Cars

Kaitlyn's Car 01
Medium: graphite pencil

Kaitlyn's Car 02
Medium: charcoal

My friend asked me to draw these two cars for her. I don't know nothin' about cars; I don't even know what type of cars these are!

Watercolor Macaws

Snuggly Parrots
Medium: watercolor paint

Happy Year of the Horse!

Zodiac 2014: Year of the Horse
Medium: digital painting



Zodiac 2014: Year of the Horse (kilin)
Medium: digital painting

Zodiac 2014: Year of the Horse (Pegasus)
Medium: digital painting

2014 is the Chinese Year of the Horse! The lantern says (to the best of my knowledge) "horse" in traditional Chinese.

Voyager

Captain Janeway
Medium: graphite pencil

Happy 20th Anniversary, Lion King!

Lion King 20th Anniversary
Medium: Photoshop paint

2014 marks the 20th Anniversary of Disney's The Lion King, which was released in 1994.

The Elvenking

King Thranduil
Medium: Photoshop paint

Every time you leave your campfire burning and it sets a forest on fire, an elf cries. Think of the elves! Protect our forest friends. Only you can prevent wildfires.

Sorry about that. Smokey the Bear popped into my mind when I finally finished this.




The Lord of the Rings and all its relations has always been my favorite story, and I've just realized that I've done precious little Tolkien-related art. I think it may be because I'm afraid I won't do the story or the characters justice. But then I thought, "Peter Jackson changed Thranduil enough. What does it matter if I accidentally change him some more?"

This is J. R. R. Tolkien's character Thranduil, the king of the Mirkwood elves. While the book will always hold a special place in my heart, I do like all three of the movies Jackson has put out. I like almost everything that he added into the story and I like how he brought Legolas into The Hobbit, even though he didn't play a part in the book. I'm sorry if die-hard Tolkien fans are about to become physically ill for hearing such blasphemy, but I like those movies. I also like Tauriel's presence as well. I'm not a huge fan of the romance between her and Kili (that smacked of a decision they made while that one guy was in the bathroom, and was so obviously thrown in just to feed the Kili fangirls), but I did like her presence. Let's be honest, if she hadn't been in it, there would have been no females in that entire movie except for the little girl in Bard's house who screamed at the orc. It kind of needed at least one female.

And then there's Thranduil. Jackson completely changed him, and I thought for sure I wouldn't like it, but I did. (Just so we’re all on the same page: I like Thranduil’s character, but I’m not a Thranduil fangirl.) I like both Tolkien and Jackson's versions. In this picture I tried to combine the two. I wanted to show the softer, "less wise" Thranduil of the book, and the hard-core, emotionally scarred Thranduil of the movie.


I mean, come on! He's an elf, which is awesome, and he's a king, which is awesome, so he's awesome + awesome, and… and…

What does that even equal?

"King Thranduil" detail
Medium: Photoshop paint

A close-up of the eyes, because eyes are fascinating and fun to paint. I painted them in a moving car. I should be proud of myself.

Elemental Flame

Fire
Medium: Photoshop paint

This girl is on FIRE!

Oh gosh, where did that come from? I don't even like that song. "Looks like a girl, but she's aflame..." Well, if it's not a girl, what is it? A bug-eyed alien?

Anyhow, this is the elemental flame lioness to go along with my elemental ice lion. He was lonely and wanted a mate. I think he got more than he bargained for. Ice Lion can be found here: http://kristengracehall.blogspot.com/2014/04/sparklelion.html

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Watch Eyes

Medium: colored pencil

Won first place in the Drawing category at Bob Jones University's 2013 High School Festival.

Christ

Christ
Medium: Photoshop paint

Sparklelion

Ice
Medium: Photoshop paint

This is a concept of an elemental Ice Lion. I was doodling, and he happened.