Artist!Steve, Muse!Bucky

[by the-life-of-bucky-barnes

(petite-madame),

excerpted from larger work]

[by life-of-bucky-barnes

(petite-madame)]

[by life-of-bucky-barnes

(petite-madame),

excerpted from larger work]

[by life-of-bucky-barnes

(petite-madame)]

[by life-of-bucky-barnes

(petite-madame),

excerpted from larger work]

[by life-of-bucky-barnes

(petite-madame),

excerpted from larger work]

Petite-Madame is one of the truly outstanding

Stucky artists in the entire fandom.

I adore her work.

Her art can be found at 

The Life of Bucky Barnes and at 

Petite-Madame.

Spotlight on Two Favourite Artists: Mooching-Leech and Florbe Collaboration

What a great idea to have two outstanding Thorki artists collaborate on a piece together! I wish more artists would try their hands at this. As evidenced by this joint portrait of Thor and Loki from Mooching-Leech and Florbe, differences in artistic style can produce a very striking result!

[collaboration between

Mooching-Leech and Florbe]

Spotlight on a Favourite Artist: Florbe

Another one of my favourite Thorki artists is Florbe who, according to her deviantart profile, is a young woman named Florencia Beatriz from Argentina.

Florbe has an intensely romantic style and sensibility which I like very much. Her sketches and finished works are both equally compelling. Florbe is especially adept at portraying passion and emotion, which is so central to quality slash art.

Since starting this blog a year ago, I've posted quite a few of her pieces and will definitely feature more in the future. She is one of the best!

[by Florbe]

[by Florbe]

["Yes, I'm desperate" by Florbe]

[by Florbe]

[by Florbe]

Spotlight on a Favourite Artist: Mooching-Leech

According to her deviantart profile, Mooching-Leech is a young woman from the San Francisco Bay area who is also called Dee-Dee or Moochie. She has a lighthearted, fun and interesting Thorki style which can be very effective in conveying the characters' personalities.

["La valse de Loki"

by Mooching-Leech]

["I Want To Trust You"

by Mooching-Leech]

I'm not generally a big fan of chibi art but I just love this example of it by Mooching-Leech! Thor is so fiercely cute and protective of his younger sibling -- and yet I can't help but hear that damn "Hamster Dance" theme song in the background, LOL!

["He is my brother"
by Mooching-Leech]

["I will not give in to your warmth"

by Mooching-Leech]

Spotlight on a Favourite Artist: Joanna Estep

According to her online profile, professional artist Joanna Estep is "an illustrator, designer, writer, and accomplished whateverist who presently resides in the wilds of Wisconsin." She is very prolific in Star Trek fandom as well as in Thor/Loki.

Although I like all her art, my favourite is a linked series of illustrations depicting Loki and the stallion Svadilfari in spring, summer and autumn. Each image is sensitive and sensual. Unlike most depictions of this topic, the liaison is treated respectfully, not as a dirty joke. The final piece (presumably winter?) depicts Loki and their offspring Sleipnir, the eight-legged colt.

[by joannaestep]

[by joannaestep]

[by joannaestep]

[by joannaestep]

But by the time Sleipnir is born, Svadilfari the stallion is nowhere to be seen. Poor Loki ends up as a single mom. Notwithstanding its mythological gender-and-species twists, the old, old story seems to play out just the same in Asgard as anywhere else.

Spotlight on a Favourite Artist: Kakachan (Part 3)

Apparently, this more overtly erotic drawing by Jia / Jiajia_X / Kakachan was inspired by a photo of cats. On her website, Kakachan writes of Thor and Loki that "They are cosplaying my friend's father and son cats, ehehehe." Usually when people reblog or repost this portrait, they remove the cat photo but I think it's important to keep it to show that cats inspire creativity!

[by kakachan]

There's a second version of this portrait to be found on the internet as well, copied and coloured by another artist. Colour enhances the sensuality of the depiction.

[by naldojunio on imgur]

This concludes my homage to Jia / Jiajia_X / Kakachan. May she continue to produce more of her quality Thorki art in the future!

Spotlight on a Favourite Artist: Kakachan (Part 2)

Another romantic rendering by Jia / Jiajia_X / Kakachan of Thor and Loki in love. The sakura (cherry blossoms) of Spring give this scene a distinctly oriental feel. It makes me think of one of my favourite haiku: under cherry blossoms / everyone is happy.

Of course, sakura last only a short while and then they are gone. The bare branches in the upper corner foreshadow that Thor and Loki will not always be so enthralled with each other.

[by kakachan]

But for the moment, their lingering look speaks only of love and desire.

[by kakachan]

Spotlight on a Favourite Artist: Kakachan (Part 1)

I really like the work of the artist known as Jia / Jiajia_X / Kakachan. According to her deviantART profile, she is from the People's Republic of China. Judging from the quality of her work, she must be a professional artist.

[by kakachan]

[by kakachan]

Jia favours scenes that are romantic and tender. She perfectly captures brief moments and small gestures expressing love and passion.