A New Illustration for Christmas.....

"Amelia Gathers Magical Herbs at Night"
a scene from Giuseppe Verdi's 'Un Ballo Maschera'
Cristina Petrucci 2007
(Lead Pencil on Watercolour Paper)

This is my official Christmas image. Only 6 weeks to go....argh! This will be my first professional christmas card. I went today before work to approve the proof at the printers. I took so long over this illustration as I've been so busy over the last few weeks and those perfectionist tendencies were rearing their ugly head once more.....