Unfortunately I was a horrible photographer, and often did not take any images of my work ( Read more... )

Miniature and some detail work from Valerian and Rowena's Fealty Scroll, during their reign as Lochac's 4th Prince and Princess,AS 23. 2nd attempt at period portraiture.

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I'm very fond of the piece of work - despite its many problems. It was my first completed illumination and my first (decidedly flawed) attempt at period style portraiture.

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I don't remember much about this little pen & ink drawing, although I recognise an attempt to force my own illustration style into something more period - so a tentative attempt at 16th century pen & ink.

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This is my favourite large piece of work, and is a joint project with Viscount Valerian, who made the beautiful shield itself, and is also responsible for the idea, this photo and general encouragement ( Read more... )

Miniatures were very popular in the English court with some the most famous artists being Hans Holbein (in the early portion of the 16th c), Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac Oliver (in the later 16th c). My journal name probably gives away my admiration for these artists ( Read more... )

These are both a piece of my own artistic history and a some pieces of Lochac History.

Here are several examples of my attempt at a 16th Century English miniaturists style, while still trying to capture a likeness as well.


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Arrived back late last week, and am now back to work ( Read more... )

Currently in Perugia in Umbria ( Read more... )

Logging in via dodgy Hotel network! (apparently can't do an lj cut, sorry!)

I've updated the Photobucket site with some more photos;
http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w224/kat_hilliard/italyphotos/

Some of them are tourist pics - in Venice we were wandering past the Campanile when suddenly we noticed there was no queue to get in. We grabbed the ( Read more... )