Tag: Art
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Inktober: Swift

And here we go! Hallowe’en Month is Upon us! (White Rabbits, by the way!) October 1st 2017! #Inktober! Welcome to Swift Manor, the strange house on the hill… there are some lights on; but is anybody home??? <- If you’d like to take part in Inktober, details are in <- this link!
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Ignis Fatuus

Ignis Fatuus is more of a phenomenon than a myth or legend, but that is still no reason for it not to be included in my ATC series on Mythical Beings and Imaginary Friends. This particular being loves to send the spooks up unsuspecting travellers late at night. Why these late night travellers would be…
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ATC: Melusine

Melusine is a fresh water spirit from legends in France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and Cyprus. She is sometimes seen with wings, one fish tail or two. She was a fairy queen who had to take on the part serpent form every Saturday. She was a hard-working soul, building many castles each and every night…
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ATC: Hippocentaur

Not one of my better ones, this, but my usual excuse of not enough time comes into play again here. That said, it is still a creation, and I made a promise to post them warts and all, so that I must do. Although this dud is certainly no masterpiece it still illustrates my next…
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ATC: Kelpie

We’re back with a not very nice creature for this, my fifth ATC in my Mythical Beings and Imaginary Friends series. This time we’re looking at the legend of the kelpie, a malevolent shape-shifting water spirit from Scottish folklore. They spend a lot of their time in or by rivers and streams, and usually take…