Mackenzie King’s ghosts

Posted in Woodcut/engraving illustrations, People

Illustration for my promo piece The Little Book of Strange Canadian Facts. William Lyon Mackenzie King was the tenth Prime Minister of Canada. He was a spiritualist and claimed to commune with dead spirits, including his mother, his grandfather William Lyon Mackenzie, Robert Borden, Anne Boleyn, Leonardo da Vinci, Wilfred Laurier and his pet terrier Pat.

Media: ink and brush on Linetek paper.

Woodcut-style illustration of a number of ghostly images swirling around. The ghosts include William Lyon Mackenzie, Robert Borden, Anne Boleyn, Leonardo da Vinci, Wilfred Laurier and a terrier dog.