This is the Barbary Lion, Gunnery Master. There are no guns on The Menagerie to master, but this is still a Crucial and Important job.

To learn more about the Barbary Lion and the Very Important work he is not doing, click below!

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This is the Sloth Bear. His job onboard The Menagerie is trying so, so hard. Also being the ship’s carpenter. He doesn’t know what he's doing, but I think he is doing it so well.

If you'd like to know more about him and the good job he is doing, check the link!

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It’s a book! This coming May I’ll be launching a Kickstarter to fund the printing of my illustrated novel, Sail of the Menagerie. If you love critters, pirates, art (or all three?!?) I hope you’ll check it out.
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#book #writing #kickstarter #animalart #illustration

They say that keeping a pet griffin can deter critters from munching on your garden - what they don’t tell you is that this is because you will not have a garden left after your pet griffon gets into it.

#griffon #gryphon #mythicalcreatures #fantasyart #illustration #coloredpencils #griffonart #art

Exciting news coming soon for May~ There. Will. Be. Llamas. …And camels. And peacocks. And hyenas. And gharials. And sloth bears. And Barbary lions. A lot of gemsbok. A good amount of pheasants. At least two panthers. A civit...

#writing #kickstarter #animalart #SailoftheMenagerie #illustration

This fine feathered friend is up for sale! Be warned, however – you will never stop picking feathers out from between your couch cushions.

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#peacockdog #mythicalcreatures #fantasyart #illustration #coloredpencils #originalart #simurgh #art #drawing #animalart #dogart

Every time I think I’ve got the yellow in the highlights bright enough I check my color study and nope! More Yellow.

#wip #artprocess #griffon #mythicalcreatures #fantasyart #illustration #gryphon #griffin #griffonart #drawing #coloredpencils #garden #spring

I liked that springy color scheme from the unicorn last week so much, I’m using it again~

#wip #artprogress #drawing #griffon #gryphon #griffin #griffonart #illustration #thumbnaildrawing #colorstudy #fantasyart #mythicalcreatures #coloredpencils

Peacock dogs are renowned for their beauty, but owning one is not for the faint of heart. In addition to frequent grooming, peacock dogs must have constant validation to keep their delicate egos from wilting, particularly during the emotionally-difficult molting season

#peacockdog #borzoi #peacock

We may have just had a cold snap but that doesn’t stop me having spring fever~

#unicorns #unicornart #wildlflowers #mythicalcreatures #fantasyart #drawing #sketchbook #coloredpencils #spring

I’m having a spring clean! I’ve got some originals that have been filed away in the dark too long – if you’ve ever wanted an original from me, there are some unicorns, dragons, and horses looking for homes at discount prices~

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#originalart #horseart #unicornart #dragonart

Just a little guy watching some littler guys, definitely not contemplating a snack~

#griffon #griffin #gryphon #mythicalcreatures #fantasyart #illustration #mice #coloredpencils #drawing

Hey, look, I’m drawing lil guys again.

#griffons #griffins #gryphons #griffinart #mythicalcreatures #fantasyart #animalart #coloredpencils #illustration #art #fantasyillustration #drawing #lilguys

Feathering out these peapups bit by bit~

#artprocess #wip #peacockdog #mythicalcreatures #fantasyart #animalart #coloredpencils #illustration #art #fantasyillustration #drawing

Lil’ griffins~

#griffins #griffons #gryphons #griffonart #sketchbook #fantasyart #sketching #drawing #mythicalcreatures #fantasyanimals #illustration #coloredpencils

Doing some test printing for something later this year~ Some illustrations I can get the colors and values to match right away, but sometimes I’ve got to go through several adjustments to get it right – this one took a whole bunch! Those finicky peacocks…

#prints #artprocess #peacock #pheasants

Doing some little color studies for a future illustration - sometimes to get the mood juuuuuust right you have to do it all again, but with an ever so slightly different shade of yellow~

#illustration #colorstudies #coloredpencils #fantasyart #animalart #artprocess #sketchbook #thumbnails

Lol, I found that post with the funny horses that was going around~

#horses #horseart #referencesketches #gesturedrawing #sketchbook #drawing

So glad you like it! I had a lot of fun with it (and finally got to use my neon prismacolors for something!)

Aw sorry, someone grabbed that almost as soon as it was available! There is a print of that one if you want, though I know it's not quite the same <3

I’ve got originals for sale in the shop! I’ve got horses, I’ve got cows, I’ve got sheep, I’ve got kitties, I’ve got dragons, I’ve got deer-dragon hybrids – truly a little something for everyone~

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#art #illustration #dragonart #horseart #cowart #sheepart #catart #kirinart

I just finished reading Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones and no matter how earnestly and repeatedly she described the main character as kind of a setter-labrador cross, my brain simply refused to imagine anything but a borzoi~

#dog #dogart #Dogsbody #DianaWynneJones #sketchbook #fanart #Sirius #Leo

Dragons: Wild and Domestic is now available in my shop! If you missed out on the Kickstarter, now is your chance to welcome an irresponsible number of dragons into your hearth and home. Pin and digital copy also available.
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#dragons #dragonart #artbook #fantasy #illustration

Sneezing too much to concentrate on other work 🤧 time to sketch horses and cats. Three color challenge~

#cats #horses #coloredpencils #drawing #sketchbook #sketching #horseart #catart #kitties #bigstretchy #equineart

Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’, keep those ponies rollin’~

#horses #horseart #sketchbook #gesturedrawing #drawing #art #illustration #equineart #rollinghorse

Did I ever post this guy? Doesn’t matter, found him in an old sketchbook, and think he deserves an airing.

#horse #horseart #sketchbook #equineart #coloredpencils #illustration #drawing #sketching

I take good notes.

#doodling #sketching #ponies #dragons #drawing #horseart #dragonart #art #illustration #doodles

Sketchin’ cats~

#cats #kitties #catart #sketchbook #sketching #drawing #watercolor #kittens #animalart #art #illustration

Oh, chestnut horses, how I long to capture your glossy golden highlights, autumn-red lowlights and soft grey muzzles – but mere mortal hands (and color pencils) can only hope to transcribe a fraction of your beauty~

#horses #chestnuthorse #sketchbook #coloredpencils #horseart #animalart #ungulates

What an adorable...uh, I mean FEARSOME fellow! ❤️