Finally, as promised, I can tell about,
show and link to the miniature booklet shown earlier.
The central idea for the booklet was to present a selection of
my works done after my Crystal Brush project in 2011. The entry for the
competition was called Duchess Death, and I have often thought if her
as the Death Centaur of Doom refering to my doomed
mental state after the countless of hours that went into creating and
painting the model. In the months after Crystal Brush I painted on
canvas, tried out lithography, and explored different more expressive
forms of miniature painting. I also started this blog. I wanted to
produce more in less time, and I did not care for immediate
precision, but worked with textures, vivid colours and with a strong
focus on the overall imagery.
In short, I think my painting style and
approach to the hobby took a turn after that competition, and it is
that stylistic endavour, my POST-CENTAUR PAINTING, that I am
presenting in the booklet.
Appropriately enough, the Crystal Brush is actually taking place the coming weekend, so - Crystal Brush competitors beware! - you might be in for a stylistic change if you get in too deep... :-)
FACTS on POST-CENTAUR PAINTING:
It is a 52 pages A6 booklet: 20
spread-pages each presenting a miniature (well 17 on minis and 3 on
other arty projects) with a page of words and a page of images. Plus
an introduction and finishing with a few of my sketches and mood
photographies.
For this first edition run I have had 100 printed, all numbered and signed.
For this first edition run I have had 100 printed, all numbered and signed.
The booklet can be purchased through
Runic Miniatures at the following stand-alone site,
I look forward to hearing comments from
those who buys the booklet, and I hope that it might serve as
inspiration to start (or finish) some great projects out there. It might even cause a stylistic deviations or two...
Finishing off this post, here are a
few more images:
