Butterfly

Butterfly by Firedrake
Butterfly by Firedrake

Butterfly

This is the original piece that I took my avatar from. He’s about 25×20cm, watercolour etc on canvas. There is iridescent leaf applied to the wing panes but can’t see it in the photo.

He is…sneaky.

  • kafka

    kafka, 8 months ago

    He lools sneaky…and cheeky! – love him – It does’t matter that we can’t see the irridescence, he knows its there – that’s why he looks so pleased with himself.

  • tambatoys

    tambatoys, 8 months ago

    so cool n creepy :)

  • LTSavoy

    LTSavoy, 8 months ago

    fun and entertaining. Love the character (Cheeky fits)

  • Bridgett Ferguson

    Bridgett Ferguson, 8 months ago

    very cool! :)

  • Buddy Sears

    Buddy Sears, 8 months ago

    Crazy Cooooool!

  • klezedawg

    klezedawg, 8 months ago

    brilliant work

  • Geri Bragg

    Geri Bragg, 8 months ago

    cool character !

  • nook

    nook, 8 months ago

    very very sneaky, and very very groovy.

  • RoughDiamond

    RoughDiamond, 8 months ago

    He does look cheeky and mischivious! Great work :)

  • Brian Towers

    Brian Towers, 8 months ago

    Your works really stand out. Beautifully drawn and vibrant with colour. I like the humour in some too. You’re on my watchlist and I’m looking forward to more.

  • Lisa  Kenny

    Lisa Kenny, 8 months ago

    Just browsing through your gallery again ~ you really are very talented !

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake, 8 months ago

    Haha, thank you everyone!
    I’m glad the humour shows through.
    This one, if you could hear him, would be going ‘Meeeeehhhh’.

  • Janet Boyd

    Janet Boyd, 8 months ago

    This made me smile. Love the goggles. Reminds me of Amelia Earhart, one of my favorite iconic people.

  • Peter Coleman

    Peter Coleman, 8 months ago

    heaps of personality, well done

  • Jenny Haskey

    Jenny Haskey, 8 months ago

    Great work – I love your creativity. An amazing & fun artist – can’t wait to see more!!!

  • Jerry Weston

    Jerry Weston, 8 months ago

    Very very nicely done…I love work like this

  • Helen Bascom KMA

    Helen Bascom KMA, 8 months ago

    Beautifully drawn

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin TobinGreeter, 8 months ago

    Excellence! I love it!

  • houk

    houk, 8 months ago

    So cool!

  • wanda lechene

    wanda lechene, 8 months ago

    wow i love it

  • Anjo Lafin

    Anjo Lafin, 7 months ago

    Love it.

  • kooky

    kooky, 7 months ago

    i love this little fella! very creative. great work!

  • Dakolina

    Dakolina, 7 months ago

    often wonderd why not have some of your work as a logo printed on a tee.. I personally think it would make THE BEST TEE

  • memory

    memory, 7 months ago

    I looove it!

  • acid

    acid, 7 months ago

    amazing

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner, 7 months ago

    LOL I love this.

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake, 7 months ago

    Thanks everyone!
    Amelia Earhart…I have an awesome leather flying cap like hers. Sometimes I wear it while I’m painting..like a ‘thinking cap’!

  • Lilian Bernoldi

    Lilian Bernoldi, 7 months ago

    Your art is amazing!

  • Rebs O

    Rebs O, 7 months ago

    cute! great character! tho i would feel unsafe with the fact that he can fly.. wouldnt know what he would get up to

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake, 7 months ago

    He flies. But he’s a bit tubby as you can see. So he flies quite close to the ground.

  • AlteredIllusions

    AlteredIllusions, 7 months ago

    very nice work!

  • Rita Deegan

    Rita Deegan, 7 months ago

    Love this!

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington, 7 months ago

    i love this image it is great.. very nice work

  • Luigi Clemente

    Luigi Clemente, 7 months ago

    Really nice artwork, all your collection, congrat! :-)

  • Thomas Spiessens

    Thomas Spiessens, 7 months ago

    you can tell he’s sneaky
    well done!

  • kfphotography

    kfphotography, 6 months ago

    wow, this is a great drawing!

  • Michael Alesich

    Michael Alesich, 6 months ago

    The curl on the nose makes him look that bit more humourous. He looks sneaky, great piece.

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethMontage Magician, 6 months ago

    just cool man.

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu, 6 months ago

    awesome image

    yes/ so so cool

  • genevieve m

    genevieve m, 6 months ago

    this is very cute, a great avatar, you have some fabulous creatures here!

  • Violeta Pérez Anzorena

    Violeta Pérez ..., 6 months ago

    This is a great drawing…. congratulations

  • moongypsy

    moongypsy, 6 months ago

    Wonderfully weird image…I love it!

  • Damian

    Damian, 6 months ago

    Love this guy, looks like he should be all nice and friendly with the butterfly wings, but the closer look makes you think better of it.

  • atomikboy

    atomikboy, 6 months ago

    I like this….....probosis!!!!......

  • Mark Gardner

    Mark Gardner, 6 months ago

    superb !!! lots of fun but somehow menacing, great work

  • pentangled

    pentangled, 6 months ago

    fascinating and wonderful, I really like your style :o)

  • VisionaryImagist

    VisionaryImagist, 5 months ago

    your style is inventive and creative. love your style.

  • LostBoy1

    LostBoy1, 5 months ago

    your a bit nutty…i like that…”Meeeeehhhh” indeed!!

  • Siamesecat

    Siamesecat, 5 months ago

    Yes, I agree it is fascinating and interesting artwork LOVE YPUR STYLE…

  • apjenkins

    apjenkins, 5 months ago

    love this a complex and funny idea simply exhilerating art !!

  • Marion Chapman

    Marion Chapman, 5 months ago

    Great character and definitely a bit cheeky.

  • Quigi

    Quigi, 5 months ago

    Great art!! I can see why you would use as your icon. Reminds me a bit of Pink Floydd’s “The Wall” movie.

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen, 5 months ago

    I love your work! It is so fantastic and unique

  • Hippo

    Hippo, 5 months ago

    Fantastic. He really makes a great avatar!!

  • Pal Gyomai

    Pal Gyomai, 4 months ago

    This cool little guy made to the front page! I remember him from the time I first looked at your art. Congratulations, Firedrake!

  • Lisadee

    Lisadee, 4 months ago

    Congratulations gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :))))

  • nikirios

    nikirios, 4 months ago

    I dig it!

  • nancyames

    nancyames, 4 months ago

    This is so good and fun, Firedrake. ( I think I know that guy.)

  • Ganz

    Ganz, 4 months ago

    Great Idea and execution.

  • Carrie Glenn

    Carrie Glenn, 4 months ago

    Nice work…and congrats for being featured on the home page!!!

  • Ash Sivils

    Ash Sivils, 4 months ago

    Congrats! You deserve it!

  • AmandaHelen

    AmandaHelen, 4 months ago

    your work is truly inspiring.

  • KillerNapkins

    KillerNapkins, 4 months ago

    this is awesome work …. i dig it a lot.. and congrats bein on the home page!!

  • Headcrime

    Headcrime, 4 months ago

    Great work!

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen, 4 months ago

    Congrats on making it onto the homepage! Well deserved.

  • Talkingwatermelon

    Talkingwatermelon, 4 months ago

    Yay! Homepage! Love this picture, they couldn’t have chosen better for the main page.

  • frozenfa

    frozenfa, 4 months ago

    very cute and interesting character! =D

  • braidy

    braidy, 4 months ago

    congrats on making home page!! ;)

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake, 4 months ago

    Thanks so much everyone!! Stoked!

  • Liesl Yvette Wilson

    Liesl Yvette W..., 4 months ago

    love love love this!

  • Steven Sandner

    Steven Sandner, 4 months ago

    Cool! love the idea! this is so original!!! great work!

  • Becc Orszag

    Becc Orszag, 4 months ago

    lol i thought it was an elephant with wings

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake in reply to Becc Orszag’s comment, 4 months ago

    Haha..guess he could be!

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti, 4 months ago

    Great concept and excellently drawn.

  • StressieCat

    StressieCat, 4 months ago

    Fantastic i love this image, well done!

  • Jen Cannella

    Jen Cannella, 3 months ago

    Stunning work!

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylor, 3 months ago

    great work!

  • ktcam

    ktcam, 3 months ago

    Superb drawings and your creatures are exquisite. Your whole PF is an acheivement. Beautiful work.

  • Steven Novak

    Steven Novak, 3 months ago

    You have a really unique, really wonderful style. I’m liking it.

  • BLYTHART

    BLYTHART, 3 months ago

    He looks as though he could protect you if needs be.

  • collin

    collin, 3 months ago

    one of the most creative pieces of work I’ve seen in a long time, well done

  • petewashere

    petewashere, 3 months ago

    i love it. your work has a beautiful feel to it.

  • silveraya

    silveraya, 3 months ago

    fantastic work

  • marlaakajake

    marlaakajake, 2 months ago

    Sneaky but loveable too! Love your web page and imagination!

  • Peace Mitchell

    Peace Mitchell, 2 months ago

    This little guy is really cute!

  • Donna Huntriss

    Donna Huntriss, 2 months ago

    I love your work! You remind me of Brian Froud’s “Labyrinth gobiln” illustrations. Love it!

  • KellyThomas

    KellyThomas, 2 months ago

    oh the labyrinth is firedrakes secret place of birth… maybe her dad is really Bowie ;-)
    i love the fact that this guy is tubby, what a character. his arm gives him a mad scientist kind of look.

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake in reply to KellyThomas’s comment, 2 months ago

    My dad? Ew! I used to have a crush on Jareth..when I was young and innocent and the tight trousers didn’t scare me.

  • KellyThomas

    KellyThomas, 2 months ago

    haha. tight trousers and bowie will ALWAYS be hot and not scary. well ‘always’ for another 5 years any way ;-)

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake in reply to KellyThomas’s comment, 2 months ago

    Heehee! I watched it so many times when I was young. Then I saw it again at about 19…the tights…the horror

  • James Lillis

    James Lillis, 2 months ago

    This is unbelievably cool. Where did this little dood get his headgear made? Nothing wrog with David Bowie in tights… I think. When you’re David Bowie you can get away with that kind of stuff. It would have broken most men.

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake in reply to James Lillis’s comment, 2 months ago

    I believe the headgear is standard issue :)
    Yes I agree, David Bowie is in a league of coolness unattainable by most mortals!

  • spiderflux

    spiderflux, about 1 month ago

    i like this.

  • Tim Gourley

    Tim Gourley, about 1 month ago

    Awesome… one of the most original talents I’ve ever seen.

  • shanmclean

    shanmclean, 5 days ago

    hehe….cute!!

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