Ostrich Tentacles
So I was at a sushi restaurant with my friend, and she said ‘ostrich tentacle’ rather than octopus tentacle. A curious beast that just had to be painted.
Ostriches are cool – sort of snooty and silly looking at the same time.
I liked painting his funny feets.
Watercolour, chalk pastel, ink, conte on canvas, 30cm x 23cm.
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Rebecca Bryson
This is scary but cool
Marie Magnusson
ha, how brilliant! a mixture of two of the coolest-looking animals, great idea
Tania Donald
oh yes! so superb! what a beatiful yet creepy beast : D
lostboy13
she looks pissed off.
hmmm, ok
ellephant tentacle, spider tentacle, snail tentacle…try to ignore these<
Firedrake replied
Elephant tentacle you say?? Hmm…
kerryone
Wonderful! Looking forward to some more interesting hybrids :)
Conrad Stryker
Well, that’s just fucking brilliant.
sjem ©
This is so wonderful.
I think he’s got a look on his face like he’s passing through airport security, trying to smuggle in an octopus and trying REALLY hard to act casual.
Firedrake replied
Haha…reminds me of those quarantine ads, people holding giant maggots…”I just picked this up in a market”
kaneko
It could be useful for an ostrich to have tentacles back there. They could get more rock climbing done. This is very cool
Firedrake replied
Ah…yeah, cause ostriches like to nest really really high up. Maybe in a few million years they’ll have evolved some?
CateTownsend
Fantastic
jaytbuchanan
This is great! Maybe he’s going through airport security, and he’s nervous even though he hasn’t done anything wrong, but is worried he looks suspicious because he feels nervous, which makes him look more nervous….
Firedrake replied
I hate that. Then you start to feel all hot, and then you realise no one else looks nervous, and the sniffer dog comes up to you…
Paul Compton
What a creature! Wonerous!
Matthew Chambe...
Awesome!
Barbara Glatzeder
Oh yes, quite!!! :-)))
crawlspace
a fantastic image created from a verbal mistake
wonderful
Alice Oates
so cool..!
Vanella Mead
lol she looks so upset like she woke up to find something odd had happened in the night
Firedrake replied
That live octopus someone dared him to eat didn’t die ...
fesseldreg
Food for thought eh? :) Fabulous creature done with great skill and humour.
woof
lol! very cool ostrich!!
Linda Ridpath
fantasmagorical!!! love it!
BLYTHART
We should be hugely thankful that your friend didn’t ask for “octopus testicles” or you’d be banned from showing the resulting painting :) This has joined the loads of other Firedrake pictures in my Favourites section.
Firedrake replied
Haha yeah, it would be the first time I’d have to apply the NSFW filter!
lollipoppins
Oh love it. I want a pet one. Can your magic skills extend to that? :D
Firedrake replied
They’re Ok as pets until they mature, when they can be quite destructive!
AnitaInverarity
Loooooooove him, what a great story to his creation too. There is a hippy prog rocky psychedelic band here in UK called Ozric Tentacles, its funny because I can see him galloping about to their music xxxx
Firedrake replied
I had to google them. I’m sure prog is right up his alley!
FireRabbit
Oh my goodness! Another wonderful creation!
Damian
Oh goodness, that’s quite the creature! :)
Looks like those tentacles can’t decide if they like the head or not, so I’d be running too! :)
Firedrake replied
HAHA! I thought of this stupid poster people put on the wall in the office :)
Keith Reesor
We find inspiration in the strangest places!! Extraordinary work Kaitlin!! :)
catherine walker
wow..so different and soo interesting..well done..It’s great!!!
braidy
she is loverly:)
braidy
or, perhaps i should have said he is loverly;)
Firedrake replied
Not sure myself if it’s arthur or martha!
Priscilla Rodr...
Ahh, so fantastic! I love it!!
Garth Horsfield
Yay, love it!
Krys Bailey
Fascinating artwork! Love it!
tambatoys
Oh nice work, I wonder if he would taste good !
AnitaInverarity
Cool- ENJOY xx
bites
Just so fabulous, I enjoy your creations so much!
Firedrake replied
Thanks! x
Alexandra Felgate
Awesome!!! One of my faves, and I love the story behind it!!
AnitaInverarity
I RECOMMEND this fantastic fellow
If you submit this to the “I recommend” group they will look for my comment and feature your work x
SigneNordin
A wonderful creature! I’d love to see one in the wild!
SusanSanford
Scary/beautiful.
DApixara
This is done to perfection!!! LOVE it!
Jewd
Love it…how elegant she manages to be…
Carmen Cilliers
Ah this is fantastic – I want it : )
AngelArtiste
This is cool!
Karin Taylor
it’s incredible
i love ostriches and octupi
strange creatures…..love the blending of the two and how the inspiration came about
i really love her eye…i say her…because the eye is pretty and soft and misty
Ming Myaskovsky
You have limitless depth of imagination is all so amazing!! :))
hsien-ku
deeply strange but appealing!
Michael Beddall
bizarre but awesome!! Love your style