Nate Dray
@diluvianent.bsky.social
artist and publisher based in Ohio https://talesofepicearth.blogspot.com/
"Over Lincoln Highway" by Nate Dray 18 x 24 inches, watercolor on paper
"Daffodils on Black" 18 x 24 inches, ink & gouache on paper
"Sam Lloyd, 1897 - Orange moves first, mates in two" A chess problem illustration by Nate Dray
"Into Sheepskin Hollow" 13 x 16 inches, colored drawing on paper on cardboard
"The American Schematic" 15 x 20 inches, mixed media on paper
"Along the Y&S by Grimm's Bridge" 18 x 24 inches, watercolor on paper ...a view from the woods of a railroad embankment on a bright sunny February day.
“Hellwig's Conquest: A Tactical Game based on Chess” This book now available on Etsy and ebay. Letter-sized, perfect bound, w/ color plates, 144 pages. Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/1619390774/hellwigs-conquest-a-tactical-game-based ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/376551975509
"Bad House" - my painting 12 x 18 inches, watercolor on paper ...melty snow, old house along the road that's gone now...Appalachian byways...
"Last Look Behind Her" ink and watercolor on paper - used a Hunt 100 nib on this. One of the few drawings I can confidently report what tool I used. :)
"Study of Mary Blair concept art for 'Two Silhouettes' from Disney's 'Make Mine Music'"
"Morgoth Bauglir" by Nate Dray "That crown he never took from his head, though its weight became a deadly weariness." Illustration for the unpublished "Wars of Beleriand" board game.
An old one that's sorta Christmasy... "Fox in Snow after John Pike" 11" x 13.5" watercolor on paper
"Beyond the Cretan Citrus Grove" colored drawing on paper on cardboard
"Cruel Necessity," a look into this solitaire wargame from Victory Point Games where you play as Parliament. "Is that...is that absolutely necessary?" Latest and last entry in the "survey of solitaire games." talesofepicearth.blogspot.com/2024/11/crue...
After several plays, I think there are some issue with this... "Charlemagne: Master of Europe" New blog post with some thoughts on this Hollandspiele title as I continue my Survey of Solitaire Games. Link in bio, thx!
Ok, the last of 4 panels for Hellwig's Conquest. Altogether the board is 7.3' x 4.9.'
