{"id":356,"date":"2023-02-03T21:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T04:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/?p=356"},"modified":"2025-11-09T18:47:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T01:47:51","slug":"the-child-ballads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/the-child-ballads\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CHILD BALLADS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve long been obsessed with the eerie, visceral, and unsettling tales found in ancient Scottish and English ballads. These paintings and drawings are inspired by this fixation. Ranging from darkly funny to moody and morbid, the works depict transmuted snakes, prophetic selkies, wax babies, and other elements meant to evoke an eldritch time and place\u2014a lyrical and symbolic otherworld that has been perpetuated by word of mouth for centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sweet-Williams-Ghost.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sweet-Williams-Ghost-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-513\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sweet-Williams-Ghost-1024x769.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sweet-Williams-Ghost-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sweet-Williams-Ghost-768x577.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sweet-Williams-Ghost-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sweet-Williams-Ghost-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sweet-Williams-Ghost-500x375.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sweet-Williams-Ghost-800x601.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sweet-Williams-Ghost-1280x961.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sweet-Williams-Ghost-1920x1442.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Sweet William&#8217;s Ghost (CB:77)<\/em>. 9&#8243;x12&#8243;, graphite on paper. Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/great-silkie-of-sule-skerry-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/great-silkie-of-sule-skerry-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/great-silkie-of-sule-skerry-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/great-silkie-of-sule-skerry-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/great-silkie-of-sule-skerry-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/great-silkie-of-sule-skerry-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/great-silkie-of-sule-skerry-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/great-silkie-of-sule-skerry-500x375.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/great-silkie-of-sule-skerry-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/great-silkie-of-sule-skerry-1280x960.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/great-silkie-of-sule-skerry-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry (CB:113)<\/em>. 9\u201d x 12\u201d, acrylic on panel, Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_E5200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_E5200-1024x991.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-501\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_E5200-1024x991.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_E5200-300x290.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_E5200-768x743.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_E5200-1536x1487.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_E5200-2048x1983.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_E5200-500x484.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_E5200-800x774.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_E5200-1280x1239.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_E5200-1920x1859.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub><em>Twa Corbies (CB:26)<\/em>. 26&#8243; x 29&#8243;, graphite on paper. Private collection<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-rhymer-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-rhymer-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-rhymer-1024x769.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-rhymer-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-rhymer-768x577.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-rhymer-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-rhymer-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-rhymer-500x375.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-rhymer-800x601.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-rhymer-1280x961.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-rhymer-1920x1441.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Thomas Rhymer (CB:37)<\/em>. 12\u201d x 15\u201d, acrylic on panel. Private collection<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/king-henry-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/king-henry-1024x815.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-511\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/king-henry-1024x815.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/king-henry-300x239.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/king-henry-768x611.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/king-henry-1536x1223.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/king-henry-2048x1631.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/king-henry-500x398.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/king-henry-800x637.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/king-henry-1280x1019.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/king-henry-1920x1529.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>King Henry (CB:32)<\/em>. 8&#8243;x10&#8243;, acrylic on panel. Private Collection<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/willies-lady-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/willies-lady-1024x777.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-504\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/willies-lady-1024x777.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/willies-lady-300x228.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/willies-lady-768x583.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/willies-lady-1536x1166.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/willies-lady-2048x1555.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/willies-lady-500x380.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/willies-lady-800x607.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/willies-lady-1280x972.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/willies-lady-1920x1458.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub><em>Willie&#8217;s Lady (CB:6).<\/em> 6&#8243;x8&#8243;, acrylic on panel. Private collection<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-i-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-i-1024x829.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-i-1024x829.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-i-300x243.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-i-768x622.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-i-1536x1244.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-i-2048x1658.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-i-500x405.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-i-800x648.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-i-1280x1036.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-i-1920x1555.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Young Hunting (CB:68)<\/em>. 8\u201dx10\u201d, acrylic on panel. (Available)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/twa-sisters-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/twa-sisters-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/twa-sisters-1024x695.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/twa-sisters-300x204.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/twa-sisters-768x521.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/twa-sisters-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/twa-sisters-2048x1389.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/twa-sisters-500x339.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/twa-sisters-800x543.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/twa-sisters-1280x868.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/twa-sisters-1920x1302.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>The Twa Sisters (CB:10)<\/em>. 8&#8243;x12&#8243;, graphite on paper. Private collection<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bonny-barbara-allen-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bonny-barbara-allen-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-502\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bonny-barbara-allen-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bonny-barbara-allen-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bonny-barbara-allen-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bonny-barbara-allen-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bonny-barbara-allen-500x667.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bonny-barbara-allen-800x1067.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bonny-barbara-allen-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bonny-barbara-allen-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Bonny Barbara Allen (CB:84)<\/em>. 8\u201d x 6\u201d, acrylic on panel. (Available)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/215.-Rare-Willie-Drowned-in-Yarrow-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/215.-Rare-Willie-Drowned-in-Yarrow-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-514\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/215.-Rare-Willie-Drowned-in-Yarrow-1024x711.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/215.-Rare-Willie-Drowned-in-Yarrow-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/215.-Rare-Willie-Drowned-in-Yarrow-768x533.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/215.-Rare-Willie-Drowned-in-Yarrow-1536x1066.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/215.-Rare-Willie-Drowned-in-Yarrow-2048x1422.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/215.-Rare-Willie-Drowned-in-Yarrow-500x347.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/215.-Rare-Willie-Drowned-in-Yarrow-800x555.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/215.-Rare-Willie-Drowned-in-Yarrow-1280x889.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/215.-Rare-Willie-Drowned-in-Yarrow-1920x1333.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Rare Willie Drowned in Yarrow (CB:215)<\/em>. 5\u201d x 7\u201d, acrylic on panel. (Available)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/allison-gross-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/allison-gross-1024x775.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/allison-gross-1024x775.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/allison-gross-300x227.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/allison-gross-768x581.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/allison-gross-1536x1162.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/allison-gross-2048x1550.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/allison-gross-500x378.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/allison-gross-800x605.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/allison-gross-1280x969.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/allison-gross-1920x1453.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Allison Gross (CB:35)<\/em>. 6\u201d x 8\u201d, acrylic on panel. Private collection<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tam-lin-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tam-lin-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tam-lin-1024x762.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tam-lin-300x223.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tam-lin-768x571.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tam-lin-1536x1143.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tam-lin-2048x1524.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tam-lin-500x372.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tam-lin-800x595.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tam-lin-1280x952.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tam-lin-1920x1429.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Tam Lin (CB:39)<\/em>. 9\u201d x 12\u201d, acrylic on panel. (Available)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lady-isabel-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lady-isabel-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-505\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lady-isabel-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lady-isabel-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lady-isabel-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lady-isabel-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lady-isabel-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lady-isabel-500x375.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lady-isabel-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lady-isabel-1280x960.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/lady-isabel-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight (CB:4)<\/em>. 6\u201d x 8\u201d, acrylic on panel. (Available)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-II.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-II-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-503\" style=\"width:840px;height:630px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-II-1024x769.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-II-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-II-768x577.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-II-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-II-2048x1539.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-II-500x376.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-II-800x601.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-II-1280x962.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/young-hunting-II-1920x1442.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Young Hunting II (CB:68)<\/em>. 6\u201d x 8\u201d, graphite on panel. (Available)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SirPatrickSpens-1024x741.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-569\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SirPatrickSpens-1024x741.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SirPatrickSpens-300x217.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SirPatrickSpens-768x556.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SirPatrickSpens-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SirPatrickSpens-500x362.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SirPatrickSpens-800x579.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SirPatrickSpens-1280x926.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SirPatrickSpens.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Sir Patrick Spens (CB:58)<\/em>. 5&#8243;x7&#8243;, acrylic on panel. 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