September 24, 2018 - I was asked to paint a Classis Sphinx for a Magic the Gathering set.  A Sphinx incorporates the best of what I like to paint; beautiful woman and animals. The trick and the most difficult part, I think is the combining of the two. The description was asking for a blind milky eyes female Sphinx in an observatory like a wizards tower. I tried a bunch of different poses. Some lying down some more dynamic. I really need to go through this process and draw out a bunch of often very different composition. If nothing else, then just to assure myself that the first idea or picture I had in my head was the right one. With these sketches I found it a bit strange for her to have a too dynamic pose while still…