She Makes A Peculiar Venus

The Weeping Bride — Portrait of Emmeline Albrion by a well-known painter, 140 A.G.

The union of Lady Emmeline Albrion, heiress of Lion's Gate, and Lord Cerhir Beithir, Lord of Edina, sealed the long-awaited pact between their houses. This alliance was forged in the aftermath of their loyalty to King Alfons II during the war against his elder brother, King Philip I. Yet, despite the political triumph, the marriage was anything but happy. Lady Emmeline’s sorrow was evident, for in every portrait painted after her wedding, not once was she seen smiling.

Emmeline is a character created by me and lives in the original setting Artesia. You can read more about Emmeline here

(art by @shripscapi )

parasite in chief in his idiot hat

My grave cleric Sybille for a campaign I am playing with my friends :)

She’s spent most of her life serving as an anchoress of her faith locked up in a cell contemplating death, but disaster- or divine intervention by her telling- have just set her loose upon the world for the first time in centuries

I just finished a big revision of Compromise Chapter 10, which means I should only need to do a round or two of proofreading before posting. 🥳

To celebrate (and to thank my readers and followers for their patience), here is a wonderful portrait of the Velargirls by Liesl / @shripscapi 🥰

Liesl was great to work with! She aced all the little details that I asked for:

Velargirls’ eye color, especially Jace’s Tyroshi / Tyrian purple.

Jewelry! All the jewelry! Sunfyre pendant, dragonglass tension ring, rubies like blood drops in Joff’s hair.🩸

Joff’s creepy AF book cover.

Sapphire blue yarn!

Luce’s gloriously curly and perpetually untidy hair. And her silver hair net!

All the pretty ornamentation on Jace’s gown. It’s easier to see on the individual portrait version I have for each of the girls, but her sleeves are soooo luxurious and lacy.

I also think you can feel each girl’s personality coming through the portrait. Jace is taking it the most seriously with her classic pose and “just a little smile but not too much of a smile” expression.

Luce is having fun but probably arguing with the painter, “What do you mean I can’t show teeth? Also I am going to lean on this table, because it gets tiring standing in this pose.”

And then there’s Joff, who doesn’t want to be here. But Rhaenys and Rhaenyra really want a nice portrait of all the girls, so she’ll put up with the ordeal.

10000/10 would recommend working with Liesl. Definitely check out her other ASOIAF art!

Thanks to @ancientoctagon for tagging me :)

Last song: Rosa — Grimes

Last show: I finally watched House of the Dragon. It was okay that’s my review

Currently watching: nothing... I’m terrible at keeping up w shows

Currently reading: Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert  (I put it on hold when I started asoiaf so I’m just now getting back to it)

Current obsession: hmhmmh.... I have been messing around in blender a bit for fun. I am not very good at it <3

I’m extremely normal about the fishing game 👍

i genuinely GENUINELY haven't seen art as good as urs. i'm so so deeply in love with your asoiaf drawings dear lord they evoke something primal within me

thank you sm!!!! this is so kind <333

Tenar <3 my friend promised me a strangegirl protagonist in the Tombs of Atuan and I was not disappointed