Never Afraid of Dragons by Jay Taylor, mixed media artwork on heavyweight smooth cartridge paper.
Dragons as Friends and Allies
Were you one of those kids who was never afraid of dragons? I certainly was! To be perfectly honest, I always found human beings more intimidating than dragons, and I not-so-secretly longed to meet and befriend a dragon so he could protect me and watch over me, inspired, no doubt, by books like Kenneth Grahame's 'The Reluctant Dragon'.
I was ALWAYS on the side of the dragon in every fairytale, no matter how many villages he razed to the ground or how many knights he devoured. In fact, I think it's fair to say that I was pretty well obsessed with them for many years as a child and adolescent.
And now? Well, in my heart of hearts, I still secretly believe that one day I will meet and become buddies with one of these mythical creatures. And in the meantime, as I tell my feathered friends often, I have my little two-legged mini-dragons to hang out with 🐓💗
'Never Afraid of Dragons' - Media
This A4 sized artwork on paper was created using a variety of media including:
- collaged handmade materials
- acrylic paints
- pencil
- UniPin fineliner pens
- Gel pens
- a dragon (can you see him?)
The Freedom to Create
As many of you already know, I am never happier than when I'm creating 😊 It's one of life's greatest pleasures for me to see a piece developing and moving towards being something fascinating and unique. Sometimes I guide elements in certain directions having spotted 'something that looks like something', but more often, they guide me. The latter was the case with this piece, which evolved into what appears to me to be a fairytale world all of its own. Each and every artwork (and each and every element within each artwork) tells its own story. Often they are still unfolding years after a work is completed. And they always, always have a different story for everyone. Ah, the joy of raw abstraction...!
I don't have any WIP shots of this piece, so I'll show you a few detail shots of the finished work instead:
Investing in Original Art
If you've fallen in love with this painting, you may be interested to know that I have made it available to collectors in my store on Etsy. I'm also happy to liaise with investors in my work direct - payment accepted via PayPal or, of course, in Steem!
'Never Afraid of Dragons' is also available on 50+ print products by clicking on this link.
I hope you've enjoyed this post. As an independent, self-financing creative, and radically unschooling Mama, your support, kind-ness, and appreciation of my always-original content are most welcome!
With love,
Jay x
