Tarot – Death & Temperance
Today has been a day of colour :) Death although inevitable, has more than gloom and doom in her cloak; carrying the wisdom of life and the ability to discard…
3 Tarot Drawings
It's been so nice to shut down the computer for a few days and just spend time with pen & paper and the family - drawing at the kitchen table…
Tarot – Justice
Representing Fairness and Truth Justice started as a pen drawing on a plane several months ago, she travelled the world in pen & ink state, while colours slowly took form…
The Hermit & Wheel of Fortune
Continuing my tarot journey Here are two more cards in my tarot series. I find it interesting how drawing each card tends to put me in the mood of the…
Bicycle girls & Illustration process
Hello all :) In between tarot cards I dived in and did a few drawings for a project I'm working on with a friend. The aim is to turn it…
Tarot – The Hanged man
I ended up drawing The Hanged Man instead of The Hermit (which is the card that comes after Strength)... I always get these two cards mixed up in order... To me,…
Tarot – Strength
Traditionally the Strength card pictures a lion, but I chose a black panther instead; to me the panther embodies both grace and strength, along with a large measure of mystique…
Lovers and the Chariot
The next two cards in the tarot series: Sorry about the short post - it suddenly got very late and I think I need to sleep... Back with more…
The Hierophant
Hello all :) Here's card 6 (number 5) on my tarot journey... The Hierophant. After the last high-flying royal cards (Empress, Emperor and Hierophant (which in some decks is referred…
Tarot meanings & The Emperor
Number four (or IV) in the major arcana is The Emperor (the Fool is either 'unnumbered' or 0). The Emperor represents power, reason, control and order. He (in this case…
High Priestess and Empress
Here are the next 2 cards in my tarot journey... First, the scanned drawings from my sketchbook: I'm in a bit of a rush but plan to post more information…
A Tarot Journey
I like tarot cards, mainly for the images but also for the symbolism and mystique surrounding the deck of cards, which can help decipher or further muddle the things we…
My imaginary friend…
Hello again :) Sometimes I wonder how other artists' characters develop over time... do they sit on the desk and talk to the artist; telling him or her to give…
First encounters can be scary…
Continuing a story ... This afternoon I was drawing at the table with my kids (who were busy drawing too.. ;) ). We had pencils and crayons everywhere, and a running…
Dragon meets Boy – finished
Here's the finished illustration of the dragon and the boy: My daughter was reading to me from Harry Potter yesterday, and while listening to the very exciting story, I did…