Are you lovely people interested in #grotesque sculptures and #gargoyles from #medieval churches? I saw some prime examples this summer and find them amazing inspiration for creature/character design. Have a look at these beauties from #Metz cathedral: #MedievalSculpture
Some #sketches based on those #gargoyle photos. I'd love to do more with them ... colouring, background or bring them together in a narrative context (comic, illustration, whatever). But can't get any ideas. Anybody out there to able help out? #MastoArt
My personal Laon favourites are the hippo and the rhino above the western gates. I mean... a naturalistisc hippo and a rhino? How cool is that. The first hippo since antiquity was brought to Europe in 1823. But these artists have definitely seen such an animal, which means they traveled a lot.
The cathedral of Laon has got the best non-chimeric animal sculptures I've ever seen. There are 16 oxen that look slightly stoned (pun not intended). There is no documentation why those common beats of burden are such a dominant feature, only a medieval legend about their miraculous help during construction. #MedievalSculpture#gothic More information: https://aleteia.org/2018/02/26/why-are-oxen-perched-on-the-cathedral-of-laon/
Another creature inspired by Beauvais cathedral's Southern portal and its many stony guardians. #MastoArt#drawing --- Vampirfledermauseidechse inspiriert von einer Steingroteske am Südportal der Kathedrale Beauvais.
Free interpretation of a grotesque guarding the South portal of #Beauvais cathedral. Done for #drawtober's #fiendishfamiliar week, but I want to make it into a series exploring chimerae from different places. Digitally coloured version on the way, just polishing a bit...