Holmes/Watson image gallery

This gallery consists of slashy images contributed by enterprising H/W fans who were motivated to have some pictorial fun with our beloved couple. All the images are linked to larger versions, usually the pic at the original size that the creators gave to me.

Watson leans in for a kiss while Holmes lounges on the chaise, pondering Henry Baker's hat

Brancher's faked Paget

Brancher digitally made this creative splicing of a Sidney Paget illustration from the story "Blue Carbuncle." It looks like Watson has found something more interesting than a battered hat to ponder.

Watson mopes because his wrapping has made his gift a tad too obvious

Spicy's Valentine cartoon

Spicy provided the following caption for this fun picture:

"My dear Watson, I know I promised you I would never again deduce my Valentine's present before I opened it, but..."

Watson the Labrador fetches his medical bag to a gesturing Holmes the cat

Careena's Cat and Dog

I challenged our Holmesslash members to draw Holmes as a cat and Watson as a dog, to suit their personalities. This is Careena's envisioning of that animal pair. The bag that Watson has in his mouth is monogrammed with Watson's initials--J, big curly W, and H.

Watson sleeps in bed while Holmes gets dressed, or is it undressed?

Angelia's faked Paget

This color Paget was faked by Angelia from illustrations in the stories "The Abbey Grange" and "The Norwood Builder."

Holmes and Moriarty share a passionate kiss, while Watson runs up to push Moriarty off the cliff

Spicy's Reichenbach theory

Scandalous! Spicy offers a naughty illustration of a forbidden rendezvous at the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. The caption reads "What really happened at Reichenbach", but let me also suggest this quotation from "Final Problem":

An examination by experts leaves little doubt that a personal contest between the two men ended, as it could hardly fail to end in such a situation, in their reeling over, locked in each other's arms.

Holmes and Watson lie upon the grass together

Spicy's faked Paget, in the park

Having caught the "faking" fever, Spicy tells me she is now busily making faked Pagets and more. This cute one derived from the "Boscombe Valley Mystery" and "The Cardboard Box" features Holmes and Watson having a relaxing day out in the park.

Holmes and Watson sit opposite each other and hold hands

Spicy's faked Paget, on the train

Inspired by the many times that Holmes and Watson travel by train and have a first-class railway car all to themselves, Spicy created this charming moment from illustrations in "Hound of the Baskervilles" and "Silver Blaze." This caption is from my own Eccles, Schmeccles:

I wonder why they always have a first-class carriage together.

While Watson sits on the edge of a table, Holmes holds a long-stem pipe to Watson's mouth

Spicy's faked Paget, with a pipe

Spicy makes an illustration from "The Yellow Face" less distant. In a fun moment alone, Holmes and Watson fool around with a client's pipe.

Holmes dozes in a chair while Watson stands over him

The Opulent Oyster's faked Paget,
in a chair

Using illustrations from "A Case of Identity" and "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez", the Opulent Oyster made this sweet moment at home.

Holmes stands close to Watson, smiling fondly and patting his shoulder

Opulent Oyster's faked Paget,
by a door

Having skillfully cut Inspector Lestrade out of a picture from the "Norwood Builder", the Oyster arranges to leave Holmes and Watson agreeably alone. (Always best to leave the official force squarely out of it.)

Watson literally tosses out lascivious hints, in the form of crumpled Catullus poems, towards a preoccupied Holmes

Spicy's small hint, via Catullus

For this sketch, Spicy was inspired by the truly wicked poems of Catullus, that dirty old Roman poet whose book Holmes offered to Watson in "Empty House" (see Allusions also for links to his works). So Watson tries to drop some clear hints to Holmes, who has, in his detached and distracted way, been inattentive to Watson's romantic needs lately.

a nude Holmes sleeps peacefully while Watson sits up, writing into his journal

Max's cozy sketches

Max was able to smuggle to me <grin> a few portraits of Holmes and Watson together at Baker Street. This first drawing catches the duo sharing a bed in the way that only a thoroughly domestic, settled couple can do. I've often pictured them this way, so thanks for bringing it to life, Max!

Watson gently kisses Holmes's temple while the detective sleeps in bed

A touching kiss

Max puts her talents to work to show Watson at his most tender and caring. He's the perfect doctor-who-watches-over-Holmes-constantly, as he plants a soft kiss upon the unconscious Holmes.

Holmes 'assists' Watson in getting out of his necktie and waistcoat

Max's delving doodle

In this sketch, Holmes is definitely wide awake. The playful caption reads: "Sherlock Holmes investigates!"

Holmes marvels at Watson's fondness for red flannel underwear

Spicy's underwear cartoon

Well, our furry cat has been at it again! After speculation about what kinds of undergarments Holmes and Watson might (or might not) wear, Spicy drew them in this colourful situation.

"For God's sake, Watson! Just how much flannel can a man fit under his trousers?!"

an inebriated Holmes leans on Watson while his surreal surroundings are not so stable

Spicy's One Fixed Point

Holmes described Watson in "His Last Bow" this way: "You are the one fixed point in a changing age." Spicy slightly altered this phrase, and radically gave her own interpretation on the meaning.

"Good old Watson! You are my one fixed point in a changing world...hic!"

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Holmes tiptoes upward to kiss Watson, who leans out of a window

Spicy's faked Paget:
Bye Dear

Using images from "The Three Students" and "Blue Carbuncle", Spicy renders Holmes fondly bidding farewell to Watson before he heads off for the day to work on a case. (Yes, one of the two other men looking on in the background is Watson.)

Holmes and Watson lie together on the chaise lounge, embracing and kissing

Spicy's faked Paget:
Smooch

Once again working her magic on Paget illustrations, Spicy blends two images from the "Boscombe Valley Mystery" to create a romantic scene.

Holmes lies on the couch in his dressing-gown

Veinglory's lounging Holmes

Reading the latest agony column, perhaps, a blue-inked Holmes drapes himself casually on his sitting-room couch.

an unclad Holmes and Watson gaze into each other's eyes

Subaru's anime Holmes and Watson

Following the youthful, willowy style for drawing people in this Japanese genre, Subaru sketched the pair seemingly on the verge of kissing.

Veinglory's Holmes with violin

This is an earlier portrait by Veinglory of Holmes lounging on the couch and seemingly getting ready to play on his violin. Unlike a pencil sketch, this computer painted image has an interesting pointillistic feel.

Veinglory's Holmes in profile

In this pencil sketch, Holmes looks oddly cheerful for some reason and his dressing-gown is rather fancy. Maybe he's vainly admiring himself in that mirror behind him.

Holmes rests against Watson in their train compartment

Veinglory's ride on a train

An exhausted Holmes lays his head against Watson's shoulder as they ride on the train after a case. Watson has one arm around him, and is writing notes on the case with his free left hand. This illustration is also the inspiration for Veinglory's story Cowards of Us All.

Holmes lies in bed while Watson sits close by

Veinglory's Holmes in his sickbed

Portraying a scene from the Reigate story, where Holmes lies ill in a hotel in France, Veinglory captures Holmes reaching up one arm to perhaps console his worried doctor.

The Kiss, by Pythoness

Using illustrations from Hound of the Baskervilles and the "Norwood Builder", Pythoness has put together a nice closeup of the duo about to kiss. This pic is also included with her story The Secret Diaries of Watson.

GOI's paint drawing

Showing off her skills with a graphic tablet and stylus, GOI paints Watson with his arm around Holmes in bed.

Holmes the cat smokes while Watson the dog reads

Roz's Cat-N-Dog

Picking up on my old challenge, Roz sketches Holmes as a cat and Watson as a dog.

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