Since
I was a little girl and my mother read bedtime stories to me,
I have been fascinated with the story of King Arthur and the Knights
of the Round Table in Camelot. While Sir Mallory really established
the mythology of King Arthur, there have been many books, plays
and films over the last hundred years and have each given some
new light and creativity on Camelot's mythology. The element I
decided to focus on in the painting was the Fall and Decline of
King Arthur's Court, when Sir Lancelot arrives on the scene and
rides away with Guinevere's heart. It is then that the bastard
child Mordred makes his move to claim his right to his father's
throne. In the heart of it all is that mysterious and strange
druid... Merlin. Below are my development sketches, color tests
and layout design.
Medium:
Watercolor on Crescent™ board
Original
sizes: 20x30
