Tag Archives: watercolour

Joan of Arc

Posted on May 6, 2025 by julian peters comics

“It was deep into his fiery hearthe took the dust of Joan of Arc,and then she clearly understoodif he was fire, oh she must be wood.” –Leonard Cohen, “Joan of Arc”

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“Ode to the West Wind” by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Posted on April 25, 2025 by julian peters comics

Spring has sprung! An illustration of a passage from Percy Bysshe Shelley’s famous poem, “Ode to the West Wind.”

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Le château tout au fond de l’oubliette

Posted on February 2, 2018 by julian peters comics
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Two Nudes

Posted on November 29, 2017 by julian peters comics
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Montcalm Returns to Candiac

Posted on November 4, 2017 by julian peters comics

Most of my upcoming graphic novel about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham will be coloured in neutral shades of grey and one characteristic identifying colour for each of the participant nations (Phtallo Blue for the French, Cadmium Red … Continue reading →

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Two Lounge Chairs

Posted on March 6, 2017 by julian peters comics

I recently acquired a Epson V6oo scanner, which means I no longer have to pay to get my colour scans done at the copy shop, and can now post watercolour images -such as this watercolour class exercise- that I had … Continue reading →

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Frank Sinatra for Aklasu Magazine

Posted on December 9, 2015 by julian peters comics

An illustration to accompany an article by Q. V. Hough on the essential loneliness of Frank Sinatra, published in Aklasu Online Magazine. You can read the article here: https://aklasu.co/mag/deep-dream-sinatra-100/

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Rambo Illustration in Aklasu Magazine

Posted on November 10, 2015 by julian peters comics

Here is an image I produced to illustrate an article for Aklasu Online Magazine, on the subject of the “new Golden Age of action hero TV.” You can read the excellent article by Dylan Moses Griffin here https://aklasu.co/mag/good-bad-badass-golden-age-action-hero-television/ The image … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City IV – View of Rilito Harbour

Posted on October 1, 2013 by julian peters comics

View of Rilito Harbour The Sensuka suburb of Rilito is built around a fine harbour that has long made it a centre of the local fishing industry. In the last decade, however, the neighbourhood has acquired an unexpected fashionableness, owing … Continue reading →

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