Edmund Meets the White Witch, by Laura Alderson
The witch, in an unusual nostrils-up pose, pointing at an offscreen Edmund as if to say “And what, pray, are you?” as the dwarf pulls back the reins in surprise. A lot of action and attitude packed into one pic. Note the artist’s good use of black, white and red which differs from the usual blue/aqua palette. This is the only witch I’ve ever seen with brown hair.
The White Witch of Narnia, by Heidi Smith
A dour Jadis and hostile dwarf done in an unusual textured graphite style.
The Queen, by Jessica Lanan
The witch rides away into the distance as two beavers observe, evocative despite its lack of detail. The witch sports one of the highest crowns I’ve ever seen on her.
How the witch, sleigh, and dwarf appeared in the 1979 cartoon.
A design for an illuminated witch and sleigh for a “Festival of Lights” Christmas display at Longleat.
Another design for a Christmas display, this one showing, oddly, Edmund being brutalized by the dwarf. The design cribs from Baynes’ original but the witch is different.
The witch and sleigh from the 1988 BBC production. The costume and sleigh, with its deerskins and gargoyle heads, remains distinctive even after all these years.
