Ancient Work: pt 2

OK. In the spirit of the first post, I figured a follow-up would be in order to see the results of the critique I received early-on in my newbie career.

So after learning a thing or two about a thing or two, I got busy trying to implement my new-found tips regarding research. I began work on a few more pieces, one of which was from 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.' At some point, everyone draws something from C.S. Lewis. It's just a given. Such wonderful imagery is impossible to resist. Anyway, below was my attempt at the time...

There are tons of things wrong with this piece but overall I'm still rather happy with it as an reminder of the past. I did my best to incorporate the suggestions I received from my fan-boy critique. As you might be able to guess, I went nuts looking up examples of actual English lampposts from the era. Whereas before I may have simply drawn the scarf and coat with little detail, I added added details to give a bit more character. The trees are another matter... ugh.

Anyway, below is a quick crit of the piece after all these years. Like I said, still tons of things wrong with it.

Comments

[Tarsila]

Gerald,

I find your posts, specially these last two, so insightful. Thank you so much for sharing on your learning process and, as a general comment, on your work.

Thank you very much!

Tarsila

[Gerald Kelley]

Tarsila,

Thanks for taking the time to visit my site. Just wanting to add to the conversation about illustration. Glad you're enjoying it!