Description
‘Watcher in the Woods’ by Iris Compiet
Artist: Iris Compiet
Title: ‘Watcher in the Woods’
Medium: Cold cast resin bronze (embellished by hand with patina) – limited edition of 10
Dimensions: 7″ x 5″
Framing: Ready to hang (piece comes with a hook at the back for hanging. Please note that the material can
withstand exposure to the outside elements but it’s advised to not expose it for a length of time.)
Year of Creation: 2021
About the Artwork:
Enter his domain, leave your worries behind, lay your head to rest and know that he will be there to protect you and yours. For his eyes never close and his gaze always alert he is the one, the Watcher in the Woods who will protect All.
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Iris Compiet is a traditional artist and Illustrator from the Netherlands. She is the illustrator of The Dark Crystal Bestiary, winner of the 2020 Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist, and a 2020 nominee for the Chesley Award for Best Gaming Related Illustration. She is the illustrator of The Labyrinth Bestiary, and most recently, winner of the 2021 Chesley Award for Best Interior Art for The Dark Crystal. Iris’s work has appeared in numerous publications including Spectrum, Infected by Art, ImagineFX, and 3D Total. Some of her other clients include Wizards of the Coast and Netflix, and her art has appeared in publications around the world. Iris has always known exactly what she wanted to do: paint and illustrate fantastical beings and share them with the world. She draws inspiration from European folklore, mythology, fairy tales, ghost stories, tombstones, Victorian photography, and popular movies, and music. In her recent work Faeries of the Faultlines Iris guides readers through a world of fantastical creatures from beyond the veil.