Fairy Tails #1 - illustration

Artist: Joan Pelaez (All)

6,098 Views - 1 Comment - 1 Like

Previous Item:
Crimson Embrace #6 - illustration

Next Item:
Fairy Tails #2 - illustration

Artwork Details

Title:	Fairy Tails #1 - illustration
Artist:	Joan Pelaez (All)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	6,098
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	3/8/2013
Comic Art Archive:

Description

This has a '60s Playboy feel, as far as the artist's choices of figure type, hair style, and pose. I find this appealing.

I'm planning to get married again this year, so I'll definitely be buying less art in 2013. Here's the only piece I've been able to acquire so far in this Year Of The Snake. :-)

I store my Joan Pelaez graphite illustrations like this one in an 11 x 14 Itoya folder. It's a thrill to me to watch this sub-collection grow. I'm up to 7 examples now, and I hope more additions will follow.

Joan's lush renderings have a luminous quality in person that doesn't always come across in these scans. In the beginning, I was interested almost exclusively in his fantasy renderings of mermaids. But I love his drawing so much now that subject matter has become a secondary consideration.

Fairy art has never interested me very much, but I'm in quiet awe of the way Joan portrays and renders these, with exquisite style and technique.

Social/Sharing

About the Owner

	Mark Yanko
Joined:	August 2009
Last Login:	January 2026
Country:	UNITED STATES
On CAF:	Mark's Want List Artworks Commented On Liked Art Site Activity on CAF

Contact the Owner

Use can use a contact form to send an email to this gallery owner,
but, you must be logged in to use this feature.

Comments on this Artwork

You must be logged in to make comments.

NICHOLAS MOEY
Member Since 2007

Posted on 4/30/2013

Beautifully executed piece! Can't blame the praying mantis for being bug eyed.

All
	paul skidmore 1/24/2026 7:31:00 AM
	Dean Juliette 1/24/2026 7:22:00 AM
	R Berman 1/24/2026 7:18:00 AM
	Patrick Le Cerf 1/24/2026 7:15:00 AM
	ENRIQUE ALONSO 1/24/2026 7:13:00 AM
View All


	Marzio Frei 1/24/2026 7:12:00 AM
	Andy Brown 1/24/2026 6:35:00 AM
	Travis Ellisor 1/24/2026 6:22:00 AM
	Greg McKee 1/24/2026 4:26:00 AM
	Brad Potts 1/24/2026 3:08:00 AM