Armored Wolf-Rider

 Armored Wolf-Rider

oil on paper on board, 12" x 16"

©Wizards of the Coast

This is the third of my Dragon's Maze cards. Armored Wolf-Rider depicts a sentry of the Great Concourse, home to the Selesnya Conclave. I was going for early morning light, as the hustle and bustle of the day begins. 

Viashino Firstblade

Viashino Firstblade

oil on paper on board, 12" x 16"

©Wizards of the Coast

Here's the second of my cards for Dragon's Maze to be revealed. I enjoy anytime I get to indulge myself in the details of armor. I love figuring out how it would fit together on a dynamically posed figure. How it mirrors its surroundings, the rivets, the fluting, the gilded and embossed decorations. This was also the first piece where I got to use my newly acquired gauntlets. 

Render Silent

Render Silent

oil on paper mounted to board, 11" x 14"

©Wizards of the Coast

Here's the first of my card illustrations for Magic's next expansion set, Dragon's Maze. For those not familiar storyline of this set, this character is a servant of the Azorius Senate, which is characterized by its labyrinthine bureaucracy. The triangle shaped electricity surging from his hand is the Azorius seal.

Fish

Fish

red and white pencil on toned paper, 11" x 14

©Matthew Stewart

Alive without breath,

As cold as death;

Never thirsty, ever drinking,

All in mail, never clinking.

J.R.R Tolkien, 

Riddles in the Dark, The Hobbit