Here’s a Christmas-not-Christmas card from me! This year I decided to choose the entirely unrelated theme of “Far Off Lands” for a seasonal promotional email. I drew inspiration from Albert Racinet’s Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes. The piece was done in gouache and coloured pencil on coloured paper. I made a very quick sketch and, because of the opacity of the paper, I couldn’t use my trusty light table. Soooo, I just started painting!  I’m real happy with this less-laboured look! 2 more to follow…