Posts filed under “Unusual Animals”
Chimeric Rabbit for Illustration Friday
Well, it started as a cat stretching for Illustration Friday‘s topic “Stretch”. Then she got a sort of foxy prehensile tale, rabbity ears and some lizard scales. It’s a rather half-hearted stretch (or her eyes would be closed or her neck would be stretched). She doesn’t get much in the way of stiff muscles, being [...]
Chameleon, Wombat, and Kettle in Copics
Perhaps you are shocked to see more ATCs. For those of us joining for the first time, I started doing Artist Trading Cards about three weeks ago, and I’ve done about 20 now. Which is crazy. And I must mention illustratedatcs.com again because they are to blame. I mean, to thank. :) (They also [...]
Copic ATCs, Anteater Chameleon Stork Hornbill
Oops, forgot to change the order of creatures in the title. Too late now since the memos have been distributed! More tiny Artist Trading Cards. I don’t know how long the enthusiasm will last but that’s ten in two weeks. It is certainly much less daunting staring at a blank 2.5″ x 3.5″ than [...]
Kookaburra Holding Court, Copic Markers
Holy cow, 100 posts! The topic is “Suspend” at Illustration Friday, and Thadeus the Kingly Kingfisher is holding court in an abandoned tire swing. He looks a tad cramped in there, if you ask me. His attendant today is a juvenile Boobook Owl, a smallish species. The elder Boobooks find Thadeus rather tiresome, if you [...]
Hornbill and Kingfisher, an Unlikely Pair
A somewhat smaller than expected Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill and his best friend, a somewhat larger than expected Stork-Billed Kingfisher. Ari the Hornbill was born in South Africa. Shey the Kingfisher is from Sri Lanka. That they met at all is unprecedented! Ari was flying northeasterly over the Indian Ocean, and Shey was flying southwesterly over [...]
No Room at the Couch Part II, Copic Markers
The topic is “Nursery Rhyme” for Monday Artday. Until I looked it up just now to link it, I was sure it was “Fairytale”, so that will explain what comes next. (There could very well be a nursery rhyme about this story and I hope Mike at Monday Artday will be ok with that.) :D [...]
No Room at the Couch, for Illustration Friday
Marcelo, a large hound with the patience of, well, an extremely well-behaved dog, could never get a spot to himself anymore. When the stray cat came and shortly after, the kingfisher, he begrudgingly helped them settle in. And then the meerkat showed up, and he likes to argue – particularly with the llama, who simply [...]
Kingfisher and Mouse Deer, Copic Markers
This is a kingfisher named James who allowed the king thing to go to his head a bit. You may be asking yourself how he got a notoriously shy mouse deer to act as steed. Well, it’s actually a cardboard stand-up with metal supports for James’ weight. He has another in the shape of a [...]
Shoebill and Squirrel Share a Secret, for IF
[Quick Note: If you are subscribed to my blog (thank you very much!) it turns out the notices are going into spam. They were doing that for a bit but I thought I fixed it. Apologies for the trouble and I shall continue to try to find a solution. Arrrgh!] The word is Secret at [...]
Mole Dee for Monday Artday, in Copics
You may have seen the shy tarsier named Nee in my last post, for the topic “Shiny” at Illustration Friday. And now, a mole named Dee for the topic “Moldy” at Monday Artday. Perhaps you sense a trend? Time will tell! She was halfway out of her den before stopping for a breath, and also [...]