D.L. Gardner Fine Arts
So today April 11, I worked on a my newest painting. I'm calling it April Showers. It's a work in progress. I'll show you more as I get it done.
FINISHED
Here it is finished, though it will get a coat of varnish before it's really done, and maybe just a tad of brightening.
I've been involved in the arts for over 50 years, having studied under several well known sculptors and painters. I've sold work internationally, have done portraits for collectors and won more awards than I could count.
You can see my work on my Fine Arts website. But here are a few of my favorite paintings.
Works in Progress
Recently finished for the Fred Oldfield Show this summer
Ah...so we're close now.
Probably the most known painting in the literary world is my painting of Stenhjaert, the dragon which I've taken to book signings. It's a 4 ft X 9 ft triptych done in oils with corrugated copper leaf and each panel was the artwork for the original books in the series Ian's Realm.







For the 10th anniversary editions I have an artist color them digitally for me. You can find these pictures in the hardback copies.
The more painterly style illustrations you'll find in my books are done with Midjourney, simply because one of these paintings in oils would take 2 months at least to complete. Multiply that times 25 (average number of paintings in a book) I would not have the book done in a reasonable amount of time, if ever. I'm 73 years of age and I have a few more books to write, so please grant me the grace of letting me illustrate the series digitally!
To hire an illustrator would take even longer, and would be more expensive than what these books are worth.
Thanks for your understanding. Again, take a look at my Fine Art site for more.