Oils, ink, gold paint on board, 10/97, 19.25 x 26 inches, signed left of tree trunk. For the second novel in the Branion Series by Fiona Patton. How nice to have a hero who is an artist! Though he doesn’t do a lot of painting in the story, for there is an imperious little princess to rescue and protect. I enjoyed looking up old medieval frescoes. And the author requested that Simon the Court Painter look like Alan Rickman. I am happy to oblige! This is the second time I used the actor as inspiration for a book character. The first time was for The Legend of Nightfall. I was lucky to see him on Broadway in Les Liaisons Dangereuses and that was unforgettable.
