraft, this would be a spell for my imaginary (eventual) child's happiness. I didn't even have to tell my boyfriend what I'd done - he recognized the girl's face immediately.

...Which is part of the reason this piece was such a challenge. Everything (except the general shape of the major tree) is straight from brain-to-canvas.

I felt in the beginning like the treeline at left was overworked, and spent so much time fiddling with details that I spat coffee with frustration and almost put this piece down once or twice, but in the end I'm satisfied with the way it came together as a whole.

I've had the pleasure of meeting a lot of very talented fantasy illustrators this past week. I think they inspired the book-cover format, but moreover that's the direction I'm trying to take my work. More illustrative, less of a "fine art" feel. This should come through more in my upcoming work... now to get back to it...

Completed 5/6/07, PS7 w/Wacom.

Slainte,
Cynthia