Monday, May 25, 2020

#215 The Shoebill

Animalia: Day 150
The Shoebill



Went simple on this one.

Tomorrow: the shrew

Sunday, May 24, 2020

#214 The Sheep

Animalia: Day 149
The Sheep




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

Tomorrow: the shoebill

Saturday, May 23, 2020

#213 The Seal

Animalia: Day 148
The Seal



Tomorrow: the sheep

Friday, May 22, 2020

#212 The Sea Turtle

Animalia: Day 147
The Sea Turtle



Bonus turtle:

Tomorrow: the seal

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

#211 The Sea Scorpion

Animalia: Day 146
The Sea Scorpion



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

Tomorrow: the sea turtle

Monday, May 18, 2020

#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



Sunday, May 17, 2020

#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