Work in Progress: "The Starwatchers"

Some prep work for another dragon painting.

Initially I titled this "The Starwatchers," but now I'm not so sure that's the title I want to stick with. Let me know if a great title springs to your mind for this piece!

In the meantime, here is the initial colored pencil drawing:




And a digital paintover to experiment with colors and composition:

Welcome!

Greetings visitor,

Welcome to Abigail L. Ryder's new Art Blog.

The attempt to create art is always an adventure, and I will enjoy sharing my adventures with you here! I will be focusing my efforts on contemporary fantasy illustration, but may also include forays in to other genres as well. Comments are, of course, always welcome.

I will be including some of the things I've learned in the past, and the specific problems each new painting presents along the way. I also look forward to sharing with you the other artists, both historical and contemporary, who have inspired me to pick up my paintbrushes once more.

Yours truly,
Abigail L. Ryder

Image title: The Starwatchers
Media: Prismacolor
Artist: Abigail L. Ryder, 2002