Saul Marquez
As far as I know, Saul only has one completed piece of artwork relating to Harry Potter, but it’s one I love enough that I consider it worthwhile to ask his permission to use it all the same. I think he strikes just the right tone for the opening chapter of the books.
About the Artist
I live in the USA and am 17 years old. Aside from working on my art, I’m also an author and am looking to self-publish my first novel (Space Dog and the Solar Stone Code) before the end of this year and the sequel sometime next year. I also manage and maintain an Inheritance Cycle fansite, The Brisingr Network and am a staffer at the Twilight Saga Fansite, Twilight Source. I’m most comfortable doing my art on a sheet of regular paper. I’ll just whip out any old plain mechanical pencil to sketch out my drawing and if I like it a lot, I may take color it in with colored pencil, crayon or scan it onto my computer and add detail and color with GIMP.
Personal site / blog: http://brisingr.net/saulchichas
Book website: http://spacedogbook.com
DeviantART gallery: http://saulito.deviantart.com
Contact: saulitodm [at] gmail.com
Saul Marquez’s artwork
‘Hagrid’s Rescue’ from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, chapter 1
Wow. This reminds so much of a Vincent Van Gogh (one of my favourite artists) type of painting, especially Hagrid’s beard and the moon. Very impressive.
Jalana said this on April 28, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Thank you. :)
saul said this on May 20, 2009 at 7:39 pm
As i was browsing the website of your trilogy I stumbled upon the link leading to this work of art. Words cannot express how well done this is. Well done; I look forward to reading you book after it is ordered.
Jordan Michaels said this on June 8, 2009 at 6:25 pm
I agree with you completely Jalana. I immediatly thought of van Gogh’s starry night when I saw the picture. The similiar style – especially in the moon – is so striking. I like this a lot since I believe this painting style is able to transfer a lot of emotions to the viewer.
Tricia said this on December 16, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Hahaha :) this is my brother and i love and miss him <3 he's amazing! Thank you for such kind comments, i know he appreciated them sooo much! He truly is talented.
Jacqueline Marquez said this on July 12, 2011 at 1:28 am