[Art] Platypus as Totem
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moonvoiceThe third Platypus I've drawn (or maybe fourth?), but the first in the 'As Totems' style.
He went back and forth on colours, and I got the sense that he'd be happy with any murky combination that had some violet in it. This is also one of the only Totems I've ever illustrated with its eyes closed.
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Platypus || Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Keywords:
Prehistoric Paradox. Ancient Lessons. Spiritual Murk. Privacy. Secrecy. The Grit of Experience. Appropriate Aggression. Solitude. At Peace With Isolation. Swimming Through Emotions. Water Wisdom. The Connection to Impulse and Electricity. Investigation. Curiosity. Mysteries. Leaving No Stone Unturned.
Description:
The Platypus is a unique and endemic Australian monotreme (egg-bearing/warm-blooded). It is known quite famously for its duck-like bill (which is actually soft and fleshy, and used in echo-location), its ability to lay eggs yet raise its young on a milk-like substance, its beaver-like tail (used for steering in the water) and its venomous hind-spurs which are located only on the males. The Platypus is located in Eastern and South-Eastern Australia, it is primarily a fresh-water aquatic creature which feeds on underwater grubs, worms, shellfish and carrion.
The platypus is shy and usually solitary, and has only bred once in captivity despite sophisticated breeding techniques at zoos. It can softly call other platypi with a soft, puppy-like growl/croon. When mating, the two platypi swim in circles before copulating.
Full essay over at Wildspeak
He went back and forth on colours, and I got the sense that he'd be happy with any murky combination that had some violet in it. This is also one of the only Totems I've ever illustrated with its eyes closed.
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Platypus || Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Keywords:
Prehistoric Paradox. Ancient Lessons. Spiritual Murk. Privacy. Secrecy. The Grit of Experience. Appropriate Aggression. Solitude. At Peace With Isolation. Swimming Through Emotions. Water Wisdom. The Connection to Impulse and Electricity. Investigation. Curiosity. Mysteries. Leaving No Stone Unturned.
Description:
The Platypus is a unique and endemic Australian monotreme (egg-bearing/warm-blooded). It is known quite famously for its duck-like bill (which is actually soft and fleshy, and used in echo-location), its ability to lay eggs yet raise its young on a milk-like substance, its beaver-like tail (used for steering in the water) and its venomous hind-spurs which are located only on the males. The Platypus is located in Eastern and South-Eastern Australia, it is primarily a fresh-water aquatic creature which feeds on underwater grubs, worms, shellfish and carrion.
The platypus is shy and usually solitary, and has only bred once in captivity despite sophisticated breeding techniques at zoos. It can softly call other platypi with a soft, puppy-like growl/croon. When mating, the two platypi swim in circles before copulating.
Full essay over at Wildspeak
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