These sketches illustrate the first scene of Courting Trouble. After a tour of her abbey with a very tiresome bishop, the elderly Abbess Cynethrith reminisces about her youth. She tells us about the day she pumped a monk for information, got a glimpse of a naked monarch, and ran into a very angry queen.
Illustrations for a romantic comedy set in Dark Age Wessex. The novel is built around the history, myths and legends of the era. Love and treachery at the dawn of Anglo-Saxon England.
Sunday, January 27, 2019
From the Sketchbook: Scene 1
These sketches illustrate the first scene of Courting Trouble. After a tour of her abbey with a very tiresome bishop, the elderly Abbess Cynethrith reminisces about her youth. She tells us about the day she pumped a monk for information, got a glimpse of a naked monarch, and ran into a very angry queen.
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