Egyptial Tale (The last of Seven Pieces: Part 6)

Here is part 6 in the series, it depicts an Egyptian scene with a mouse dangling from the hair of a god like character. Unintentionally, the character ended up looking like it has a US flag on its face. There is no theme between the paintings in the series that I know of, although you never know what the subconscious mind creates. These doodles were all done when I was at a stressful science conference !

The fire effect is a combination of techniques. It starts with the blue background of the sky wet, and then drop in a strong yellow letting it bleed around. Then I put the red outline on top when the under layer dries. This effect gives the feeling of an eerie glow. To further enhance the illusion of fire, I made yellow reflections on the body of the mouse and the hair of the character.

 19 x 28 cm (7.5" x 11.5), watercolour cold press, 2016