The original concept sketch for, “Creature in Repose” “What seems to be the problem, chief? / “Nothing serious sir, we just seemed to have snagged the nets on something. We should be able to clear them soon…” The fishing trawler, Schnarly, inadvertantly awakens an ancient subterranean lava gobbler.
On a recent trip to Geelong I was walking along the beachside at sunrise and there were stranded Jellyfish like this guy everywhere… Some as blue as this, others white/clear..
Moorish Idols Zanclus cornutus Family Zanculidae at Million $ Point Santo Vanuatu / View my underwater collection here Take a look at my other photos / Add me to your watchlist / / !
Snail crawling along a leaf with water reflection Featured on the Red Bubble Home Page November 2008 1,608 views, November 24th, 2009
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a grump of blister-bodied Grinners swim past the good natured sea creature… I liked this bit of my larger “Sea Creature” pic, so while I am finishing that, I thought this section might make a cool card. I’ll upload it and see :)
I am occasionally asked how I start the crazy pics :) This is my concept sketch for “Sea Creature” / The good-natured sea creature gazes benignly at the nervous Grinners as they swim past, in their usual backwards style. The poison blisters on the Grinners’ backs were fully inflated, as though they expected trouble. Observers in the underwater viewing deck, were making notes. Temperatures had risen alarmingly in the Nglishoop sea and creatures like the Blister-bodied Grinners were stressed as a result of these changes and their response was to remain in defence mode. This was costing them valuable energy though, as it was usually reserved for short fight or flight occasions. They were aware, in their remarkably evolved brains, that something was not right, but nothing in their evolutionary coding had prepared them for anything like this. These brightly coloured underwater imps, were a critical part of the reef biome and the researchers were worried. Although they were terrestrial beings, the observers knew that their lives were inextricably bound to events that occurred in this underwater world. Time was running out… 5000+views
How many sales of this design – 1 sale so far :) / Pelican Love is from the ‘Beach Series’ and ‘Friends Series’ of original paintings by Karin Taylor. / It was created using ink and pastel on pastel paper. There is a beautiful story about the love that pelicans have for their babies, I thought I’d share it with you Reference taken from the Wikepedia Encyclopedia (please forgive the length of this, but it is SO interesting, thought I may as well share the whole thing !) In medieval Europe, the pelican was thought to be particularly attentive to her young, to the point of providing her own blood when no other food was available. As a result, the pelican became a symbol of the Passion of Jesus and of the Eucharist. It also became a symbol in bestiaries for self-sacrifice, and was used in heraldry (“a pelican in her piety” or “a pelican vulning (wounding) herself”). Another version of this is that the pelican used to kill its young and then resurrect them with its blood, this being analogous to the sacrifice of Jesus. Thus the symbol of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is a pelican, and for most of its existence the headquarters of the service was located at Pelican House in Dublin, Ireland. For example, the emblems of both Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and Corpus Christi College, Oxford are pelicans, showing its use as a medieval Christian symbol (‘Corpus Christi’ means ‘body of Christ’). Likewise a folktale from India says that a pelican killed her young by rough treatment but was then so contrite that she resurrected them with her own blood.[1] These legends may have arisen because the pelican used to suffer from a disease that left a red mark on its chest[citation needed]. Alternatively it may be that pelicans look as if they are stabbing themselves as they often press their bill into their chest to fully empty their pouch. Yet other possibilities are that they often rest their bills on their breasts, and that the Dalmatian Pelican has a blood-red pouch in the early breeding season.[1]
Sea Star Duet / Ink Pastel Acrylic Charcoal / Mixed Media production / from the Beach Series by Karin Taylor /
/ Funky Mermaid / Beach Series of cards and prints by Karin Taylor / Ink and Pastel on Canson Pastel Paper (textured) Original painting sold
@ All images are copyright of Rosa Cobos 2008 . Rights reserved Deepness´s profiles.. / of unfinished presence. / You are not a reflexion.. / on the black waters of… / uncertainty. / I am looking for words.. / to dive into your souls.. / with the hope of finding, / the mould of the Female-Eternal. / A great explosion of bubbles.. / emerging from the muddy bottom.. / each one.. a different expression. / Each voice.. / a different tone.. / Each look, inside themselves, / a different fear. Meanwhile.. / a golden sperm.. / oily and ephemeral.. / is trying to domesticate, / the mimetic nature.. / of your blooming brains. / Rosa Cobos © Copyright Rosa Cobos 2008 . All rights reserved
other images in this octopus series
Stock model by *faestock deviant art.
I have always loved Sea urchins and have always collected them from when i was a child right up into adulthood. They would be the first thing I would look for when I got out of my car and my feet hit the sand on the beach. Suprisingly there arent that many to be found anymore on the beach where I have always gone to find them. sony ax 300 SLR 70 – 200ml lense.
Ink and tea on Fabriano Rosapina paper Original size: 19.5×19.5cm
Prints only available direct through artist / due to the Terms and Agreement with the / photographer and model. Creation Date: 2.25.09 ashsivils@gmail.com The first version is cleaner with out any textures. / You can view it here if you like. Aquatica v.1 Model: stockxpert.com Fish Fin:DimondDoves / Goldfish: FantasyStock Textures: / bashcorpo / amptone-stock Beard rings and gills were hand made. / Too much brush work and too many / layers went into this. Ash Sivils © 2007-2009 No Derivative Works — You may not alter, transform, or / build upon this work in any shape way or form unless you / gain a waiver from me, not a representative. You may not / import, export, print, redistribute or claim as your personal / work. You may not sell this art or assign right to others, all / images are copyrighted please respect those rights.
stock credits: / MJRANUM for the centaur’s body / STRIDSBERG for the backgroud / my friend’s duck for the wings / textures by navybrat / and the horse is public domain…. all my artworks are copyrighted and do not belong to the public domain thank you for viewing my heART!!!
for StarKatz / her picture: / :scales and fins are based on my picture of a small fish digitally manipulated through skewing, distorting and noise filtering :the water effects are a combination of 3 of my photographs with an added dough of digital painting / : / Kaz’s body is also a combination of 5 pictures of body parts courtesy of MJRANUM
Been sketching a lot of anglerfish lately ….. with twists. So many possibilities with this amazing creature. ” The anglerfish is an incredible example of how living organisms can find a way to survive in even the most inhospitable environment. The Angler Fish lives more than a mile deep in ocean water. There are over 200 species of anglers, which are named for their method of ‘fishing’ for their food. A spine of the dorsal fin acts as a ‘fishing rod’, tipped with a fleshy ‘bait’ which is often luminous. Other fishes are attracted to this lure and get eaten. Most anglerfishes live near the sea bottom. There are four kinds: batfish, goosefish, frogfish, and deep-sea angler.” This poor bugger is in a bit of strife. details /
Mixed media digital collage.
An enchanting white unicorn wades in the river of the mystical realm / model created in poser, then the image created in psp9
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