I actually finished this painting (which sketch I previewed in early February) a few weeks ago, but I never got around to posting it here. I’m quite pleased with it, over all, though of course it’s not 100% what I initially envisioned–but whose art ever is? It taught me (like most of my paintings do) that I still have a lot to learn.

It reminds me of a detail from a medieval tapestry, one of the mythic beasties flittering about in the leaves that surround the main subject of the image. Of course, now I am inspired to try and paint a unicorn…