Salmon

http://priscillapeeters.tumblr.com/post/134329054992/salmon-by-misscilla

Seal

http://priscillapeeters.tumblr.com/post/133993528347/seal-by-misscilla

Bee

http://priscillapeeters.tumblr.com/post/133791755887/bee-by-misscilla

Adder

http://priscillapeeters.tumblr.com/post/126664368602/adder-by-misscilla

Don't have a whole lot to say about this one, except for that I like how it turned out :)

Goose

http://priscillapeeters.tumblr.com/post/125073337342/goose-by-misscilla

I'm thinking about migrating the domain name for the blog over to my Tumblr account by the end of the year. I like how it's much more interactive and I've been spending more and more time over there. So I'll be embedding the tumblr posts here for a while to see how I like it and then possibly making the permanent move later on. So go and check out my Tumblr please and follow me over there to make sure you've got all your bases covered.

For now, here are some geese.

Cat

Here, kitty kitty.

Raven

Making good on my promise from last time to assign one of the bird signs to a man. I've gone with a portrait bust again so it can kind of act as the counterpiece for the 'Owl' illustration.

Owl

I LOVE owls! I just noticed I seem to be unconsciously assigning the birds to the ladies so far though. Must make mental note to mix it up a bit :)

Bear

Grrrowl! :)

Crane

Second one of the year. I'm quite happy with how the crane turned out, and the feathers of her dress. There's something a little off in her face, I think I might want to try something a little more stylized for the next one. Her foot is a little bit too big but I really lost my foot  mojo while drawing it and struggled a little. Every time I tried to shrink it down it looked funky again so I figured I just about got away with it and left it in the end :)

All in all, pretty satisfied with this piece. 

Otter

In 2013 I set myself a subject and a goal: to make enough illustration pieces to form a calendar. This forced me to make at least 12 personal pieces throughout the year. In 2014, I did no such thing. I foolishly thought I would make enough stuff through the year to make a calendar with no set subject at the end of it. When I browsed my blog at the end of the year looking for work to feature in a 2015 calender, I was shocked to see I barely made 5 blogposts this year. I clearly need the proverbial kick up the backside a set goal gives me to not run out of steam as the year progresses. So I've set myself a new calendar subject: it'll be roughly based upon the birth animals featured in the celtic zodiac. Because I love drawing animals and I like to have a starting point list. I'm one of those persons who gets lost in the sea of endless possibilities when faced with the notion of being able to creating anything I want. So I'm limiting myself, as it were, in this way to keep me focused. This'll hopefully help me stay on track and result in a new cohesive calendar at the end of the year. 

Here's the first one in the  new series: OTTER. Hope you enjoy, and wish me luck!

Boudica

|Boudica| (or Boudicea) was the warrior queen of a British Celtic tribe called the Iceni. Her husband, Prasutagus, ruled the lands as an independent ally of the Romans, who occupied most of Brittain at that time. While he lived everything went well and the tribe lived peacefully, but after he died and left his kingdom jointly to his two daughters and the Roman Emperor, the trouble began. The Romans ignored the will, annexed the kingdom as if conquered and proceeded to flog Boudica and rape her two daughters.

Little did they know Boudica was not to be messed with, and she went on to lead her tribe on a rather murderous rampage revolting against the Roman opression, seeking revenge. The Romans won in the end, as they always did in those days, but not before Boudica and her people did some serious damage.

Here's how Boudica is described in the writings of Cassius Dio

"She was huge of frame, terrifying of aspect, and with a harsh voice. A great mass of bright red hair fell to her knees: She wore a great twisted golden necklace, and a tunic of many colors, over which was a thick mantle, fastened by a brooch. Now she grasped a spear, to strike fear into all who watched her...…"

The Iceni were known for riding war charriots into battle, and Boudica rode hers with her daughters by her side. The face paint is some artistic license on my part. The only celtic tribe known for using war paint were off course the Picts. But I personally think war paint totally kicks ass so I took the liberty of transferring this trait to our dear Boudica. After all, there aren't any definative claims saying the Iceni didn't use face paint either. ;)