Saint Michael the Archangel

 Pen & Ink

It's been awhile since I've done any artwork, but I've finally finished another. Recently I've been asked to draw some cover art for a podcast, so this latest drawing is the first of 12 drawings of saints. Saint Michael the Archangel for the month of September. I hope you enjoy this piece. 

The podcast is called, Divine Office 1960 Rubrics. The divine office is prayed daily with portions in both English and Latin. Here is a link to Spotify, Divine Office 1960 Rubrics it is also available on Apple Podcasts. 

I can't figure out why the photo is so blurry...it is what it is. I did this picture with thin tip pens on a 9" x 12" paper. I also did a time lapse of this if you are interested. 

Link to video - Saint Michael Time-lapse

This is actually the first ever drawing of Saint Michael I've done - you could even say this was my first...wait for it...my first stab at it. (get it?) 

I used a famous statue as my reference carved by sculptor Peter Anton von Verschaffelt. This statue sits on Castel Sant' Angelo, a former mausoleum which has now been transformed into a castle during the time of Pope Gregory the Great. The mausoleum was built for the emperor but he died before it was built. And then in the late 3rd century it was transformed into a fortress. 

"According to legend, the pope was leading a procession of people, praying for deliverance from an attack of the plague, when he saw a vision of the archangel St Michael hovering over Hadrian’s tomb. St Michael was in the act of re-sheathing his sword, which the pope took to be a sign that his prayers had been answered." (https://www.walksinrome.com/castel-sant-angelo-rome.html)

This is a photo of Castel Sant' Angelo

And this is the Saint Michael statue carved by Peter Anton von Verschaffelt. This statue wasn't on top of Castel Sant' Angelo until the year 1710.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

 From Awhile Ago

I finished this picture awhile ago, but didn't get around to posting it. Hope you like it. This is a drawing of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Mary appeared to Saint Jan Diego in Mexico on the Hill of Tepeyac. His tilma is displayed in Mexico City. My drawing below is supposed to look similar to the tilma of Jan Diego's.

I drew this one on a 14 x 17 inch piece of paper with some thin tip pen's. If you look close I mainly used a stoke of the pen in a series of lines and cross hatchings to get the desired shading.

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What should I draw next? There might be a prize for the winner of the best Idea - If there are enough ideas?

Happy Easter!

 Easter Is Still Here!

It is the 14th day in the Easter season and I have finally finished my egg painting. This year I chose to do a painting of Napoleon Crossing the Alps.

Here is the original. And below is the egg painting.

It's a little difficult to tell what is painted on it with the curve of the egg, but if you see it in person - you see it in person!

Thank you for viewing the egg.

I'll have more art work coming!

"If you want a thing done well, do it yourself." -Napoleon Bonaparte

Coloring Contest

 Take a Gander

I recently did a coloring contest and wanted to post it here so all can see. It is based on one of Ezio Anichini's Loreto illustrations, titled "Mater Amabilis" (Latin for "Mother Most Amiable").

The contest was hosted by a catholic artist, Delphina Rose Art. I ended up using Prismacolors and some other brand of coloring pencils that I can't remember the name of right now.

Please let me know your thoughts below, and thanks again for coming to view my art,

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See you Until the next post!

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