Sometime i get really strong inspiration from other artist's work. A couple days back, Ursual Vernon posted a pic that gave my muse a good kick in the butt.And who am I to argue. Here's a link to Ursuala's original.
http://ursulav.livejournal.com/1468975.html#comments While I am oten inspried by other people's work, I make sure to not copy too closely. I think you can see the inspriation berween the two paintings but they don't look too much alike.
Here's a detail shot. Really enjoyed painting the dragon and other figures in the midground.
24 x16 acrylic on illustration board. Original for sale, Pints available soon. Need to get it shot as it's too large to scan.