#imaginaryanimals

[theslumberingherd]

January 1, 2023

11x14 acrylics. Louise, After the Recital

[rogue-taxidermy-of-sarina-brewer]

“Standing about as tall as your knee, this nocturnal opportunistic feeder might be seen wading in the water during the wet season using its prehensile proboscis to probe the mud and bog for food. Alternately, you might catch a glimpse of it hopping from boulder to boulder in a dry river bed as it forages in the nooks and crannies during the dry season. It’s not a bird and it’s not a mammal, it’s somewhere in-between, but what appear to be vestigial flight feathers on its forelimbs suggest that its not-so-distant ancestors gave up the ability to fly or glide for a life on the ground.”

For my most recent piece, Zoophoria, I wanted to create an animal that looked like it actually could exist, but in a place other than here and in a time other than now. One of my favorite books as a child was After Man: A Zoology of the Future by Douglas Dixon. It was an illustrated field guide of animals from the future based on “speculative evolution”. Speculative evolution, AKA speculative zoology, hypothesizes how organisms will evolve in the future on Earth, or how they could evolve on other planets. Dixon's animals were created with real biological principles in mind but many of the ideas in his book are no longer considered plausible. When I was growing up speculative zoology had more of a pseudoscience vibe, it has since morphed into fictional biology and is considered a sub-genre of science fiction. As a kid I spent countless hours bringing my own future species to life on paper but speculative biology sparks my imagination now more than ever before as our knowledge about the universe grows. We are not alone. That would be impossible. But is it possible that life elsewhere could be following a path similar enough to ours that it also looks similar? My vote is yes. Especially if you subscribe to the panspermia hypothesis that proposes life exists throughout the Universe as a result of hitchhiking microorganisms being dispersed via space dust, meteoroids, asteroids, and other bodies in space. If the same microbes that seeded our planet ended up on a planet like Earth, then, maybe, Zoophoria is out there somewhere...

More of my work at

www.Sarina-Brewer.com

www.facebook.com/Rogue.Taxidermy.Art/

www.instagram.com/i_am_rogue_taxidermy

[littlealienproducts]

Tiny Things Treasure Collection Greeting Card by imaginaryanimal

[feliciafortes]

Day 31/100 of Fortes’ Fauna – exploring animals from within. . . . #the100dayproject #100dayproject #the100dayproject2023 #the100dayprojectswe #100daysoffortesfauna #animals #inneranimals #animaldrawings #illustrator #swedishillustrator #creativeproject @dothe100dayproject #draweveryday #onedrawingaday #createeveryday #fabrianopaper #ecolinebrushpen #neocolor1 #sketchdaily #dragon #dog #imaginaryanimal #inneranimal (at Bagaregården, Göteborg) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqQnaaYsxZ7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[beautifulbizarremagazine]

These are going to make you smile, I just know it. I adore @karinakalvaitis' magical little creatures so much! posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CO4-u3RrBtq/

[curiouscatalog]

From: Guillim, John, 1565-1621. A display of heraldrie. London : Printed by William Hall for Raphe Mab, 1611

CR19 .G8 1611

[theladysmith]

Taking a break from a studio marathon to ink this weirdo. Inktober #14 (day 27/28): Giraffe + Ferret = Girafferret. Small *and* tall. 🦒🐭🤷‍♀️ ... #stupidanimalhybrids #giraffe #ferret #girafferret #imaginaryanimals #inktober #inktober2019 #sketchbook #ladysmith #drawingbreak https://www.instagram.com/p/B4JcxObn3cv/?igshid=98xsgtwl986o

[julieat13]

Using images of bugs to create new beetles out of pastel and charcoal was the theme of the latest drawing project for the Charcoal and Pastel Class at #ActonArtDrawingSchool. ⁠ ⁠ www.ActonArt.com⁠ www.JulieAT.com⁠ ⁠ #ArtSchool #DemoDrawing #PastelPencils #WhatsOnMyEasel #BeetleDrawing #Fineart⁠ #WildLifeArt #WildLifeArtist #SaveTheInsects #ArtClass #DrawingClass #SmallCreatures #InsectArt #ImaginaryAnimals #RealisticDrawing #Beetles ⁠#ContemporaryDrawing #BlueBugs #ContemporaryRealism #RealismDrawing #Realism #ArtStudio #PastelArtist #StudioArt #Pastel #Bugs #OnlineClasses #Art4Sale #ArtForSale (at ActonArt Drawing School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV0vnmSlEzq/?utm_medium=tumblr

[craftyhag]

Listening to @mysteriousuniv #podcast about #cryptozoology drinking beer and #doodling #compositecreatures .., #saturdaynight #artistslife #introvertlife #justforfun #sketchbook #drawing #imaginaryanimals #pencildrawing

[bunnykissd]

The fifth and final prompt for #IncredibleCreaturesWeek: #ImaginaryAnimals. I was inspired by @artbyemilyhare and her many big-eyed, fluffy #creatures. What would call these two? . . . #sketchbook #painting #illustration #drawingchallenge #marker #ink #watercolor #painting #fantasy https://www.instagram.com/p/CDTq035DRnl/?igshid=60ijv2h83wag

[theslumberingherd]

11x14 acrylics in progress, started from this 2016 sketch

[joannawearsboots]

Half goat half lion 🐏🦁✨ #mitologicalcreature #mitology #imaginaryanimal #imaginaryanimals #illustration #animalillustration #halfgoat #halflion #crown #horns #tale #artistillustrator #character #illustrator #blackandwhiteillustration #blackandwhite

[pierremortel]

Like the majestic croissant-snail, today's drawing took a long time to come, but come it did! #croissant #snail #hybrid #animal #funnyanimals #imaginaryanimals #drawing #art #illustration #artist #sketch

[pbot1]

Doggos, dinobones (we sketched at the natural history museum), meowers (one or two sketches of Winter), and the last page is of imaginary animals that I made up. These sketches are homework from drawing class session 5. #paramart #paramdrawings #paramsketches #homework #losangeles #quicksketches #artclass #saturdaynight #learning #eternalstudent #process #dogs #cats #dinosaurs #dinosaurbones #fossils #imaginaryanimals #brushpen #tonedpaper #whitegelpen #artist #laarts #value #feelthelove #gratitude #California #losangeles #warriorheart @brainstormschool https://www.instagram.com/p/B4-6-c4D2pI/?igshid=sbnf84cua8lc

[author-mathomas]

Today's post is about imaginary critters. Here's a few my kids asked me to sketch for them. I do mention a couple of imaginary animal friends in my book series #TheGirlDiaries but certainly none as fun as these guys pictured. #authormathomas #authorschallenge2019 #writingprompts #imaginaryanimals #sketchart https://www.instagram.com/p/ByWnoaMATcp/?igshid=t5hkov5yz5yf

[theladysmith]

Back on track tonight with this tiny monstrosity. Inktober #12 (day 23/24): Gecko + Koala = Geckoala. Lazy, hairy and licks its own eyes. Yeah. 🦎🐨👅👀🤦‍♀️ ... #inktober #inktober2019 #gecko #koala #geckoala #stupidanimalhybrids #sakurapigma #sketchbook #imaginaryanimals #hairylizard #lazyass https://www.instagram.com/p/B3_JbHwHBbF/?igshid=118ytjmx1tu1a