March has been a very busy month for the Dante's Inferno series. This month, I've added two new preliminary drawings that are available for sale. The sales of this artwork directly support the project, and will enable me to continue my progress. Last week, we began work on the next panel, Canto 9: Celestial Messenger. We have much work to do but the rough in is complete and me, and my apprentices, are working on blocking in the color. The panel will be very dramatic and heavily contrasted, right at the moment the Archangel blasts open the gates to the City of Dis.
As many of you know, this year is the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri's death. Because of Covid, much of my plans had changed last year but I do want to hint at some very good news for the series later this year. Over the past few weeks, I've had several Zoom meetings with a curator from Italy and I will be sharing the details in the next few weeks.
