#215 The Shoebill

Animalia: Day 150

The Shoebill

Went simple on this one.

Tomorrow: the shrew

#214 The Sheep

Animalia: Day 149

The Sheep

No coloring on this one, just a regular ol' drawing.

Tomorrow: the shoebill

#213 The Seal

Animalia: Day 148

The Seal

Tomorrow: the sheep

#212 The Sea Turtle

Animalia: Day 147

The Sea Turtle

Bonus turtle:

Tomorrow: the seal

#211 The Sea Scorpion

Animalia: Day 146

The Sea Scorpion

Also known as a Eurypterid, another Ordovician / Cambrian fella.

Tomorrow: the sea turtle

#210 The Seahorse

Animalia: Day 145

The Seahorse

I based this seahorse design on a Dutch 17th century 

ornamental style referred to as the auricular or Kwab style.

The most famous example is this 1614 ewer by Adam van Vianen:

There was an exhibition about Kwab at the Rijksmuseum in 2018,

and an associated symposium, during which I drew the seahorse.

Kwab is very melty and bodily. It's basically 17th century

H.R.Giger w/ a hint of Cronenberg, but prettier.

Still, lots of bodily forms, some pretty sexually charged,

some very sea creature-y, others kind of demonic.

Some examples from the exhibition:

And here are some other doodles from that Kwab symposium:

Tomorrow: the sea scorpion

#209 The Salmon

Animalia: Day 144

The Salmon

I drew this a long while back, but didn't scan it until last week,
along with a batch of other drawings.

Salmon: surprisingly colorful.

Also delicious.

Tomorrow: the Seahorse