East of the Sun and West of the Moon

This was my contribution to the 1001 Knights art book project!  I love fairy tales and folklore, and I love how in this story, the girl really is the hero - it's her bravery and not just her beauty that wins the heart of her love-to-be, she actively chooses to wed the bear she doesn't yet know is a prince; she then makes more choices that turn out to be mistakes, but then she goes on a quest (a knight errant, if you will, hence me choosing her for the project) and rescues her own husband from some trolls.  Like, no big deal.  She has so much agency through the whole thing, and I love it.

Oil and fine silver leaf, 10x14 inches.