The White Lion… My local pub, with a sign [link] depicting a lion running across a green field… unfortunately the lion looks a little too much like a sheep, so I got it in my head I could do better… the above picture is the result…

“The sign of The White Lion is widespread throughout Great Britain but is very common around East Anglia because of its heraldic reference to both Edward IV and the Earls of March or the Duke of Norfolk. The lion has been a signboard favourite and is generally illustrated in an upright position.” “…At one time many publicans were former employees of an ancient house, either of the church, the state or nobility and often demonstrated their continued association or loyalty to that [ancient house] by including their heraldic shield along with a colour prefix such as The White Lion.”

That was all paraphrased from a great site (well for those of you interested in the history of pub signs it is) found at [link]

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The style and to some extent the composition was heavily influenced by the “sketch” work of Craig Mullins who (if you’ve never seen his work) has to be one of if not the best digital painter out there… See his site at [link]

His sketches, which I prefer can be found at this link on his site… check them out…
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You can find other associated links

Below…

Craig Mullins stuff on my desk… [link]

The original thumbnails… [link]

The White Lion Pub (exterior)… [link]

The White Lion Pub (interior)… [link]

…anyway I guess that’s what this was all about…

h.

Oh and I wish to hell someone would bring back the "Medieval" section so I could stop posting in Misc'... Maybe even a "Medieval & Heraldic" section...

Sheesh...