Anne Bonny

Anne Bonny was an Irish woman who became a famous female pirate, operating in the Caribbean. What little is known of her life comes largely from A General History of the Pyrates. I know she isn't technically a fantasy but like Paul Bunyan and Davy Crocket she has become more of a myth and a legend than just a historical figure, many of the stories attributed to her are fabricated or elaborated.  While she was a fiery and passionate red headed woman who was a female renegade for the times she did NOT murder her maid, lol.  So, here's my comic book like portrayal of Anne Bonnie, drawn in pencil first and then rendered in photoshop.  Oh this wonderful pose is thanks to Posemaniacs which I'm now addicted to, it's 30 second drawing exercise is helping me, I recommend it.

Someone's Been A Bad Girl...

The fourth Pirates of the Carribean movie just came out (haven't seen it yet) along with the accompanying video games.  Seeing all the trailers and hullabalou has it on my mind, and last night when I couldn't sleep I kept thinking about the first one, which is still my favorite, and all those spiffy undead skeleton pirates...then I tried to remember if I'd seen any female ones...nope.  Yes, I know that traditionally female pirates were incredibly rare, but they did happen sometimes and I wanted to have a bit of fun.  So, I found a fantastic reference and went with it.  I'm very pleased with the result, it's graphite and watercolor pencils on multimedia paper, and it was much fun. Enjoy!