Luncheon on the Grass, Olympians style

I was pretty happy with this panel from the upcoming Apollo: The Brilliant God so I thought I'd share. If it looks familiar, its composition is based on the famous painting Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, by Edouard Manet, who in turn lifted the composition from a drawing by Raphael (not the turtle).

Trickster Tales

Just finished coloring this guy for the Olympiansrule.com website, not to mention the (very far off) upcoming Hermes book in Olympians. Thought it looked pretty nice and so I shared it with you all. Enjoy.

If only it were this easy...

A self portrait I drew yesterday for planned inclusion in Zeus: Father of the Gods-- going to press this week!

Olympians, the Poster!

So guess what? The series I've been talking on this blog about forever is now just called Olympians. Who needs the the?



Who can name all 14 principle characters?

Hermes

Aside from Athena herself, the rest of the "second generation" Olympians get their full introductions in Grey-Eyed Goddess. Hermes, the trickster god, was often paired up with Athena as a benefactor to heroes in myth, so it should be no surprise he will feature pretty heavily in Goddess as well.

the god of theft and cunning

Here's another image that might seem familiar to anyone who's visited my Facebook account, where it has served some time as my avatar. Hermes, the jack-of-all-trades of Olympus, has always been my favorite god. Despite having more responsibilities than any other member of the pantheon, one never got the feeling that he took himself too seriously. Hermes only has a cameo appearance in the last panels of Zeus, but he plays a pretty large supporting role in Grey-Eyed Goddess. Any reader of mythology will know that Hermes and Athena are the two great patrons of heroes and that partnership will be spotlighted throughout The Olympians.