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Will0W783
08-12-14, 02:35 PM
I saw several other members posting pictures of their artwork, so I thought, "what the heck?" and decided to post some of mine.

I usually do these as presents for friends; I'm so busy that it takes a fair amount of motivation to get me started on an art project, but as soon as I do I remember how much I love it!

The following drawings were done this past winter-summer and I tried to sell prints at local shows, but no biters. Oh well, they were fun to do and I can't wait to find the time to make some more!

Pen and ink study of Cryptelytops purpureomaculatus (purple mangrove viper). I liked this so much I decided to keep a few prints of just the pen and ink study:
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/Will0W783/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/20140208_142802_zpsla3hvcl1.jpg


Finished C. purpureomaculatus piece:
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/Will0W783/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/08f5080c-562c-4650-bbc8-c3f52d9493e6_zps5a260e38.jpg


Parias sumatranus (Sumatran bamboo viper):
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/Will0W783/Mobile%20Uploads/2013-12/30c42279-d6a8-4f32-8511-f2e533b4719e_zps555800a6.jpg
pdomensis
08-12-14, 03:07 PM
Nice Willow. Way better than I could ever hope to do.
millertime89
08-12-14, 03:58 PM
Those are awesome! Very nice work.
MCB
08-12-14, 04:38 PM
Nice, swaying toward cubism, like your style :)
Pareeeee
08-12-14, 08:32 PM
Got some nice realism going on there! Keep it up, post more!
alessia55
08-12-14, 08:56 PM
You are so talented, Kim! xo
Will0W783
08-13-14, 07:18 AM
Thank you guys!
Jim Smith
08-13-14, 08:51 AM
Willow,

Beautiful work! You should consider doing a painting of one of your favorite snakes and then have that done as a tattoo somewhere that will show, perhaps the back of your calf. That way, you can tell people that it is a tattoo of one of your snakes and that you did the original artwork. Just a thought...
Will0W783
08-14-14, 04:50 AM
Jim,

That's a cool idea. I work in research/teaching though, so I don't want tattoos in areas where they aren't easy to cover in case I need to for work. I have a large Wagler's viper perched on a brain on my right shoulder, so perhaps something like your idea could work for my left shoulder someday. :)