Gabool the Wild Portrait

Aaa, Gabool! My second favourite Redwall Villain from my second favourite Redwall book. “Mariel of Redwall” was such an epic book, one of the few that hooked me emotionally and maybe because it links so nicely with my favourite of the series “Redwall” (I wouldn’t be surprised if Brain Jacques decided to make Gabool an ancestor of Cluny, as they share a twisted fate with the Joseph Bell and it could explain Cluny’s sudden impulse for his own kinghood.)

Gabool probably has taken the longest to paint out of all the Redwall Villain Portraits I have done so far, just because he has such in depth physical description (Badrang and Tsarmina had barely any description in their books). I also wanted to have his golden bell in the background which effected the lighting and colour. But, I had a lot of fun with this.


From Redwall WIKI:
"Gabool the Wild was the self-proclaimed king of all searats, his titles included King of Searats, Lord of Terramort Island, Captain of Captains, Warlord of All Rodent Corsairs and Warlord of All Waters.
He wore a red cloak and gold earrings, and his beard was tied with blue and red silken ribbons. He also had gold teeth studded with emeralds.
As a youth, Gabool captained the Ratwake with his second-in-command Greypatch. Later, Gabool ruled from Fort Bladegirt on the island of Terramort. One of his fleet captured Mariel Gullwhacker, her father Joseph, and his bell en route to Salamandastron. Gabool was a ruthless rat, killing off allies he believed to be enemies right and left. This led to the desertion of Greypatch.
Eventually, Gabool's obsession with interpreting symbols on the stolen bell descended into insanity. His dreams were haunted by Rawnblade Widestripe and every night he was awakened by the bell sounding mysteriously on its own. These continued nightmares caused Gabool to become more dangerous than ever. It was then that the escaped oarslaves, Rawnblade, Mariel, Dandin and Durry Quill, launched an attack upon Fort Bladegirt. After pursuing Gabool through Fort Bladegirt, Rawnblade Widestripe fell into a pit with the rat's pet, Skrabblag, but with the help of the spirit of Martin the Warrior he threw the scorpion at Gabool, which proceeded to kill him out of hatred for seasons of imprisonment. The scorpion was then slain by Dandin using The Sword of Martin. "

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Character from Brian Jacques’ book Mariel of Redwall
Character Design by Myself.

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