Acrylic painting of a white and orange cat portraying Tyrion Lannister wearing a blue shirt and green belted vest jacket, standing beside a seated white, black, and orange cat portraying Daenerys Targaryen wearing a blue and white gown.

The Queen and her Hand

Acrylic on Canvas, 2024

For eight long years the HBO fantasy show Game of Thrones, based on the book series by George R.R. Martin, captured the world’s attention, leading to countless babies and pets being named after the famous and infamous characters. A family friend of mine was one of the thousands of people who dubbed his rescue cats Khaleesi and Tyrion. When asked if he would like his commission to include any imagery from the show, my friend pulled up an image of Peter Dinklage and Emilia Clarke in an Entertainment Weekly photoshoot from 2015. It is my hope that you enjoy my loose interpretation of The Mother of Dragons and her royal Hand, appropriately titled, The Queen and Her Hand.