Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Sketchbook Project: Uncegila

Unceglia, pen, watercolor & acrylic ink on watercolor paper, 7 x 10", 2011.


 I'm still working on my "Uncharted Waters" sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project.

This time I picked a creature from Native American mythology. Uncegila was a giant river snake who polluted water (notice my little fish skeletons in the background). She was killed by twin brothers, and when she died it created the badlands in Nebraska.

I love snakes and reptiles... they always seem to get a bad rap in mythology and world religions!


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6 comments:

  1. Rubin PingkDecember 7, 2011 at 11:56 PM

    I like it. The red needles make it look all electro-stingy.

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  2. zacharyDecember 8, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    dope!

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  3. UnknownDecember 8, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    Thanks, Zack! I don't think anyone else likes snakes!!

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  4. teufelbeutelDecember 10, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    Reptiles seem to have had a better mythological reputation in the East...poor spiders seem to get a rough deal everywhere. (Spelling correction: unceGILA)

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  5. UnknownDecember 11, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Ohhh! I fixed it; thanks! That makes more sense...like Gila Monsters.

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  6. lotebushDecember 12, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    Hi, I've been following your blog for a little while. I really enjoy your illustration style -- very inventive and energetic.

    Your approach to the sketchbook project is great. I like how cohesive it all is. And informative. I hadn't heard of many of these creatures.

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