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Golden Shall
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Wrapped in gold, lead
Feel the paradigm shift forward
The sun return grows all


This year I finished a winter holiday image.
I am not a practitioner of any of the monotheistic faiths; as a result the majority of holiday card motifs are ones I do not wish to propagate. 
So I rendered out my own. 

Solstice will be at 11:28 Am December 21st this year. Bring joy the light, and end the long nights.

I have ordered a small amount of cards with this image to bring with me to MFF, and send out to friends and family.
Hungry Gods...
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These gods are hungry, rumble
Flesh and love starved they hunt
In dreams they come, hungry


This piece thundered out like a hurricane.

I am very glad the sketch book the rough lived in fell on my foot a couple of weeks ago so that I could render this piece out.

This is a Patreon supported piece. 
Want to help me make more like it? Check out the link!
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Inktober 2017

Another year, another Inktober exercise. I focused on botanical illustrations for the first part of the month and branched out for a visual break near the end of the month.


I only scan and clean up a selection of my Inktobers for online galleries. For the rest, check out my Twitter or In
stragram.
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Hungry Gods...

These gods are old and hungry... Working on a new Patreon piece tonight.

If you want to see the progress on this piece over the next weeks feel free to check out my Patreon
Forgotten Guardian

Deep in the dark places things sleep,
Waiting for the foolish to make offerings.


A Kickstarter backer commission from the Mythical Beast campaign.
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The Spell Caster

A commission from the Mythical Beast Kickstarter for the ever patient Mulefoot. 
The character is Bumooryu, a Markhor sage type. 

I enjoyed playing with this character and pieces of the world.
Snow Griff

An unique griffon combination! Snow leopard and osprey. 
A commission from the Mythical Beast Kickstarter this spring; one of three in the works, first finished.

Who doesn't love unique griffons?
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Savannah Beasts

Two points on the life spiral,
Twisting, snarling, bellowing.
Battle as breath,
Each unwilling to forfeit.

A large Dreaming Style piece featuring a wildebeest and a spotted hyena.
Ancient One I

Strangers bring odd gifts, asking questions in the echo.
Finished this big'n in time for BLFC.
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Three Halos
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Three of power,
Three for strength,
And wake the salamander.


A small acrylic of the beloved alchemist's friend, the Salamander.
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Two Halos
Two orbs glow, 
Spinning, spinning, spinning.
Power growing, bouncing forces
And twin halos on my shoulders.

​Acrylic and imitation gold leaf


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Dreaming: Orcas
Orcas and tribal tides, leaving spine tingling and ears ringing like a deep pressure dive.
This piece will be with me at Biggest Little Fur Con (early June) and Anthro Con (late June).
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Death Promises
The Black Rabbit of Inel has become a source of inspiration for me... for over a year now. A figure of death and thus balance, the imagery surrounding him in popular culture is both touching and macabre. 

Featured here with stinging nettle and white clover flowers, the Black Rabbit of Inel promises death.

March and April have become less painful for me (connected to the sudden loss of two pets in 2015). Working through those feelings of mourning through creative works has been a healthy release.


This piece was Patreon supported

https://www.patreon.com/Ishaway

Out run the Dogs
The fruit of a collaborative project with a local art friend, turned collab auction.
He did the digital base, I transferred to paper to ink and paint it.
It has been a long while since I have done a project this large, and after a couple of less than glamorous starts the piece is finally complete.

A long over due commission for a very patient client, Cyrix.
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2017 has begun, meaning Further Confusion has passed, new art work is under way, and the Kickstarter Enamel Pins are in hand and currently being packaged up and processed for shipment.

With this new year a new art style has developed, involving more colors and animal imagery.

Projected conventions for 2017:
  • Furry Weekend Atlanta (April)
  • Biggest Little Fur Con (June)
  • Anthro Con (July)
    And tentatively Fursonacon in October. I am looking for more conventions or art shows to participate in, so if there are any you would like to see me at please drop a line!
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