Lancelot (+ characters)
Added 2019-06-17 09:53:42 +0000 UTCI'm currently listening to "Lancelot" by Giles Kristian - a great historicised version of the Arthurian tales from Lancelot's point of view. I admit I knew nothing about his childhood previously; in the novel, he is brought up in the household of the Lady (of the Lake) in what I'm pretty sure is Saint Michael's Mount off the coast of Cornwall, which we visited two years ago.
Over the weekend, I drew several characters of the novel. They're so wonderfully well-rounded. I love Kristian's writing.
Guinevere. I love it when male authors manage to write women that I can fall in love with, too. ;)
Pelleas and the Lady. In the novel, Pelleas is an aging warrior on the Mount, who saves the boy Lancelot when his family is killed in the Beggar King's court.
Fun fact #1: I hatehatehate the fact that, when I listen to audiobooks, I never know how people are spelled! Lancelot was clear, but Guinevere has as many spellings as Shakespeare, and Pelleas was a wild guess. I'm pleased to note that I managed to spell them all correctly, all thanks to the way the narrator pronounces them.
Fun fact #2: Guinevere and Pelleas needed the same amount of hair spray.
... ... ... To fixate.
This was my attempt to do "finished" pencil pieces. I even used a blending stump! I have to say I'm in love with the effect. I did these in my watercolour sketchbook and was surprised how much I liked drawing on that heavily textured paper.
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Fun fact: that was not made up for the novel. Lancelot du Lac really was brought up by the Lady of the Lake -- although in some late medieval tales, it was an illusionary lake because she was (merely) an enchantress.
Mary Catelli
2019-06-18 02:05:56 +0000 UTCSo many beautiful portraits! And that reminds me that I really must read Tolkien's The Fall of Arthur! Apparently his somehow idiosyncratic treatment of Guinevere is very interesting ;)
Litsen
2019-06-17 10:46:54 +0000 UTCI'm listening to it too! Lancelot was always my favourite, so this book is like catnip to me! You've captured the characters so perfectly and I'm more than a little in love with your Lancelot. Any time you feel like doing a painting of him, or him and Guinevere I will be front and centre for a print (or the original if I can afford it!!!) Guinevere has always been special to me too, given my (our) name. I can never decide if I like the Cornish spelling or the Welsh Gwenhwyfar best, but it doesn't matter, I love them both!
Jennifer Colley
2019-06-17 10:00:41 +0000 UTC
