In the Land of the Fisher King (study)

Here is a new small painting, a study for a theme I've used before (but only in drawings), the Arthurian legend of the Fisher King, the injured king in the land of the Holy Grail. I'm intending to do a larger, more detailed painting of this sometime soon, perhaps.

In the Land of the Fisher King (study), 2014, acrylic on board, 12" x 9".

The Grail

Speaking of mythical objects of immense power...

The Grail, 2012, ink & acrylic on cardboard, 11" x 8".

The Fisher King...digital pulp color

Here is a digitally enhanced & colorized version of the recent Fisher King drawing (original drawing size was 14" x 11")...the color is deliberately a little lurid, to mimic comic books (or pulp magazines) or also medieval colored woodcut prints, which is probably more appropriate in this case.

The Fisher King, 2012, digitally altered & colorized drawing.

The Return of the Fisher King

Still fishing, the figure from Arthurian Grail legend:

The Return of the Fisher King, 2012, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 11".

This image was originally part of a collaboration with LA-based artist NC Mallory which can be seen here. The standalone sketch is here.