The DOODLES, DESIGNS, and aRT of CHRISTOPHER BURDETT: Airship

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Infected By Art Volume 13 Selected Work

I am happy to announce that I have been selected for inclusion in Infected By Art Volume 13. I love IBA, and it is a true joy to be included in a publication that features so much amazing real art. You can see a complete list of the art included in IBA 13 on their website. This year, the Grand Bazaar of Ethra VanDalia was again selected, and I could not be happier!

The Airship
The Grand Bazaar of Ethra Dalia - The Completed Circle
11 x 14 - Pencil, ink, and acrylic paint on paper
Original - SOLD
© 2024 Christopher Burdett

I submitted a mix of work created for the Grand Bazaar and clients. It always pleases me when my personal work beats out client work, not that I do better work for myself, but because the pieces I do for myself are better received by others and transcend (hopefully) being drawings only about monsters. While I am surprised by which pieces were passed up, I am delighted this one made the cut. If you are curious, here is everything I submitted for consideration in IBA 12.

Congrats to everyone who made it in, and a huge thanks to the jury and Bill Cox for all his work in making IBA a reality. I can't wait to see the completed book firsthand!

That is all for another exciting Wednesday on the blog. See you back here on Friday! Until then...

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Monday, November 25, 2024

The Airship - The Grand Bazaar of Ethra VanDalia

I am thrilled to share another new piece from The Grand Bazaar of Ethra VanDalia! This illustration is for Book Two: The Completed Circle. Having shared with you the Dashing Vagabond and the Enraged Woofettes, it is past time to share the Vagabound's mighty airship. I present to you The Airship. The airship is not the most attractive, nor is it very maneuverable, nor is it even remotely fast. But, what it can do is stay in the air - most of the time. Depicted here, the airship has once again narrowly missed colliding with Ethra's tower - the largest and most prominent of the towers and structures of the Grand Bazaar. The Woofettes cries out that they are about to crash while the Vagabond laughs to himself about a funny joke he just remembered. The heroes must really need an airship if this is the one they choose. I present to you with The Airship.

The Airship
The Grand Bazaar of Ethra Dalia - The Completed Circle
11 x 14 - Pencil, ink, and acrylic paint on paper
Original - SOLD
© 2024 Christopher Burdett

The Airship - Drawing

11 x 14 - Pencil on paper
© 2024 Christopher Burdett

As much as I enjoy the large environmental pieces, it is nice to return to a smaller image for this piece. Due to time and production delays beyond my control, I have made the call to make the pieces in the book smaller than initially planned. This will greatly speed things up and result in more pieces from the book being at a better price point. A win/win. Here is a look at the sketch and tonal study for The Airship to show where it began.