10 Griffin

This creature kind of makes me want to play Heroes of Might and Magic 3 ;)

It's in the coat of arms of the region of Poland I am from, and now that I looked it up I feel like my attempt at a griffin does not do it justice...

Haha I might actually re-do it at some point...

9/52 KRAKEN!

Kraken is one of my fave creatures ever. I have a soft spot for cephalopods, and the fantastically gigantic one is just so fab! :) One can argue they really exist - well, they do, but I don't think one large enough to drown a ship was ever spotted.

8/52 Centaur

This one's for Fi <3 br="">

7/52 Phoenix

I am not in much of a writing mood. So this is phoenix - I think everyone knows this guy? I think this is one of my favourite ones so far :)

6/52 Mermaid

Ok, at long last this is here! I had a funny week and a lot of work so this got quite delayed.

If you can find a little girl that does not like mermaids... I will not give you a prize, but I am sure there aren't many out there. :)

Some interesting facts about my current affairs are as follows:
1. I will be holding a stall at Stonyhurst Spring Fair 26-27th of April. It will be a first for me which is not going to be a craft market... It's a really big event, so wish me luck! Also if you are in Lancashire around that time pop by and say hello!
2. For that reason I want to bring out a few new products. I think the current focus is going to be some printed textiles/new screen prints, so eyes open! I am sure I will be posting wips on my facebook page. They will most likely be tea-towels :P

5/52 Fur Bearing Trout

This week is another treat from lumberjack culture. A hairy trout.

4/52: Vodník

This one was requested by my dear friend Šata :)

Vodník is a slavic water demon. I think he is particularly popular in Czech Republik and Slovakia. We "had" him in Poland but I mainly recall him from imported Czech cartoons (which I loved!). He would also appear in fairytales. He does resemble a frog with his green skin and webbed fingers. Another possible inspiration was catfish. Both animals feature on the image and I must say I am very pleased with the catfish ;

This time I did flat colors in Photoshop. I think so far this type of coloring suits my illustrations best - or does it? Whatcha think?

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Unlike last year, I managed to make the pictures BEFORE the Valentines and post them on the day... Who knows, maybe next year I will even do them in advnce enough to make cards? ;)

Colonel Reginald is looking for love. He had a hard life following the war and among other injuries he suffered a broken heart.

Lady Cat has been looking for someone to share her life with ever since her husband sadly passed away. She needs emotional support and someone to help her bring up fifteen children from her first marriage.

1/52 mythical creatures

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Here we go then! :) This is the first one, of a bunch of rusałkas - they are slavic creatures that live in the forests, near lakes and streams. They are beautiful, have green hair and will dance you to death. In Poland there is a holiday called "Zielone Świątki" (Green Holidays). It is one of those holidays that have been celebrated by pagan ancestors before catholicism appeared - and originally celebrated these creatures. People would put up feasts for them and dance around bonfires (and apparentely some people sitll do). Currently officially it's Pentecost, a holiday which I personally never really understood. In Poland most people will call it Zielone Świątki.

Watch this space! I will try to update on Mondays :)

little foresty

As per usual the new years resolution to update more often is not working too well!
But it's ok I was actually pretty busy with really boring things (i.e. tax return).

Now I should have more time for exciting things :)

I am going to start a new series of weekly drawings with mythical creatures. If there are any you particularly love, let me know so I will add them to my list. The list is currently not very long... But I would like to do at least 52 of them (an easier take on the 365 trees thing). So far I have one image nearly finished and a few more planned. Before that tho I have some little drawings of forests and lichens. Weather is no even remotely wintery, it feels like one could go mushroom picking...

Bunnyrific 2

So these here are some actual bunny drawings I did. Without doubt last one is my favourite... again, ink on paper, was just expermenting with different ways of colouring on Photoshop. Because why not? :)

Post Valentiny

I was working on this picture for quite some time, and I have had it in my head since early January... And of course, the time for me to finish it clearly had to be just AFTER the Valentines day. But nevermind, I think it will still be as nice to look at :)

(PSSSSST.... It's also a PRINT!)
I hope your Valentines day was as nice as theirs... I had some bonding time with my tablet! :)

Bisonmania

Recentely something new appeared in my life. Bisons. I mean, they were always in my heart but few weeks ago Riennahera has shown me this link: BISONS LIVE FEED. I am not normally into this sort of live feed stuff, but this - this was different. It contains mighty big beasts of animals! And then I had this idea: Why not do some lifedrawing out of that? So here are some results. It was mainly bisons but there was a cheeky brave boar too.

 It was: pens, inks, watercolours, some also digitally pampered up. Yo.

Masquerade!

A friend of mine is currently doing a project for Culture Shock! Warszawa na Opak (Warsaw Reversed) is about masquerades and carnival in the capital of Poland. I really like the idea and got this image stuck in my head since I learned about the project. And I couldn't get it out. Especially the thin flute playing guy and the guest appearance of Cat Behemoth. I read Master and Margerita so long ago I can't even remember when it was. I loved it so and the supporting characters were my favouries (that is, Koroviov and mentioned above Behemoth). Some may fidn the lady on the right vaguely familiar too...

What surprised me most with this project was how much I enjoyed drawing the buildings (this is part of the Old Town in Warsaw). I havent done any for quite a while and it was really fun. And I was so impressed with the results.

Final Jumper Joy of 2012

This is officially the last cat in a jumper I am drawing this year. Or well, I drew. I am pretty tempted with coouring this fella, but so far - this is it! :)

Grumpy Henry

If he takes everything into consideration Henry does like Christmas. It is quite a difficult one. He has to wear a silly jumper his mom made. He has to spend quality time with his family. And then his girlfriend makes him wear this ridiculous hat! But then... Deep down he loves the smell of a Christmas tree. And then there is the food of course. Above all else Henry loves food.
(click on him to view bigger image or if you want to... buy him!)

Bear-ry picking!

I did this one few weeks ago, attempt at a story told by one of my colleagues - as her granny once went berry picking and met an unusual companion (that you probably want to avoid).

Michelle's Ghost

So apparentely Michelle saw a ghost one foggy morning on her way to work... Because she took a shortcut through a graveyard, which (after my scrupulous research) is not actually a shortcut. But sleeping people are easier to get past than crowds of people in a hurry/on the bus stop. And I don't know, there is just something weirdly pleasant and calm on that graveyard anyway. But was it really a ghost?

space

Toffo's off for another adventure. Space for Illustration Friday! I kinda didn't want to illustrate space as in planets and stars.

Things that happened last week which I'd rather didn't