More Shinto goddesses

I finally got around to finishing the triptych I decided to undertake when I finished Benzaiten. I'm not sure that I am entirely done with the whole ukiyo-e inspired style yet. I really enjoy the ethereal look, with the figures seemingly suspended in time and gently considering their surroundings. But for now, these are the deities I thought would complement each other nicely.

So there's Benzaiten/Benten, as previously introduced...

Then it's O-Ryu the willow goddess with Konohanasakuya-hime the cherry blossom goddess. I liked the contrast between the two trees/goddesses: An sturdy, tall green tree beside a dainty flowering tree...

Lastly, there is Amaterasu, the Sun goddess. I wanted her to look colossal, as the Sun shines on the entire world, but I wanted her to still look nurturing and poised...

Even though I didn't carefully plan how each picture would look when finished, I quite like the effect when putting them all together. There is a nice spectrum of elements going on with the goddesses and the colour schemes, Benzen being water, O-Ryu and Konohanasakuya earth and Amaterasu fire...

What I've been up to...

I did mention before that I'm not so great with personal blogs... but even I am willing to concede that a year between posts is pretty pathetic. Oh well. Where was I... I did end up drawing a fair bit, much of it being for a single children's magazine in Austria. They're fun little stories about a grey fox and a chipmunk. There is a small pile of them, as I do several illustrations per issue. So here's a quick little compilation, just as proof that I wasn't slacking offline quite as much as online ;)