Art by Alex
"Roland the Warrior Cat" by Alexandra MacKenzie
Size 3"x5"

The letter R is for a friend's cat, Roland, who is pictured as the top part of the R. As he was named for the French medieval knight, a sword forms the back of the R and medieval knights battle at the bottom. Gold leaf was applied to the sword and to the flames running along the bottom section of the R; Roland is a flame-point Siamese. My friend has a business, Thistle Graphics, and the thistle design on her business cards is also used in the painting.

This piece uses watercolor paint (drybrush technique) and 22K gold leaf on calfskin vellum.


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