She stood & stared at him, willing him to say..

..what the hero in a book would say now, at this moment.

-Tessa Gray, Clockwork Angel

Tuesday, August 9, 1:27am

3 days working on this painting of Cassandra Clare‘s character, Tessa Gray.. Lost count of the hours, but gosh it was fun to do!

It will be my entry into the Walker Books UK The Infernal Devices competition. The idea is to create “.. atmospheric pieces that capture the essence of the characters and the world they inhabit.”

I’ve chosen to paint Tessa, Will & Jem in a landscape composition.
Tessa is part 1 of this piece.

Researched so many things for this painting; victorian dresses, hairstyles, buttons, fabric, lace, clockwork cogs, London scenery (Big Ben seemed appropriate as it is recognisable as being in London), and tracked down Charles Dickens’ A Tale Of Two Cities to type up the text for the book in Tessa’s lap. All of it SO much fun! I’m not sure I was successful in painting the architecture, alas exacts are not my forte. Hands could use a little tweaking too. Perhaps before I submit the entry.

Also in my deviantART gallery here