Further in the series of “Things I Drew In A Museum”, I present the badly-hatched skeleton of a Gomphothere, which was the freakiest kind of Elephant there could be; and a colour sketch of a fuzzy Mongolian hat made out of a rabbit’s face. And ears. Only marginally less freaky.
Good Things Come To Those In Pain
Another selection from Hohhot. Needing an excuse to get out of my small flat, I today headed to the Inner Mongolia Museum to do some sketching, and promptly engendered a scorching migraine.
Before that, however, I took the opportunity to do this quick drawing of a tortoise-monster supporting a giant slab on his back with Chinese characters all over it. No idea what it was as the Museum has very few English signs. An old Chinese man came up as I was finishing and gave me the thumbs up, so I presume my rendition was respectful.
Anyway, it must have paid off somehow, because as soon as I’d returned home for pain medication, I found that my MA application at the University of Sussex had gone through and been accepted. So…good things come to those in pain! (Sometimes.) Huzzah!
I also saw Prehistoric Elephant Skeletons, a hat made out of a rabbit’s face, and a waxwork of a kid wearing said hat while shooting an arrow, with his grandpa looking on and probably saying “Foolish Child, What Are You Wearing”, oldly.
Stay tuned for those.
I have been working on a project this week, intermittently, only to realise that it doesn’t work and is terrible. In lieu of actual artwork, please accept this picture of two Mougis mucking about on the skull of some giant turtle.
I apologise and hope to make up for it with something amazing and beautiful soon.
This will probably happen every time I forget to do proper artwork. Look forward to a lot more Mougis.
If life has taught me anything, it’s to have many regrets and make only worthwhile apologies.
So I’m not saying sorry for that title.
(It’s a misnomer, anyway. The Little Sinister Teddy-Bear Things all have hobbies, and Ashley Rae’s is finding freshly-hatched eggs and sitting in them. He’s strange.)
Well, who or what is this, exactly?
(Working on a big complicated digital painting. I’m sure you’ll love it.)
(It has nothing to do with the above sketch.)
Concept character sketches of two detective Marmots. I happen to like Marmots, and the drawing of them, though not easy, is certainly fun.
