14" x 22" color pencil Dec 2010

This is kind of an oldie but I learned a lot and had fun doing it. I do regret making her quite so, hmmm...buxom. She's a warrior for crying out loud. The queenship was forced on her and she had to accept to prevent further war,(she definitely didn't want the position). I guess she's grown soft and put on a little weight during the time she's put in establishing a workable government.

She is a character from one of my stories(WIP) and I plan on doing at least 2 more pics of her.

This is a photo but is real close to original. Original sold at AC 2011 this year.

With this, like most of my other pieces, I was experimenting with texture and shadow and I learned a lot of do's and don'ts.