the goron market
14 x 7 gouache on illustration board.
An homage to the Zelda games, specifically Ocarina of Time.
I am very happy to be able to show this piece finally-- it was a blast to paint, and I am really happy with it.
This is a commission done for a fellow who is a fan of the various Zelda games, and is particularly taken with the Gorons. That was lucky, since I too am a fan of the various Zelda games, and am particularly taken with the Gorons. Anyway, remembering from Ocarina of Time that they were rock eaters, I imagined a big messy noisy food market with all manner of things going on-- toss in a few rats and a couple of my little characters (whose own shop in the bottom left corner is based primarily on the overabundance of said rats) and here we are. This would be high heaven for a Goron, I think-- just a few rupees can get you bags of delicious rocks, geodes, stones, rocks, and scoops of tasty schist dust (for sprinkling on rocks). Plus, you can even buy rupees, which look far more delicious than rocks, anyway. In retrospect, I think I should have included some sort of dental clinic (eating all those rocks...).
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Ten points to he who finds the rat king. ;)
this is so incredibly excellent allison!
i am particularly fond of gorons too, and this made me smile so much.
o yum! :)
i reckon rocks must taste great, if you have the teeth for them.
and it's good to have the size comparison of your guys against them.. i'd always pictured them as being much bigger
Posted by:donna | March 31, 2008 at 11:16
thanks so much, donna!!
I think rocks must be, too. I think mica would be my favorite, with a little milk maybe. (silt?)
As for the size of the little fellows-- I tend to not want them to have any size in particular, I guess they just turned up this way in Goron city. Which is to say, some of them are much bigger. :)
Posted by:Allison Sommers | March 31, 2008 at 11:26
Is the rat king in the lower left corner? Peeking out, all broody 'cause he's a rat?
Posted by:chris | March 31, 2008 at 19:45
you are awesome =)
Posted by:marcus | April 01, 2008 at 00:52
chris-- indeed!
thanks, marcus!
Posted by:Allison Sommers | April 01, 2008 at 11:36
JUST AWESOME, very smooth and nice rendering.
Posted by:timothy tsun | April 01, 2008 at 12:42
Another stunning work, I love every single details of it.
Posted by:Bobo | April 02, 2008 at 13:29
O Yum!
Posted by:Curious Art | April 02, 2008 at 22:02
Just awesome. I've got to admit, I never played Zelda. It's a personal flaw, I know. But it doesn't take away from this piece at all. The way you set the scene and work with the characters is simply amazing. I noticed that the Gorons aren't sticklers for pants...
Posted by:Patrick | April 02, 2008 at 23:12
This is a wonderful piece of work.
Posted by:Sandra Boddington | April 03, 2008 at 08:02
thanks so much, guys!
Patrick-- hah, not a personal flaw, but I promise you're missing out. And hey, who says I'm not a stickler for pants? :)
Posted by:Allison Sommers | April 03, 2008 at 10:09
Ms. Sommers:
I have always loved the slice-of-life style of your work. I am not familiar with the Zelda games, but some of the old ones were old SNES games, yes? I love the attention to detail those games have captured in all their awesomeness and you replicate that so well with your work. The tiny drink bottles, the world-within-a-world-within-a-world... it is fantastic.
Please don't ever stop painting!
Compliments,
Saint Splattergut
Posted by:Saint Splattergut | April 03, 2008 at 13:16
nice work. and so interesting a blog, it must be bookmarked!
cheers
Posted by:lisa | April 03, 2008 at 17:01