This week: Gawain

[sigune]

I haven't been drawing a lot - no, what am I saying? I have been drawing a lot while waiting for my ASoIaF books to come in, only I haven't any finished pictures to show for it. They're all sketches. But I did do one small painting of Gawain, on the last page of my A5 watercolour Moleskine. (I've bought a new one in the meantime; I'm an addict.)

I'm working on a few larger pictures at the moment, and because I'm not a particularly adept artist, they take some time. There's always something that doesn't quite work, and I don't want to do the definitive drawings until I've figured out how to correct (or, at worst, hide) the flaws. I'm pretty taken with the concepts though, so I'm trying to be patient with myself.

As far as ASoIaF is concerned, I have in the meantime reached page 403 of A Clash of Kings and find that my loyalties still lie firmly with House Stark. I miss Ned, partly because there are really so few decent people around. There's Sam Tarly and Jon Snow, and Catelyn, I guess, though I don't like her very much, a few more Starks, and there's Tyrion when he feels like it. Fortunately, the (unspeakably) bad guys don't turn me off the book, even though the decent people have a hard time of it. I love the chapters from Tyrion Lannister's perspective and really like him as a character, despite the fact that he's very much a Lannister, and I find Littlefinger and Varys a highly entertaining duo. I don't care much for Daenerys and I absolutely can't stand Theon Greyjoy - I hope his cool sister teaches him a lesson. I want to see more of Brienne, even if I wish she wouldn't be (seem?) so besotted with Renly. And I hope that Arya and Sansa will make it home...

*reads on*

Comments

[ysilme]

Ah, another ASOIF addict. When we watched the series on TV, I was totally hooked, and got the first three books (we have two in German to every English one) right away for my kindle. But then falling back into my Age of Sail-love interferred, so I fear ASOIF is put back for the moment. But I absolutely understand the love! ;o) I hear you on Ned Stark, and am quite taken with Arya so far...

Gawain is wonderful. When I saw this image the first time he literally became alive for me, with "sound and smell", so to say; I felt for a moment like he was just there right before me in the flesh.

[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

He is gorgeous! And it's good to see another Gawain painting.

Have not gotten into A Game of Thrones yet because I hear that Martin kills off all the good guys/favorite characters, and I don't want to be depressed. ;(

[sigune.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling all too well! Martin is notorious for killing off favourite characters, and it did put me off for certain. I tend to grow to care about fictional characters a great deal, and somehow I always pick the ones who draw the shortest straw :/. Here again, I'm all for House Stark, whose members are generally honest, plain-spoken, reserved and just - so obviously in the corrupt universe of Song of Ice and Fire life - or rather the other characters - treats them really badly :(. It's very difficult for me to keep from spoiling myself by looking at the character lists at the end of each coming book, because dead characters are placed between brackets. In a way, I want to prepare myself for what's to come. But on the other hand, these books are real pageturners and I want to be surprised XD.

I should overcome my insecurity and paint more Gawain...