SF, Fantasy & Horror Images
Magazine Cover Illustration
The Vanquished Cavalier
Painting - The Vanquished Cavalier
Overview
This image was originally painted for myself as a work of fine art and later sold for commercial use.
While still an amateur in 1984, I took advantage of an opportunity to visit with an accomplished book cover artist in New Jersey. As his assistant I produced a number of images for various types of commercial jobs and gained some insight into the book industry. I also began the work you see below.
The image started as an pencil sketch on artboard, which was then inked in sepia to provide definition. I began painting in oils, blocking in the large areas of color and airbrushing the light streaming past the tree. However, when I returned to Canada later that year with the image still unfinished, I sanded the painted area and completed the image in acrylics, which at the time I felt were easier to manage.
This image was later reproduced as the cover for the 10th anniversary issue (#110) of Dragon Magazine. It was also reproduced by TSR Inc., in their book The Art of Dragon Magazine.
Image copyright © 1984 to 2010 by Kevin Davies. All rights reserved.
Original Painting:
The original painting was purchased by a private collector.
Photo Prints are available of The Vanquished Cavalier:
• Photo Print: 8" x 10", Signed & Numbered (Series of 1000): $25.00 US Funds*.
• Photo Print: 11" x 14", Signed & Numbered (Series of 500): $35.00 US Funds*.
• Special order prints at customer specified sizes (up to poster size) also available – email for a quote based on current photo reproduction supplier rates.
* Price includes shipping to Canada or United States (foreign orders will be advised of any additional shipping cost before order is shipped).
• Please be advised that the colors of a print reproduction may not exactly match the colors of an image as depicted on this website or the colors of the original artwork, due to the various digital and/or photo-mechanical processes involved in creating it.
Reproduction Rights are available for The Vanquished Cavalier:
I can supply a hi-res digital file on CD; I can scale to a specific size and save as RGB, CMYK, and tif, eps, psd, pdf, as desired.
Illustration Commissions and Graphic Design Assignments:
I am always willing to consider new illustration commissions and graphic design assignments. Please contact me to discuss the details.
For more information or to place an order contact Kevin Davies:

by email: webmail@kevindavies.com

by phone: 416-461-9884.

or mail a certified check or international money-order in US funds to:

Kevin Davies
40 Seymour Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4J 3T4, Canada

If ordering from Canada, email first and I’ll provide the current US funds conversion rate so you can send your payment in Canadian Funds.