I Wish for Peace

I'm Lee Sherman, and Siryl is a black cat who doesn't exist. I share science fiction and fantasy paintings, and other works of art that make the fantastical and the hypothetical seem vividly real. This blog is always safe for work. Links may not be.

[nemfrog]

Odysseus and crew wait in the cave of One-eyed Polyphemus. Myths and legends of all nations. 1914.

Internet Archive

[chimeride]

[vintage-treasures]

The Two Brothers, watercolor and ink (1920) Elenore Abbott (American, 1875–1935) created the illustration The Two Brothers for the 1920 Scribner's Sons edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Applying the Art Nouveau aesthetic, she depicts Princess Rosette on the dragon mountain, awaiting being sacrificed to the seven-headed beast. A young hunter later arrives to rescue her from the monster.

Abbott used watercolor and ink to produce fine lines and atmospheric washes. Such flowing, decorative forms brought old, emotional stories into a modern visual language. Loc. Private Collection. Dim. 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.).

[nuclearbummer]

[wiigiwaamcore]

David Cusick was a Tuscarora (Haudenosaunee) artist who self-published the first known English-language record of Indigenous stories told BY an Indigenous writer-illustrator. His book is called David Cusick’s Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations and you can read it for free online.

[drachenmagier]

scanned. :)

[art-of-thomas-elliott]

ESKATON is my own dark scifi universe that will soon be released as a goregous hard back art book. This artbook will feature traditional artwork and lore brining this universe to life.

Please give the kickstarter page a follow and consider backing when it goes live late summer,

Coming soon: ESKATON - An Art Book by Thomas Elliott

Explore the ESKATON universe, from the brilliant mind and talented hands of Thomas Elliott!

[loharis]

💚Vgen comms!💚

Hii I'm finally trying out Vgen,

I opened commissions to help with my trip expenses, working period is during June/July Sketch / Simple / Complex rendered types available

Sharing appreciated 💚

Kaura (@kaura)

Check out Kaura's commissions and portfolio! | heya, I'm Kaura! Finnish artist mostly painting in semirealistic/anime styles, comms now op

[arborix]

took me like three days but I drew something again! yay!!

lineless and initial sketch below! I find it rather interesting to see just how much random stuff I add onto the sketch for meat masses like this

[thefugitivesaint]

Enrique Alcatena, ''Il Mago'', #47, 1989

[pi-slices]

Molten Metal - 240125

[caleod]

14-6-24

[fakevyral]

[jareckiworld]

Daniel Gounaridis — The City II (acrylic on canvas, 1974)

[thedancingemu]

Working on another 5"x7" with a decent amount of detail. The act of painting still feels more laborious than I remember, but I do think I’m continuing to slowly move out of this extended period of burnout.

I’m finding that my sketches feel a bit stiff when I try to trace something from my sketchbook, so I’m experimenting by just freehand sketching a vague idea/composition and working out poses and details organically as I go. I always felt very nervous doing this in the past because I worry about it turning out poorly, and wasting my time and materials, but I’m working on quieting my inner critic somewhat, and I think embracing some of this mild chaos is good for getting that part of my brain to shut up (at least a little).

I also feel some pressure to work faster and not dawdle, which is dumb and another bad habit I’m trying to drop. I miss mindlessly fiddling with little details for many hours.

[rhubarbes]

Georgie Seccull

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[moonruffian]

According to Māori legend, the northern island of Aotearoa (New Zealand) was formed from the body of a giant fish caught by the demi-god Māui

#maui#māui#demigod#god#deity#māori#maorimythology#myth#mythology#occult#occultart#darkart#art https://www.instagram.com/p/B-lFvVNJYCx/?igshid=hjvouq3ww6zv

[therewren]

"Owlcat" by Emma Lazauski Prints available.

A deadly predator of Quailhares.