Happy Easter everybody!
Here is my latest drawing, I just love the colors of spring and pastels. I worked on this for several days and I am kind of happy with the results.
The Art and Other Things of HC Shannon
Part-time Artist, Full Time Procrastinator
Happy Easter everybody!
Here is my latest drawing, I just love the colors of spring and pastels. I worked on this for several days and I am kind of happy with the results.
As I told you, my nephew (like most little boys) is into dinosaurs, but they are kind of hard for me to draw. Several years ago, I found a book about dinosaurs and they have been depicted by humans over the centuries from The Bible to modern times. Including life size models like the Crystal Palace statues and the 1965 Sinclair Dinoland at the World’s Fair. The triceratops ended up in Louisville, they call her “Lottie” short for “Louisville’s Own Triceratops” or “L.O.T”.
She has recently been refurbished and given a makeover and is now on the roof of the Kentucky Science Center. That made me want to do a picture of her. Also, I was looking up digital painting tutorials on how to paint in the style of artists like JC Leyendecker. That might take a while to perfect.
Here is the next Tarot card and the penultimate card in my Pentacle suit.
I’m not going to list My Movie List Progress anymore until I reach a huge milestone (but I don’t know what that will be)
He’s not as cute or funny as the raccoon, but he’ll do!
I based him off a result from my AI character portrait generator
Itself was based on a prompt from the 700 Bunnies list challenge from the long abandoned 700 Things project.
I wanted to draw a picture of an American raccoon similar to the Japanese tanuki. I’m just amazed how cute it turned out.
My drawing for Chinese/Lunar New York, It’s a little late, but it took me a while to come up with a good idea.
THE ROPERITE
Pseudoequus nasiretinaculi
In the foothills of the Sierras, where the Digger pine grows, dwells one of the most peculiarly specialized animals to be found anywhere on the American continent. No one knows its life-history, even approximately, and many a discussion has been based upon the question as to whether the beast is born, hatched from eggs, or comes into existence spontaneously from some mountain cavern. The Digger Indians say that roperites are the spirits of early Spanish ranchers, and blood-curdling are the tales they tell of hapless creatures pursued by the beast, snared with its marvelous rope-like beak, and dragged to death through thorny chaparral. No man or animal can hope to outrun it. It steps upon road-runners or kicks them out of the way, and no obstacle appears sufficient to stop its progress or even slacken its speed, as it seemingly half flies, half bounds across the rugged country which it inhabits. Its leathery skin is impervious to thorn and its flipper-legs uninjured by the sharpest rocks. According to A. B. Patterson, of Hot Springs, California, who saw the last roperite authentically reported, the animal has a large set of rattles on its tail, which it vibrates when in pursuit of game, thus producing a whirling sound like that of giant rattler. The effect of this upon an animal closely pursued may be imagined. Lumbermen operating in the region between Pitt River and the southern end of the Sierras are urgently requested to make every effort to secure a living specimen of the roperite.- Fearsome Critters of the Lumberwoods, with a Few Desert and Mountain Beast (1910) by William T. Cox
I’ve drawn some of these before, but it was such a long time ago since I last drew one. I wanted to draw a Fearsome Critter, again. I originally was trying to do some kind of Dr. Seuss look, because this thing looks like it could fit right in with most of his stuff.
I think the last time I drew a Fearsome Critter was almost ten years ago with the Cactus Cat.
A new one for you.
Based on a Cherokee legend. I always to draw this and I finally did! First post of 2023!
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