Queen of the Abyss - Shimmara – Dragonbeat Series, No. 3
 
Original Acrylic on Canvas
22” x 28” gallery canvas
Unframed - $925
 
Coralyndra, Tidewarden of the Sunken Courts, rides her cobalt hippodrake Riptide through the rifted ruins of a once-great undersea kingdom. She is protector, oath-keeper, and sovereign scout of the deep - her trident flaring with sunbeam steel, her gaze as unwavering as the tides she commands. 
 
Riptide, dubbed "Seacretariat" by the ever-dramatic Smolderdash, moves with startling grace and speed - a shadow in the current, guided by sonar-thrums and memory. Smolderdash may scoff from the shoreline, but even he admits (grudgingly) that no one commands the deep like Riptide.
 
Painted in luminous acrylics and glowing aqua hues, this piece captures a cinematic sweep of the Breyerwood deep: light streaming from the surface, ancient ruins slumbering in silence, and the last line of defense gliding between them. 
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About the Dragonbeat Series
 
Each Dragonbeat painting is more than art - it’s a living character. Every brushstroke brings to life a dragon with its own lore, personality, and place in the Breyerwood Sanctum, the fantasy world at the heart of Dragonbeat magazine.
 
Unlike my other paintings, these creatures don’t stop at the canvas. They step beyond it - becoming cover models, story anchors, and guardians of their own legends. With each piece, you’re not just collecting a painting, you’re adopting a character whose tale continues to grow as the Dragonbeat world unfolds.
 
That’s why these works hold a unique value. They’re part fine art, part storytelling, and part world-building - originals that exist at the crossroads of painting and myth. Owning one means holding both a piece of art and a piece of lore that will never be repeated.