Dragons

Donato Giancola

Wednesday, May 15th, 2019

A short post, and then back into the studio to work upon an upcoming gallery exhibition.

It was an honor to be commissioned by Shawn Speakman and Grim Oak Press to revisit this epic novel by Jacqueline Carey and help created a limited edition illustrated book. Below is the wrap around cover art and a few interiors for , Elegy for Darkness.

You can pre-order a copy of the novel at:

https://grimoakpress.com/blogs/news/pre-order-now-elegy-for-darkness-by-jacqueline-carey

 

Elegy for Darkness – Calandor the Dragon 24″ x 36″ Oil on Panel

 

 

 

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    MeLISSA Gay on May 15, 2019 at 2:11 pm

    This is stunning!!

    I’ve always wanted to see a post called “Dragons: What The Heck Do You Do With Their Wings?” discussing the finer points of creating compositions of creatures so vast that their wings often go off the page! x-D This set of pictures is kind of a study in itself!

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      Donato on May 15, 2019 at 11:28 pm

      Thank you Melissa! Always fun to find a new way to depict a dragon…

  3. Howard Lyon
    Howard Lyon on May 15, 2019 at 2:12 pm

    Fantastic work, Donato! Makes me want to go paint dragons and draw on Duralar! 🙂 Very inspiring!