Archive for the ‘Medieval Animal Alphabet’ Category

R is for Rabbit

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
R is for Rabbit

R is for Rabbit

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper. The rabbit lives all cosy-like in his warren – until he’s chased out by ferrets.

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library. Or don’t. There are alot of really nice sites on the Internet you could check out that have wonderful manuscripts with illuminated letters and nicely illustrated animals. Or…you don’t have to at all.

Q is for Quail

Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Q is for Quail

Q is for Quail

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper. Don’t eat ‘em! – The quail dines on poisonous seeds so eating is a no-no.

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library.

P is for Peacock

Monday, March 16th, 2009
P is for Peacock

P is for Peacock

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper. The peacock is very beautiful – except for his feet. They’re just so ugly, and he knows it! So the peacock won’t fly high lest his horrid tootsies are seen.

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library.

O is for Ox

Monday, March 9th, 2009
O is for Ox

O is for Ox

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper. Oxen! They can predict the weather!

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library.

N is for Newt

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
N is for Newt

N is for Newt

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper. The latin name for a newt is ‘stellio’ – named due to the star (stella) – like spots on its back.

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library.

M is for Mouse (or Mice)

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
M is for Mouse

M is for Mouse

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper. The mouse gnaws at iron (and gold!) and you can be sure to find stolen pieces of it in their bellies.

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library.

I’m almost done in this series (I may only be at ‘M’ on these Internet tubes, but I am near the home stretch in real-life). I am trying to get these (along with one final batch of postcards) done and out of the way so I can focus on bigger and better projects. These bigger and better projects include several “drawn books” and costumes (I need to do a body cast for the next one, and yes, I shall end up making some latex pieces for it. No, I am not making a latex suit). I hope to upload sketches soon.

L is for Lion

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
L is for Lion

L is for Lion

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper. Lions are full of mystery, bringing life to their children with their breath or roar and erasing its tracks from hunters with its tail.

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library.

K is for Kingfisher

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
K is for Kingfisher

K is for Kingfisher

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper. The kingfisher has the power to calm the seas.

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library.

Too much to do, not enough time, why is this always the case? There’s just so many things I wish to do! I think I need to start setting some deadlines – there will have consequences if they are missed.

J is for Jaculus

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
J is for Jaculus

J is for Jaculus

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper. This guy…this guy is just weird.

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library.