A Cup of Tea

Artwork for the official 2015 Wheel of Time ™ calendar.  This scene features a pivotal conversation between Accepted Egwene and Aes Sedai Verin Mathwin.  I know it's a vague description… I'm trying to avoid spoilers here!  Verin is one of my very favorite characters, so I was excited to paint this scene.  It is also gave me a chance to explore portraiture outside my Art Nouveau influenced works. The symbols inside the border represent the dream ring, Verin's ever-present pen and ink bottle, the small owl she keeps to deter mice in her study, a trolloc skull to show her interest in study of dark prophecies. Prints of this piece will soon be available on my website: www.edselarnold.com