'Midst the fray, the brave

Brave women and girls of fiction, in pictures and quotes.

[selkiearts]

‘I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.’ - Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre.

My interpretation of Jane Eyre, I tried to capture the ‘elfin’ features Rochester describes, and an intelligent look in her eye that betrays her vibrant inner world. She’ll always be my favourite heroine, and have a special place in my heart.

Watercolour, coloured pencil and gouache mixed media.

[rainylanielane]

This is so wonderful. By Lemon Bay Doll

https://www.etsy.com/shop/LemonBayDollCo

[thenegoteator]

I don’t know too much about these ladies, and they seem like very professional folks, so I’m not saying that they had goofy parties where they messed around with the more billowy dresses in their wardrobe. I’m just saying mini me watching TPM very much vibed with the idea of running the government with all my friends but we also have funny private fashion shows from time to time

[queensoftheresistance]

"Just for fun 😝 at midnight supper : the spunky character Gaby Teller from The Man From UNCLE, in oil pastel."

By starduzstyle on Instagram

[savvyinpink]

johanna mason // the hunger games

[thunderboltfire]

POV: You’re a Witch-King of Angmar and a tall blonde has suggested you leave her uncle alone.

[queensoftheresistance]

Arrietty Clock, by angelynpeh on Instagram.

[violet-ianthe]

“I used to walk here so often with her!” added Eleanor; “though I never loved it then, as I have loved it since. At that time indeed I used to wonder at her choice. But her memory endears it now.”

[shebsart]

War, then

[captain-hooks]

Probably one of the most iconic moments for Cinder, and not just because of the subverted Cinderella imagery. She, the emperor’s personal guest, has just crashed headlong into a manicured tree in the (populated) Imperial courtyard, full speed, in a vehicle (definitely not street legal) that hasn’t been seen in well over a century. And when a palace worker helps her out of the wreckage she’s like, “he’s judging me for the dirty dress :/“ Like bestie I promise that is the least of his problems right now

[xaioloon]

Day 17 - Rebecca Catalina

[freyasmyth]

"Anne Shirley, what have you done to your hair? Why, it's GREEN!"

[wanderingwolpertinger]

Idony St Claire

My first TSE fanart. The best part was designing the dress.

I’m debating adding this to my mental list of old art to redraw in digital, but that’s a task for later lol

(colored pencil on paper)

[illianna]

Narnian ladies and flowers. Part 3

Polly Plummer, cornflower. 

Narnian ladies and flowers. Part 1 Queen Swanwhite

Narnian ladies and flowers. Part 2. Queen Susan The Gentle

[carrotsofthepirabbean]

IT’S DONE

IT’S DONE.

I LITERALLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE SHOOT ME NOW AND NEVER LET ME NEAR A PENCIL AGAIN

[ronanwhitehouse]

My seventh “Ladies of LOtR” is Ioreth, Healer of the Houses of Healing. I hate how much the other characters roll their eyes at her. Yes, she talks a lot. But she’s a healthcare worker. That’s part of her job; making folks feel welcomed and comfortable. When you’re ailing from some fantasy medieval disease, wouldn’t you rather have a chatty sweet old granny taking care of you than someone cold and silent? Plus if she hadn’t been yapping away, Gandolf would have never had the idea to bring in Aragon to suggest kingsfoil. Ioreth rules.

[kbrechtel]

Agnieszka, from Uprooted. Never have I met a character whose propensity for being a disaster was quite such a vital part of her character, and I love her for it.

This one’s more of a rough. I hope to come back to it after huevember sometime. Huevember #26 (#25 was terrible and has to be revamped before I’ll deign to post it anywhere).