"B" is for Banshee...

The Banshee (pronounced /ˈbænʃiː/, BAN-shee), from the Irish bean sídhe [bʲæn ˈʃiː] ("woman of the síde" or "woman of the fairy mounds") is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld.  Another request, this time from Mary C!  The style has changed a little to add a bit of detail, I felt it was needed, I hope the style is similar enough to the first one for them to work together.  BTW, I took a picture of myself as reference, so I'm the model for the Banshee, lol.

A is for Asrai...

It's my 50th post! I'm halfway to 100, and I just came up with an idea.  For a little while my blog is going to be a bit more specific.  I want to do a digital drawing of a mythical beast for every letter of the alphabet, yep all 26 of them.  I will still be doing photo manipulations, just much less of them and much more digital art.  I think this is just what I need, I was beginning to rely to heavily on the photo manipulations, so this should shake things up and challenge me.

After much deliberation (and suggestions from friends, thank you Karyn S)  I settled on "Asrai" for A. According to Wikipedia "In English folklore an Asrai is a type of aquatic fairy, similar in some ways to mermaids, nixies, selkies, sirens or morgens."  I'm choosing a very simple style.  I felt the dot made it modern and reminded me of playful children's alphabet images, but the image itself is done in silhouette and reminds me of Greek pottery, I think it works.

The Maiden, The Mother and The Crone

   The triple deity is a concept that pops up in many religions and in old religions, especially Celtic ones this triple deity manifests in a feminine way as triple goddesses.  Most interestingly to me is that in this version each godess represents a phase of life: the maiden is youth and purity, the mother represents fertility and creation and the crone represents age, wisdom and a bit of the darkness that comes from experiencing too much.  Together they show the balance in all life and the wisdom in not straying too much towards one spectrum.  It reminds me a bit of a passage from the bible (specifically Ecclesiastes 3:1) "To everything there is a season".  For more about the triple goddess go here. To view the image with stock image links go to Deviant Art.

Unicorn Tears

Magical stuff, please check out the stock credits on Deviant Art.

All in a Golden Afternoon

Please check out the links to the stock on Deviant Art.

The Maiden of Sherwood Forest

Check out the version with stock links on Deviant Art.

Someday Her Prince will Come...

No, she's not Snow White, but she is patiently waiting for her Prince Charming.