Book of wonders (2018)
Based on classic and modern folklore. I made these illustrations calling fantastic beings, some popular, others forgotten. We have decimated nature and unknowingly destroyed so many species since the Pleistocene. What guarantee do we have, that these marvelous creatures aren't also extint?
Barometz or Scythian Lamb. Commonly known as The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary.
Bassilisk or Cockatrice, the King of serpents.
Catoblepas, the always looking downwards ethiopian beast.
Lernaean Hydra, the greek legendary creature.
Leucrota, legendary man killer predator from India and Ethiopia.
Manticore showing off it's three smiles.
Mazacoatl, mexican deer-snake.
Olgoi-Khorkhoi, the Mongolian Death Worm
Mushussu or Sirrush, the Babylonian dragon.
Su or Succarath, patagonian pup carrier beast.
Tatzelwurm or Stollenwurm, alpinian stalker predator.
Monoceros or Unicorn, ethiopian single horned beast.
Wyvern, two legged dragon sub-species.
Xicalcoatl, jicara snake of central México.
Yateveo, the man eating tree of Africa and Central America.