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  1. fromoldbooks.org/Darboy-Imitat

    This is a detail from the full-page border engraving i posted recently.

    The censer, or thurible , burns incense, with the smoke representing prayers going up to heaven. Which is where the angels are when they are not in Ethiopia. So maybe this is a fallen angel?

    Angels gained wings in the 4th century or so; Biblical angels don’t have them.

    #angel #drawing #lineDrawing #vintageArt #vintageEngraving #wings #mythologicalCreatures #fobo #GIMP

  2. As a person on the record (our #podcast) as being afraid of birds (looking at you Sagittarius serpentarius -- for details: starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/), I'm honestly not sure if I think it makes a bird more or less scary to imagine it with a human head a la this siren...

    📷: metmuseum.org/art/collection/s

    #Mythology #GreekMythology #Siren #Museum #Art #Cermanics #Myths #Creatures #MythologicalCreatures

  3. Dragon Room
    Year: 2025
    Description:A room filled with book case filled with a smattering of books and potions. Scrape marks on the floor. An easel sits before two portals. On the wall is portrait of the dragon  painting a cave Below stands cornered tables with paint supplies and an oil lantern.
    #krita #spaitialhordearts #MastoArt #artwork #digitial #painting #whimisicalFantasy #epicFantasy #highFantasy #mythologicalCreatures #fantasyCreatures #fantasyLandscapes #trans #queer

  4. I am looking for a small mythical creature for a story in this series. I don't want a humanoid one - no leprechauns or brownies, definitely no fairies. But an actual animal-like mythological creature that's maybe a couple of feet long/tall max. Anyone have any ideas? The Google is failing me today.

    #Mythology #MythologicalCreatures #Folklore #Cryptids #RecommendMe #Research @writingcommunity

  5. This is defo one of my favorite pieces that I've done (I actually still have it, haven't sold it yet oops). It's been a while since I painted it and I still remember those scales being a pain in the ass, but I still really like the composition and the colors. UwU 🧜‍♀️
    #JordanLynnGribbleArt #Art #MastoArt #CreativeToots #Mermaid #MermaidArt #FantasyArt #Goddess #MythologicalCreatures #Watercolor #Illustration