Winter Master - Whirlwind Adept

The keen-eyed will notice that this is not exactly the image that you see on the Magic card.  It's not uncommon for me to have a couple different versions of published artwork.  In this case, I went a bit "off-concept" from what the Djinn of the Jeskai Clan are supposed to look like.  Mostly with the horns, and being a little less androgynous than called for.  But I loves me a lady with horns.  I'm not sure how they could have figured they'd give me one to paint and expect me to be normal about it.

 Fun fact, her staves are carved from the rare, towering hardwood cinnamon trees.  So when she beats faces, the battlefield smells like snickerdoodles.

For Magic the Gathering. Copyright Wizards of the Coast. Art directed by Jeremy Jarvis.

Shot on location in the frozen shard-wastes of my freezer.  I think those used to be chicken breasts and broccoli.  In the time before time.  In the never-never-going-to-actually-eat-this.

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