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The Wakhi people know of a spiritual realm high in the mountains of Pakistan. The mountain ranges scrape the skies with some of the tallest peaks in the world, and nestled like gems among the ranges are pastures where blue sheep range. This alpine realm is called mergich, and spirits of the mountain live there, while humans can only dare to set foot at those elevations in the summer, after asking the resident spirits for permission. Because snow leopards are only found in those mergich realms, the beautiful and elusive creatures are known to be vessels and incarnations for the mergichan. #art #artistictuesday #artist #artistsoninstagram #snowleopard #felineart #leopardart #wildlifeart #inktober #inktober2020 #inktoberday13 #undyingtales #undyingtalesproject #instaartist #instaart #bnw #linedrawing #sketch #drawing #dailyart #dailysketch #dailydrawing #animalart #animaldrawing #wildlifesketch #artoftheday #endangeredanimals #illustrator #illustration #lineart @undyingtales https://www.instagram.com/p/CGSR_o0DLPN/?igshid=z0nwyhvzcjlp

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Today is Snowy Owl! Swipe to see previous snowy owls that I illustrated. A Menominee story, Origin of Night and Day: Rabbit was walking along a path and came upon Owl, perched high up in a tree. Rabbit asked Owl, “Why do you like it dark? I don’t like the dark because I can’t see. If I had my way, I would make it light all the time.” Owl told him, “Well, if you are strong enough to make that happen, I would like to see you try!” However, the two decided to instead have a competition to see who was the stronger. In front of a gathered audience of all the other animals, some of whom rooted for Rabbit but were skeptical about desiring eternal light, and some of whom rooted for Owl, they each set about bidding the sky to do their will. Rabbit chanted “Light!” while Owl chanted “Night!” and the game was lost if one of them lost concentration and said the wrong word. Owl was the one to slip up first, and as he uttered, “Light!” Rabbit was declared the winner. However, seeing that the other animals didn’t want it to be light all the time, he conceded and they decided to let time be split into cycles of day and night. #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #snowowl #snowyowl #owldrawing #birdart #bird #birdsofprey #blackandwhitedrawing #animalart #animaldrawing #wildlifeart #wildlifesketch #endangeredanimals #inktober2020 #inktoberday12 #inktober #undyingtales #undyingtalesproject #drawing #sketch #sketchbook #dailyart #dailysketch #dailydrawing #instaart #artoftheday #visdevart #visualdevelopment @undyingtales https://www.instagram.com/p/CGPrcSkD385/?igshid=10ciqgu6ioip6

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Towering above other trees in the Amazon jungle, the Kapok tree is a giant guardian. It stretches pale green-striped branches to the sky. Its canopy spreads wide, providing shelter for many creatures, embracing the land with its arcing shade, and studded with the white petals of its night-blooming flowers that attract bats as pollinators. The ancient Maya held the kapok tree as sacred, and as a tree of life, called Yaxche. It stands at the center of the earth as a conduit between the spirit worlds and the physical, its long vines being the channels by which the realms are interconnected. Tucked among its roots are bats, who are representative of the underworld. The trunk is host to birds and insects and animals, providing them shelter and nourishment for life and growth. Perched at the crown, which points north, south, east, and west, is an eagle who represents the celestial. It is the home for the Gods, as well as supernatural creatures, and it is also revered for its medicinal qualities, and the practical uses of the silk-like fibers from the seedpods. #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #tree #treeart #treeoflife #yaxche #animalart #wildlifesketch #wildlifeart #illustration #inktober #inktober2020 #inktoberday11 #undyingtales #undyingtalesproject #endangered #natureart #instaartist #instaart #dailyart #dailypainting #dailysketch #dailydrawing #artoftheday #artshare #folklore #mythology #tale #storybookart @undyingtales https://www.instagram.com/p/CGNHHfxjxEF/?igshid=t8367e5uavf1

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The travels and adventures of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, are best known from the 16th century book, “Journey to the West”. He is a trickster god, born whole and springing from a rock. At first he went to live among the monkeys of the forest, and quickly attained status as their king when he proved his bravery by jumping from the great height of a waterfall. With the monkeys behind him, he lead them in exploits and mischief, gaining for himself in that time chain mail armor, cloud-walking boots, and a magical 8-ton staff. But his pranks and stubborness escalated with his fame, and eventually he decided to challenge the Jade Emperor. This infuriated the Jade Emperor, and Sun Wukong was imprisoned under a mountain to reflect upon his misdeeds. After 500 years, he was finally freed by a Buddhist monk, and he became the monk’s bodyguard. Over the course of their westward journey, he underwent a spiritual transformation from an empty and ignorant monkey, to an enlightened king. #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #illustration #illustrator #sunwukong #monkey #wildlifeart #wildlifesketch #inktober #inktober2020 #inktoberday10 #undyingtales #undyingtalesproject #endangeredanimals #animallovers #blackandwhite #linesketch #lineart #sketch #drawing #blackandwhitedrawing #instaart #dailyart #dailysketch #dailydrawing #monkeyart #animalart #animalsketch #animaldrawing @undyingtales https://www.instagram.com/p/CGKkNtMjpPx/?igshid=1slmrn4893thy

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The Bantu people in sub-Saharan Africa have a story about the origin of death. God gave instructions separately to both a chameleon and a lizard. He told the chameleon that he was to be a messenger to tell mankind that they would never die. He gave the opposite instructions to the lizard, who was to tell mankind that they would die. The two creatures set off on their paths, but the chameleon was easily distracted. He stopped to eat, and he walked slowly, not realizing that anything was at stake. The lizard on the other hand, sped along quickly and soon arrived to deliver his message first, and as a result, man was determined to be mortal and have a finite span of life. #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #chameleon #chameleonsofinstagram #reptileart #reptiledrawing #reptilesofinstagram #wildlifeart #wildlifesketch #illustratorsoninstagram #illustrator #illustration #sketch #sketchbook #traditionalsketch #traditionalart #instaart #dailyart #dailysketch #drawing #traditionalsketch #pencildrawing #pencilart #inktober #inktober2020 #inktoberday9 #undyingtales #undyingtalesproject #tale #folklore @undyingtales https://www.instagram.com/p/CGH5QRXjJ8W/?igshid=xh6fnl7oiink

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Quick one for today! Chinese mythology: The Fenghuang bird is often called a phoenix, but it is a very different creature from the Greek mythology concept of a “phoenix” (a singular creature that dies in flame and is reborn). The Fenghuang is a beautiful and immortal being that has a pheasant’s head and body, peacock’s tail, crane’s legs, swallow’s wings. Sightings of it were seen as an omen of political harmony and world peace upon an Emperor’s ascension. The Fenghuang encapsulates both female and male energies within itself thus being a physical embodiment of harmony, yin and yang. #art #artistictuesday #artist #artistsoninstagram #sketchbook #sketch #inktober #inktober2020 #inktoberday6 #undyingtales #undyingtalesproject #drawdaily #drawing #fenghuang #pheasant #birdart #birddrawing #birdsketch #wildlifeart #wildlifesketch #creatureart #creaturesketch #instadrawing #dailysketch #dailydrawing #artoftheday #illustratorsoninstagram #illustration #pencildrawing #pencilsketch https://www.instagram.com/p/CGAOqsGjB5P/?igshid=1xw77gziaba08

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Day 4- White-Spotted Frog Why frogs have croaking voices: Agni is the Vedic fire god of Hinduism, and he is also a messenger. As such, when Shiva and Uma’s relations threatened to destroy the world, the other gods begged Agni to intervene. He did not wish to do so, and instead fled into the water to avoid the duty. Agni’s fiery heat set the waters churning and steaming, boiling in his wake so that the creatures who dwelt in the normally cool and dark depths swam away in fear. The frogs swam to the surface and told the other gods where Agni was hiding. Angered at that betrayal, he cursed the frogs to croaking voices in retribution for their wagging tongues, so that no one would be able to understand them. #artist #frog #frogart #amphibian #amphibiansofinstagram #wildlifeart #wildlifesketch #drawdaily #drawing #traditionalsketch #traditionalart #pencildrawing #pencilart #inktober #inktober2020 #dailyart #dailysketch #dailydrawing #undyingtales #undyingtalesproject #art #artistsoninstagram #folklore #tale #instaart #instaartist #illustratorsoninstagram #illustration #sketchbook #sketch @undyingtales https://www.instagram.com/p/CF7NWAJjq4W/?igshid=1byk2qttmff9w

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Day 2- Scottish Wildcat/Cait Sidhe Stalking through the thistles and heather of the Scottish Highlands, a traveler might glimpse a dark silhouette with a blaze of white fur upon the chest lurking at the edges of firelight. A sinuous tail weaving in the shadows would announce the presence of Cait Sidhe, a fairy feline of Celtic mythology. Cait Sidhe is thought to be inspired by sightings of hybrid descendants of Scottish Wildcats, and it was believed that if a body was left unattended a wake, Cait Sidhe might steal the soul of the deceased. To prevent this from occurring, those at the wake would offer entertainment to distract the playful cat, and play music for it to dance to, and pose riddles (because no fairy can resist such games). @undyingtales #art #artistsoninstagram #folklore #tale #legend #caitsidhe #undyingtales #undyingtalesproject #cat #catdrawing #inktober #inktober2020 #inktoberday2 #blackandwhite #sketch #drawing #illustration #illustrator #lineart #linesketch #instaart #instaartist #dailyart #dailysketch #dailydrawing #visualdevelopment #animalart #animalsketch #wildlifeart #wildlifesketch https://www.instagram.com/p/CF2BthLDIuY/?igshid=e2id9h52g77l

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"The qilin is a creature from Chinese mythology that has the body and antlers of deer, the scales and whiskers of carp, the tail of ox, and the head of lung (a Chinese dragon). Though fierce to behold, they are gentle creatures, often depicted as walking upon clouds or across the surface of water so as not to harm grass or any other living creature. They are symbols of luck and prosperity." Here we go againnn! It's that time of the year! First one is Eld's Deer/Qilin. I'm switching things up this year and I'm following the #undyingtales prompt list for #inktober . I wanted to draw something that appealed to me and an all animal/mythology list was an easy option! #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #inktober2020 #undyingtalesproject #blackandwhite #illustration #illustrator #deer #eldsdeer #animalart #animalsketch #mythologysketch #chinesemythology #creature #creaturedesign #lineart #linesketch #drawing #sketch #digitalart #digitaldrawing #wildlifeart #wildlifesketch #instaart #instasketch #dailyart #dailysketch https://www.instagram.com/p/CFzcz5Wj20a/?igshid=1ldd0nomvdmx9

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Friday morning warm ups, I love kestrels 🐦🦅 #artist #art #artistsoninstagram #illustration #illustrator #draw #drawdaily #drawing #sketchbook #sketchaday #sketch #study #studies #birds #birdart #wildlifesketch #wildlifeart #birdsofinstagram #kestrel #birdsofprey #pencildrawing #pencilart #pencilsketch #animalart #animaldrawing #dailyart #dailysketch #instadrawing #linedrawing #traditionalsketch https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkN6vdjIdG/?igshid=1mof9tzkyl5hb

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Autumn is starting so here's a little kitty napping! Having fun doing more graphic shapes. 🐱🍁🍂 #catsofinstagram #catdrawing #autumn #thanksgiving #fall #leaves #autumnvibes🍁 #autumn #autumnleaves #pumpkin #blackcat #graphicdesign #design #printart #illustratorsoninstagram #illustration #art #artist #cuteart #cozy #warm #cute #dailyart #dailypainting #instaart #instaartist #artoftheday #artistictuesday #redbubble #merch #cats https://www.instagram.com/p/CFe6tcNjCE2/?igshid=elh1fy7xocck

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With the weather cooling down, I'm illustrating warmer paintings! I wish I could run with kingfishers too. 🐦 #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #illustratorsoninstagram #illustration #illustrator #childrensbook #childrensbookillustration #childrensillustration #childrensart #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlit #bookcover #bookillustrator #bookillustration #visualdevelopment #visdev #englishcountryside #kingfisher #picturebook #coverart #nonfictionbooks #characterdesign #cartoonart #artoftheday #dailyart #dailypainting #digitalart #digitalillustration https://www.instagram.com/p/CFZ3JIqjLpc/?igshid=ezopmd0jx9n3

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Just a couple of quick reptiles for today! 🦎🐊 #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #reptiles #reptilesofinstagram #reptileart #reptiledrawing #iguana #alligator #animalart #animaldrawing #animalsketch #dailyart #illustration #illustrator #traditionalsketch #dailysketch #instaart #wildlifesketch #wildlifeart #iguanasofinstagram #lizard #dailydrawing #instadrawing #pencilart #pencilsketch #pencildrawing #blackandwhitedrawing #animalstudy https://www.instagram.com/p/CE9zciWjySm/?igshid=1rnrazydd696o

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With the weather cooling down, I felt a bit spooky 🎃 Got the witchy vibes out! Thinking of turning this into a series, what do you think? #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #illustration #illustrator #witch #eerie #wizard #warlock #portraitart #digitalart #digitalpainting #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #sorceress #dnd #dndcharacter #instaartist #instaart #dailyart #dailypainting #painting #visdev #visualdevelopment #conceptart #nebulaart #characterdesign #characterart #characterpainting #brokenmirror https://www.instagram.com/p/CE1qsV5DJtW/?igshid=1g19u40zon9am

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Froggy/reptiles sketches to start off the day 🐸🦎 #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #traditionalart #traditionalsketch #frog #gecko #lizard #reptiles #amphibian #amphibiansofinstagram #linedrawing #lineart #sketchbook #sketchaday #sketching #sketch #drawdaily #drawing #pencildrawing #pencilsketch #pencilart #dailyart #dailysketch #dailydrawing #illustration #illustrator #conceptart #creatureart #wildlifesketch https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuHaqJDvAZ/?igshid=wus823id4n03

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My latest book is finally out! So happy to be able to share the 4th and final project I did with Récitas, for teenagers with mental disabilities. This book is a journal log of these 3 best friends as they are exploring New York! Here is one of the illustrations I did for it. The project as a whole was extremely fulfilling and challenging and I couldn't be more grateful for the opportunity. #art #artist #artistictuesday #artistsoninstagram #childrensbook #childrensbookillustration #childrensillustration #picturebook #bookillustrator #bookillustration #educativebook #interactiveart #interactivebook #digitalart #digitalpainting #bookcover #characterdrawing #characterdesign #kidsbook #kidlitart #kidlit #youngadultbooks #nonfictionbooks #colorart #comics #yabooks #instaart #illustration #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CEmXmsvDQ5Y/?igshid=1qrx5dl47yot3

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What kind of creature is this? I've been having fun learning about animal anatomy lately and made some fox/otter creature. What should it be called? I came up with foxtrotter and I'm not even sorry for it 😂 #artist #art #artistsoninstagram #creaturedesign #creature #tetrapod #animalart #animalanatomy #anatomy #creatureart #animalcreature #otterart #foxart #linedrawing #lineart #sketchbook #sketch #studies #illustratorsoninstagram #illustration #drawdaily #drawing #dailyart #dailysketch #instaartist #instadrawing #instaart #constructiondrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZy2AQnyk1/?igshid=1pbl7rfqupjp8