Category: Nature
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The Phoenix and the Volcano
The Illustration Friday prompt for this week is Wings. I’ve tried all sorts of different ways to illustrate wings, using birds, butterflies, angels, hairstyles… but then accidentally settled on the idea of a Phoenix. One of my favourite mythical birds is the Phoenix, usually depicted rising from the ashes. I’ve gone for a volcano this…
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Shadowcat
There’s a new friend in the neighbourhood. Stealth-like and bold; sleek and nimble. He’s Shadow… only he’s got one slight problem. Two, actually. His eyes glow in daylight. He’s just an ordinary cat otherwise. He likes a tickle, he likes to run and jump and climb. He likes to eat – oh, he likes to…
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Everything in twos
I have a strange compulsion. Strange in the fact that it isn’t there all of the time, and strange in the fact that it can be ignored as well. I experience this strange compulsion of mine mostly when shopping in Sainsbury’s (other supermarkets are available) but it does creep in to other areas of my…
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Ocean Colour Scene
I’ve not participated in Illustration Friday for a few weeks, and had a look at their prompt for this week, which is Ocean. I thought that’s an easy prompt, and then went away and wondered how I could illustrate the ocean. At first, I thought I’d try to come up with an image with a…
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View from the window: Good Morning!
It’s actually afternoon here now, but never mind. This is the misty morning view the Mansion wanted to show me today, it’s of Mystic Springs. The bit that juts out in the third pane is where the inhabitants get the rowing boat to take them to the mainland. I shall have to take another visit…
The Mansionic Perspective 