The Lord of the Northern Wind by morvith

[roxy]

I grew up liking a particular type of fairy tale, because of my mom. She read us fairy tales from a beautifully illustrated book of Norse fairy tales, so I like tales that take place in ice and snow. Which brings me to this lovely tale, The Lord of the Northern Wind by morvith , a J2 based on a Russian fairy tale. It's beautifully written, and as I commented at the time, it flowed like an old-fashioned fairy tale, while also feeling very modern. I also commented that I saw the story in my head as being illustrated by Kay Nielsen, a long ago, incredibly talented illustrator.

Which brings me also to this. I was inspired by that tale, and going with my NYResolution to try to do a bit more drawing, here's my effort. I had a lot of fun doing this, and I promise, you'll enjoy reading the story!

(ignore weird edges, i'll never get the hang of posting stuff. Or scanning stuff....)

Comments

[tabaqui]

Ooooh, that's gorgeous, bb! I love it.

(There are no weird edges in my view. :))

[gingersnap1224.livejournal.com]

Wow!! That is beautiful.

[emeraldsedai.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, Roxy, that's gorgeous! Just beautiful!

*rushes off to read the story*

[capnzebbie.livejournal.com]

This is lovely! So much emotion is conveyed in their facial expressions--Jensen fierce and protective, and Jared completely content and trusting :)

It makes me want to read the story.

[morvith.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is amazing! This is a thousand times better than what I imagined, I love everything - the crown, the hair, the snowflakes (these are my favourite detail). You captured the essence of the story so well: I love how fierce and otherwordly Jensen looks (and slightly possessive too, which is always nice). And Jared looking all trusting and content... It's perfect. Absolutely perfect.

Is it bad that I'm hoping there will be more? I don't want to be greedy, but this is just so breath-takingly beautiful...

Sorry this came out slightly incoherent. I'm just speechless. Thank you so much for drawing this and sharing this!

[(Anonymous)]

What a beautiful illustration. Perfectly fits the story :-)