18 x 24 Pastel on Board
2006

By the time late summer settles over the tournament fields, the atmosphere is nearly ablaze with heat. Tankards of chilled spring water and the venting of armor with cooling ducts keep the knights and their rides competitive.

Squires and pages on pit road seek the shade of linen and silk tents unless an elevated view from the war wagon is needed. From there the chief crew squire scans the opposition for equipment infractions and assesses the condition of his own knight and charger. Heat matters not to this nobleman.

To learn how the Turnament season progresses, don a billed cap, take a flagon of water and journey to Summer.