Whatever Causes It, Im Just Happy Its Fall!

Whatever causes it, I’m just happy it’s Fall! 🍁 🍂

Fall.

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“You didn’t find Jesus, He found you. He wasn’t lost, you were.”

— Matt Chandler

Attolis Eugenides Eugenideides

OH HELLO FRIENDS DID YOU MISS ME?

I’ve had this image in my head since Return of the Thief came out but I couldn’t get to it right away because after finishing the book I felt like I needed a lie down for about three months.

While this is more visually dramatic than what’s on the page, I wanted to capture the sense of the god running through Gen, along with a feeling of both power and teetering on the edge of control.

I also imagine this is a flash of what Irene sees, brief but powerful enough to almost undo her.

“I don’t understand why you don’t hate him,” said Attolia.

“The same reason you don’t and Sophos doesn’t, because of who he is,” Eddis said softly.

“And who is he now?” Attolia cried, and Eddis took the stricken queen in her arms, pulling her close to comfort her.

“He is still our Gen, Irene. He can bear his god a little while without losing himself.”

Okie doke that’s all from me rn have a nice night. 

While I loved working on the official Queen’s Thief character lineup, I worked on it over a year and a half ago, so as Return of the Thief’s release drew closer, I knew I wanted to do a newer piece to celebrate. I wanted to include Pheris in this one, and explore a more dynamic composition, and saturate it with symbolism. So without further ado, here it is:

It’s the longest I’ve ever spent on a single piece— about eight weeks, altogether, and I’m really pleased with how everyone came out. I’m going to put all the symbolism below the cut, but here are closeups so you can play I Spy:

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“Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once and He volunteered.”

—

R. C. Sproul