Alphabet challenge: H

[motetus]

I told you you'd like what H was for, mizz_history. ;) Consider this a thank you for the chocolate!

I'm rather puzzled at the uncharacteristically fast pace I'm churning these out. Next week I'm off to Marrakech for a handful of days and a weekend in the Lake District follows that, so you'll get a respite from my art for a few weeks.

H is for... Hero
Padraig/Lachlan (from mizz_history's Bleak Aspect), work-safe.

I think I need to devote the next dozen letters to making up for the damsel-in-distress look I've given this by drawing Ewan doing manly things like drinking beer, cooking barbecues and rescuing kittens.

Comments

[shakesmears.livejournal.com]

Oh my!!

I must buy you chocolate more often!!!!

That is just lovely. LOVELY :o) Lachlan looks so peaceful and safe and Padraig seems utterly content to have Lachlan snuggled against him.And the clothes are perfect.

Thank you. You're right, I definitely like what H is for :o)

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Ugh, no more chocolate. :( I made a massive chocolate cake this afternoon and got a little greedy.

Glad it makes you happy. :D

[motetus.livejournal.com]

I can't help drawing damsel Ewan, even though I prefer my men looking manlier - like cleaning my bathroom and fixing my car rather than snuggling on horseback. ;)

Glad you like it!

[hsv-fangirl.livejournal.com]

Oh....oh....!
*loves*

[motetus.livejournal.com]

:D

[hsv-fangirl.livejournal.com]

That kind of pic pushes my buttons--hero-protector Qui. (top Qui too lol)
Great work, Hon!

[motetus.livejournal.com]

It's funny, the opposite scenario is more my cup of tea (Qui-Gon being the vunerable one, within believability), but I don't mind drawing it this way. Variety can be a good thing. :D

[sandspirit.livejournal.com]

Oh beautifully done! And I really love how happy they look together. :)

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think the horse is the only not happy, having to lug around two men on it's back.

[the-little-owl.livejournal.com]

Great one! Padraig looks really heroic, and since Ewan's character actually came across as the damsel in distress in most of the story, it's fine.

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :D

I'll draw Liam in chains more often to make things even. ;)

[shakesmears.livejournal.com]

That may be your black and white view of Lachlan but it's certainly not mine and, I would hope, not other people's either.

[the-little-owl.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I didn't meant to offend the author (which I probably did by now), but yes, to me, Lachlan came across as a damsel in distress.

I want to apologize in advance, because you probably won't like my explanation, but I'm going to try to explain why to me Lachlan is a damsel in distress.
Though I'm trying not to be a nitpicker when it comes to period novels, I can't help feeling thrown out of a story when the period feeling is off somehow.
My problem with Lachlan is the problem of "20th century trauma psychology vs. 18th century's concept of honour".
In the second part of the story where Lachlan is out of the captivity, he acts like a lady of his time and age might have behaved: he holes up, he thinks his life ruined, and he does nothing to restore his honour.
But there's a big difference between a woman's and a man's honour in Lachlan's time: a woman's honour could get lost forever, especially by sexual assault, but a man's honour, however it was offended, could be - and had to be - restored by taking revenge, preferrably by killing the offender.

I don't say that it is technically impossible for a man of the 18th century to act like Lachlan did, but his reactions wouldn't have been considered as "manly". And Padraig, in his everlastig patience, serves him the solution (Knox dealt with/killed) on the proverbial silver platter, a thing you would do for your lady, but not for a man, who should feel deeply offended that the possibility to restore his own honour was taken away from him.
Therefore my assessment of Lachlan as a damsel in distress.

[shakesmears.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. I don't like the opinion, but it's yours to have.

[the-little-owl.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[inyadreems.livejournal.com]

Aw, how content young Lachlan looks. Well who wouldn't with a broad back like that to snuggle against. Very pretty!

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Hey, your icon! That's where I must have gotten the idea for this from. ;)

[obi-ki.livejournal.com]

another wonderful drawing--I love the expressions on both of thei faces and the colors ans textures of the background--thanks for sharing

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[pronker]

It's beautifully rendered, and that background looks real.

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I can't stand backgrounds because I suck at them. Practising them more often would probably solve that, but I just end up drawing more naked Jedi instead.

[pronker]

You'll get no argument from me on that one.

[suechosethis.livejournal.com]

This is just beautiful!
I found it hard to tear myself away from looking at it to comment lol!

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Sue. :) Glad you like it. I had fun drawing Padraig's outfit - I've been wanting to draw something Rob Roy-ish for a long time (I'm probably way out on accuracy though - I don't even recall kilts in Clara's story...).

[shakesmears.livejournal.com]

There were kilts alright... once they were out of Edinburgh those boyz were straight into their filibegs :o)

[motetus.livejournal.com]

See, my memory is going as old age approaches. I vaguely recall something about them not wearing kilts because it wasn't safe (er, or did I make that up?), but I must have gotten distracted later on. ;)

[shakesmears.livejournal.com]

No. you're right. It was dangerous to wear Highland dress in and around Edinburgh at that time so they only wore it once they were back out in the wilds :o)

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

That was lovely. Great job!

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[honscot.livejournal.com]

That's incredibly beautiful and peaceful. I love it. :)

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Oops, I must have missed your comment. Thank you! :)