Paintings and drawings from William T. Ayton created in 2018. This year marks a return to using oil paint (as opposed to acrylic).

The Veiling of the Bride
2018, 20" x 16"
oil on plywood |

Man of Great Sorrows
2018, 20" x 16"
oil on plywood |

In a Golden Age
2018, 20" x 16"
oil on plywood |

Silence and Solitude
2018, 20" x 16"
oil on plywood |

Seasons in the Abyss: Winter
2018, 14" x 11"
oil on plywood |

Nightmare in Red
2018, 14" x 11"
oil on plywood |

Resting Colossus
2018, 14" x 11"
oil on plywood |

Winged Creature
2018, 12" x 9"
oil on plywood |

Study for an Apocalypse
2018, 16" x 20"
oil on plywood |

The Horde That Tried to Reach the Sky
2018, 12" x 9"
oil on plywood |

Of Mountains and Sky
2018, 12" x 9"
oil on plywood |

Lonely Spinner
2018, 12" x 9"
oil on plywood |

Isle of the Dead
(homage to Arnold Böcklin)
2018, 11" x 14"
acrylic on board |

The Golden Age of Babylon
2018, 16" x 20"
acrylic on plywood |

The Golden Age of Babylon II
2018, 16" x 20"
acrylic on plywood |

Ascension
2018, 20" x 16"
acrylic on plywood |

The Empress' Dream
2018, 12" x 9"
acrylic on panel |

A Sense of Loss
2018, 9" x 12"
acrylic on panel |

Maya
2018, 9" x 12"
acrylic on panel |

The Wine-Dark Sea
2018, 12" x 9"
acrylic on panel |

Gateway to the Golden Age
2018, 14" x 11"
acrylic on panel |

The Banner
2018, 14" x 11"
acrylic on panel |

The Derelict Boat
2018, 11" x 14"
acrylic on panel |

The Golden Dawn
2018, 14" x 11"
acrylic on panel |

Dark Primavera
2018, 11" x 8" approx.
acrylic on cardboard |

The Magician in Red
2018, 14" x 11"
acrylic on board |

The Sacred Grove
2018, 14" x 11"
acrylic on board |

Avenging Angels
2018, 14" x 11"
acrylic on panel |

The Red Mask of Night
2018, 10" x 8"
acrylic on board |

Young John the Baptist
2018, 17" x 10" approx.
acrylic on wood |

The Breath of Life
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

And the Stars Look Down on You
2018, 8.5" x 6" approx.
acrylic on cardboard |

Orpheus in the Underworld
2018, 8.5" x 11"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

Watcher from Another World
2018, 20" x 16"
acrylic on plywood |

Melancholy Young Man
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

Birth of the Chimera
2018, 20" x 16"
acrylic on plywood |

Maid of the Mountains
2018, 16" x 12"
acrylic on plywood |

Risen
2018, 8.5" x 11"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

Caught in the Storm
2018, 8.5" x 11"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

Destiny
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink on sepia card |

The Island with the Broken Tower
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

The Silence
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink on sepia card |

The Old Tree
2018, 12" x 9"
acrylic on board |

Tauro Babel
2018, 16" x 12"
acrylic on plywood |

Master of the Hives
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

Entrance to the Otherworld
2018, 20" x 16"
acrylic on plywood |

In Her Protective Coccoon
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

The World and its Veil
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

Sojourn In Dream Land
2018, 20" x 16"
acrylic on plywood |

The Boy Who Lived Among the Ruins
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

The Island of Winter
2018, 9" x 12"
acrylic on board |

The Minotaur and Babel
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

Leda, Swan and Comet
2018, 8" x 6"
acrylic on panel |

Leda and the Swan
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

The Conjuror
2018, 11" x 8.5"
ink & acrylic on sepia card |

The Magician
2018, 8" x 6"
acrylic on panel |