#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

#208 The Sailfish

Animalia: Day 143

The Sailfish

And another I drew while on family vacay:

Look up sailfishes! How is this a real animal?!?

Every image you find online looks photoshopped/CGI?

(definitely not) Tomorrow: the Salmon

#207 The Saiga Antelope

Animalia: Day 142
The Saiga Antelope

After an absurdly long hiatus (4 years, actually... I've
been getting a PhD man, back off!), I drew this HQ:


Look at this Alf-lookin, Gonzo-nosed, vacuum cleaner of an animal!

And that is that!

Tomorrow (but actually right now!): the Sailfish

#206 More Lithography Stuff

Sorry again for a long absence!

I never ended up posting my final prints from the Lithography class, 

the culmination of the Seven Wonders project. 

Here they are; not the best photographs. I had hoped to take better ones 

but never got the chance, so this is what you get:

Pretty happy with these.  Background is a little bland on both, and in retrospect 

I should have taken the time to add some clouds or something. Alas...

I definitely feel like this is the stronger of the two. Again, background would

be improved with some addition of clouds, or maybe a sun or moon.

I am very happy, though, with the tiny dolphin at the center of the print! Adorbs!

And another picture of the Vegetable Flight into Egypt Landscape.