art

Sockeye Spirit by Denali

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:41:00 -0000

This one's way more vibrant than my usual. A sockeye salmon with PNW accompaniment.

Medium: acrylics on feather
Tags: feather fish painted art native salmon

Brown Pelican by Denali

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:37:24 -0000

Feather painting. I pushed really hard on the realism with this one, a Brown Pelican in summer plumage. Research brings pleasant surprises-- who knew pelicans have such beautiful seashell blue-green eyes?

Medium: acrylics on feather
Tags: feather bird painted pelican seabird

Dall's Ewe and Lamb by Denali

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:38:20 -0000

I love how this turkey feather creates such an interesting background.

Medium: acrylics
Tags: feather sheep painted

little Skunk by Denali

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:26:02 -0000

Painted on a 9" Royal Palm turkey feather. Oddly enough, you just don't see skunks at wildlife art shows...

Medium: acrylics
Tags: feather Skunk painted

Tarot: the Hanged Fox by Denali

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:19:26 -0000

Funny -- I thought I'd uploaded this one here, but discovered that I hadn't. The Hanged Man, or fox in this case, represents indecision, a choice to be made, or delay due to indecision. Is his precarious position to give him a better (or at least different) perspective on the matter? I want to redo this one. I like the overall mood, but there are some elements I'd like to put in there, such as a forked road behind him representing a decision to be made.oO(Which path do I take? Left or right?) The symbolisms in any given Tarot image can be SO much fun to research!

Medium: acrylics
Tags: fox tarot

Rude Awakening by Denali

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:46:21 -0000

What a way to wake up! Acrylics on peahen tailfeather.

Medium: acrylics
Tags: bear Butterfly

Orchid and Frog by Denali

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:06:55 -0000

I love the jewel-like colors of so many of the Rainforest's amphibious residents! I sought to intensify the colors of this little treefrog by using strong lighting and a deep background. I haven't much practice at painting flowers, so hopefully this orchid's believable.

Medium: acrylics on feather
Tags: frog amphibian

bear icons by Denali

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:21:13 -0000

Nothing much about this one, mainly just playing and thinking about making an ursine full set of either mood icons or user pics. I haven't done any cartoon stuff in a long time and I'm going through withdrawals! :-/

Medium: cg
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Tarot - The Fool by Denali

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:42:00 -0000

One of these days I'll finish this deck! Lots of little symbolisms in this one. Instead of the classic dog, I used a butterfly...is he a travel companion, or is he trying to warn the cat? The cat's stride is quick and confident, being the optimist that he is--he'd better watch his step! Yellow is the color of importance in "The Fool", so I used it prominantly. The rising sun symbolizes new beginnings, new ventures. His walking staff is of diamond willow, a tree that grows throughout the far north where men sought their fortune. On his lyre are carved acorns, for from the humblest little acorn the mighty oak may grow. I forgot to put in the rosebuds, though... so I will be redoing this one. Tarot is a good project if you're a research fanatic, and I definitely am. :)

Medium: acrylics
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Ardashir by Denali

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:11:12 -0000

A very detailed and heavily-researched commission I did for Eric Hinkle, of his characters.

Medium: acrylics
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Crusader by Denali

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:09:28 -0000

Another oldie. Acrylics and colored pencil. The lion ended up looking a little like Sean Connery for some reason.

Medium: acrylics, colored pencil
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Boobies in a Bikini by Denali

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:07:12 -0000

Yeah, I know, it's a bad gag. One that I uploaded to Yerf some years back.

Medium: colored pencil
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Feed Us! by Denali

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:24:48 -0000

Inspired by an empty feeder and a hungry horde on my deck.

Medium: colored pencil
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Illustration by Denali

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:22:37 -0000

An illustration commission I did quite a long time ago. I don't know if it ever got published.

Medium: graphite
Tags: lion wolf

The Greenman by Denali

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:58:28 -0000

The Greenman, if he were a fox. Shapeshifting and transformation were fairly common in Celtic lore, so who knows?

Medium: acrylics and colored pencil
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RCAF Vickers Viking by Denali

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:55:13 -0000

I love vintage aircraft! The series of "flying boats" produced by the Vickers company of Canada I find particularly intriguing. The Viking was the smallest of the class. I may try to draw some of the others as well. The crew? Airdales of course!

Medium: colored pencil
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Jarlicker by Denali

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:52:13 -0000

This is one good reason to secure your food when camping.

Medium: acrylics on paper
Tags: squirrel

Fiesta! by Denali

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:50:40 -0000

Fiesta was the theme for a Cub Scouts Blue and Gold banquet a couple of years back, this is what I created for the program cover.

Medium: ink, photoshop
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