Forest Rogers

The Red Horseman

Kind and most Patient Friends,
    Reports of my demise have been at least modestly exaggerated.  Here’s a scan of the Sunrise Horseman from Vasilisa the Beautiful (my increasingly tattered dummy thereof) just to let you know I’m still kicking.  More anon, but for now:

Blue Faery 'ACEO'

A wee Blue Faery ACEO card print...

Prints Available, and my New “Store”

Kind Friends,

    I’ve at last opened an eBay Store, though at the moment I’ve a kinda pitiful (as my Granny would say) inventory of two items. I shall add more soon, however! Very soon, tonight or tomorrow.
    It’ll be a place to offer prints and drawings, and who can guess quite what else!
    The current offerings are the little flowering branch Faery who’s underway (seen below on Nov. 2,  and in Ebay link at right) and small but oh so archival prints of my Selkie and her Seals:

(Click on the Image to visit my Store)

    It’s my hope that in offering more art that's accessibly priced I can both convey these images to more who might enjoy them, and... well, survive as an artist in a more robust and somewhat less suspenseful fashion!  Also, quite importantly, I hope to free up a little more energy and mind to answer e-mails and follow up on my various orphaned Blog topics, as well as work up some ideas for on-line classes, and...  

    For alas! I realize I’ve been mighty hit and miss in following through on thoughts here, and worse, in answering even the kindest and most welcome notes.  Know that your kind words have made more difference, far more difference to me than you can imagine, as have your visits adding up on my too often dormant blog. Thank you.
     And more anon...

Back on the brighter side...

The same Paper Doll in her dress...

Paper Dolls

Part of a Faery Paper Doll set done for NIADA (National Institute of American Doll Artists) for their UFDC (United Federation of Doll Clubs) lunch in Las Vegas last month. Other NIADA artists contributed some fascinating and diverse Paper Dolls for the event.
More soon on Globulous Gray Beings and Abject Fright.

Aniversary...

A year today, astonishingly, since my mother's departure from this world. A curious day perhaps to work on paper doll sketches, but also somehow suitable, given our world. Anon, Friends.

Selkie...

An old Selkie. Rather, an old picture of a young Selkie -- done perhaps ten years ago. Ink, watercolor pencil,  with unorthodox (even uncouth) use of watercolor.  Arches Hot Press paper, off a block, Caran D'Ache watercolor pencils, which are great if you favor drawing over painting, but desire colour. 

I aim to do some more Selkies, in two and three dimensions.

Vasilisa the Beautiful...

Just another detail from my take on 'Vasilisa the Beautiful.'

Blue Faery Dreaming, an "ACEO" card (Artist Cards, Editions & Originals, a phenomenon on eBay and elsewhere, standard trading card size at 2.5" x 3.5").

The Snow Queen

A detail from a Snow Queen in progress, oil on canvas.  I wanted to capture the remote nature of the character as she appears to me, chill and numinous.  The boy (Kay, in the Hans Christian Andersen story) is a near likeness of my father as a child. He fled this world poignantly early, and this tale felt fitting.

Into the wild wood...

Into the woods, and the mysterious new year. This is a detail from a sketch for  the Russian folktale, "Vasilisa the Beautiful." Vasilisa goes into the wood, to fetch a light from Baba Yaga. Baba Yaga is the famous witch who lives in a hut on chicken legs. This is an image I must pursue...

Baba Yaga Dines

Time for feasting and festivity. At this particular moment, however, I identify with Baba Yaga: living deep in the (mental) woods, with a few choice pets, having the occasional guest for dinner (main course).

Packing up and Moving in...

Shortly my old web address (Forestrogers.com) will take everybody here, instead of to my ancient and decrepit website. I’ll update that at leisure (lots of minute scraps of leisure strung together). Meantime, this is the my place to be!  The Mouse above hopes you’ll join us in our travels and adventures...