Elric of Melniboné

Untitled painting based on Michael Moorcock character

Aug 04, 2024

In black armor and dragon helm, Elric perches on the high limb of a dead tree rising out of a charred wasteland. With his left hand, he plants a dagger into the adjacent branch, which is splintered and broken off. A booted foot dangles along the curving, barren trunk. Mushroom grow out the opposite side like a series of shelves. Elric's other leg crosses in front of him running along the branch he's seated upon. His foot is propped gracefully on opposite knee maintaining an easy balance. His palm rests on the dome a skull set on his leg. His fingers cover one orbital. Threaded under his arm and across his lap, a black spear dips downward with a necklace strung just above the long, jagged head. A citrine weighs down the chain. Stormbringer is slung sheathed on Elric's back. Touches of blue set off the gems of his scabbard and the jewels strung across his chest. — Untitled painting featuring Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melnibone

Some characters stay with you over the long arc of a career. Such is the case with Michael Moorcock's tragic anti-hero. I painted this untitled Elric piece back in 1992.

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Detail of Elric in black armor and dragon helm seated on the high branch of a dead tree. White hair flows straight over pauldrons that flare like charred moth wings. A skull rests on Elric's leg which rests along the branch, anchoring anchors against his opposite knee for balance. A dagger is planted in the opposite branch. Two fingers wrap the grip as he thumbs the pommel delicately. Beneath his perch the sun glows the palest yellow, the bottom half draped with the bleak atmosphere of the wastelands. — Detail of Elric

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Lori Ginney

Aug 5

I love it! Elric looks like a deadly vulture just sitting in a tree waiting…

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Bumble

Aug 17

Your giclee of Stormbringer greets me, in all its tragic glory, each time I enter my office. So much Wonderful GREEN! Your art has led me to read a lot of books.

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Elric of Melniboné

Untitled painting based on Michael Moorcock character

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