#adding value

Illustrator & Artist:

Tran Nguyen

"Kushiel’s Chosen III"

Acrylic & Colored Pencil on Watercolor Paper 

12" x 16.5”

"WIP. #trannguyen #kushielschosen #sketch."

"Transferred drawing onto @arches.art paper."

 "Adding value." 

"Lady in blue."

"Kushiel’s Chosen III," acrylic & colored pencil on watercolor paper, 12x16.5”, unframed, $2600 (for availability, email mail(at)mynameistran.com) . The finished 2nd interior illustration for "Kushiel's Chosen!" It depicts a scene in Ch. 81 where Queen Ysandre de la Courcel marches through a shower of coins back into Terre d'Ange. You can pre-order the limited edition book at @subpress's online store. Always a delight to work with AD Yanni Kuznia! "

BTB checks out the timeline.

Leaders ACT:Apply — take action before you’re readyChange — adjust fast when it’s not workingTeach — pass on what actually worksHere’s the gap:People try to teach without applying.Or they apply once and never change.That’s not growth. That’s noise.Act → Adjust → Add valueThat’s how leadership compounds.

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