Of all the Immortal Dragons, Ariss the Eternal, Firebringer, Ashen Envoy is perhaps the least understood. Appearing without warning in a storm of molten fury she is a true herald of change, as unknowable and unpredictable as the very fire which courses through her veins.

• Excerpt from 'The Forgotten Bestiary: Tales of the Old Ones'.

This is the first personal painting I have worked on in some time and will be part of a series of dragons for a world I'm building. It also marks the start of my new fantasy portfolio, card/RPG art having been a personal goal since I was a tiny child.