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Description
Acrylic paint on canvas board.
C.A. 20 hours of work.

This painting is created for an Art Exchange.
My assignment was to create for the following;
"Your interpretation of a spirit of rebirth and renewal based off of or somehow inspired by a Magpie (possibly but not necessarily playing off the fact that magpies are scavengers) interacting with a spirit of nurturing and safety, based off of or somehow inspired by some kind of seahorse or leafy/weedy sea dragon. You can make them as animal-like or humanoid as you wish (Fairies? Dragons? Anthro? Spiffed up, magical magpies and seahorses? Whatever else comes to mind, really?). Both, however, are genderless (and sexless) spirits."

When I read the words "spirit of rebirth" I saw the phoenix in my mind's eye. The bird that rises from the ashes. I knew that that's what I'd be playing on with the Magpie by trading out it's usual blue-green tones for a hint of fire. In person, it's got a more of a copper feel to it's usual blue-black feathers.
I chose to echo the colourings between the bird and the background by having a sunset/sunrise (deliberately ambiguous) behind it.

Nurturing and safety is often symbolized by a pregnant woman, so obviously I had to make the seahorse/dragon (it ended up a little bit of an amalgam) pregnant. I also incorporated a symbol of creation.
I know that by making the seahorse pregnant I left a clear hint that it's not sexless, but the full round belly was worth it I think.
I also incorporated more of the glowing yellow sun-symbolism in the seahorse as well as a Celtic symbol of creation/creativity in the being.

I also placed it on the border of water and earth as that's where "life" is easiest to symbolize, leaning comfortably against a sheer rock wall, perfectly safe in a spot which others would find intimidating at least.
Further leaving a hint of a meeting of extremes.

Life and death.

Their interaction is "intended" to be a simple sharing of knowing glances, but I understand if that point doesn't come across clearly, what with the eyes not being the sort to carry clear emotional signs.

Description
Acrylic paint on canvas board.
C.A. 20 hours of work.

This painting is created for an Art Exchange.
My assignment was to create for the following;
"Your interpretation of a spirit of rebirth and renewal based off of or somehow inspired by a Magpie (possibly but not necessarily playing off the fact that magpies are scavengers) interacting with a spirit of nurturing and safety, based off of or somehow inspired by some kind of seahorse or leafy/weedy sea dragon. You can make them as animal-like or humanoid as you wish (Fairies? Dragons? Anthro? Spiffed up, magical magpies and seahorses? Whatever else comes to mind, really?). Both, however, are genderless (and sexless) spirits."

When I read the words "spirit of rebirth" I saw the phoenix in my mind's eye. The bird that rises from the ashes. I knew that that's what I'd be playing on with the Magpie by trading out it's usual blue-green tones for a hint of fire. In person, it's got a more of a copper feel to it's usual blue-black feathers.
I chose to echo the colourings between the bird and the background by having a sunset/sunrise (deliberately ambiguous) behind it.

Nurturing and safety is often symbolized by a pregnant woman, so obviously I had to make the seahorse/dragon (it ended up a little bit of an amalgam) pregnant. I also incorporated a symbol of creation.
I know that by making the seahorse pregnant I left a clear hint that it's not sexless, but the full round belly was worth it I think.
I also incorporated more of the glowing yellow sun-symbolism in the seahorse as well as a Celtic symbol of creation/creativity in the being.

I also placed it on the border of water and earth as that's where "life" is easiest to symbolize, leaning comfortably against a sheer rock wall, perfectly safe in a spot which others would find intimidating at least.
Further leaving a hint of a meeting of extremes.

Life and death.

Their interaction is "intended" to be a simple sharing of knowing glances, but I understand if that point doesn't come across clearly, what with the eyes not being the sort to carry clear emotional signs.