# theartisrising

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper begins on midwinter's eve. Re-reading it is a seasonal ritual for many fans of the book. As it's that time again, I thought I'd share a few experimental illustrations that I made for in 2017. Here, the hero Will meets Herne.

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2020-12-22

GIVEAWAY! RT to win an A4 giclee print - your choice of one of the pics below. 4 winners picked at random, Sat 6th, 8pm GMT & notified via tweet. Thanks to all who've joined in and to & for starting

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2018-01-06



'If I called it by its real name, Oldway Lane.'

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2017-12-23

Happy Winter Solstice . Here's my finished piece from Chapter One of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising. '...a hoarse, shrieking flurry was rushing dark down out of the sky, and two huge rooks swooped at the man.'

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2017-12-21

Scribbly scrabbles of ominous doom for and

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2017-12-21