Saturday, February 25, 2012

Sunday Sketches

Always a Merlyn fan, recently I have been re-reading books about him and King Arthur. Mary Stewart has a trilogy of the Arthurian Legends, and T.H. White wrote The Once and Future King with an unpublished conclusion, The Book of Merlyn. This last book has become my favorite with the fabulous illustrations by Trevor Stubley and the analogies of man and animal especially when Merlyn turns Arthur into an ant and a goose.

I admit to taking Trevor's illustration of Merlyn and Archimedes (his owl) and adding color and my spin to the characters.

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10 comments:

  1. MollyFebruary 26, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    i love the merlin/king arthur legends as well. great interpretation!

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  2. EVAFebruary 26, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    What a great Merlin! And I love his owl too. Well done!

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  3. UnknownFebruary 26, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    Hi Joanne, I love the legends of Merlin and King Arthur... I recently found out that there is real evidence that Merlin existed... although they still think that Arthur was several people...It's fasinating... love your illustration... :)

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  4. UnknownFebruary 26, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    Awesome Merlin!!!
    I've been reading about Arthurian themes all my life. I'm an Arthurian and Celtic fan. Of course I read Mary Stewart's trilogy, Marion Zimmer-Bradley's one and everything I could put my hands on!! :)

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  5. Tammie LeeFebruary 26, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    hi Joanne,

    i love your use of colors. love also the character in his face and his wonderful feathered friend.

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  6. carol l mckennaFebruary 26, 2012 at 5:06 PM

    Wonderful illustration and colors ~ Wow! ~namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor) Happy SS

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  7. ChristineFebruary 26, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    Oh I remember fascinating Merlyn!

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  8. Tracey FKFebruary 26, 2012 at 8:52 PM

    This is too cool... I am a bit of a myths and legends fan myself so this is especially cool in my book...xx

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  9. Alexandra MacVeanFebruary 27, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    Oh my gosh, this is a side of you I've not seen before and totally love it. Your Merlyn is brilliant, Joanne. I love him and his owl. :)

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  10. DJFebruary 27, 2012 at 6:04 PM

    Good stuff! More, please..
    :-)

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