The sleeping bird

rhamphotheca:
“ Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska It’s time to start preparing for winter!
Arctic ground squirrels (also known as “Parka”) hibernate until April, and, in an extreme version of overwintering, reduce their body...

rhamphotheca:

It’s time to start preparing for winter!

Arctic ground squirrels (also known as “Parka”) hibernate until April, and, in an extreme version of overwintering, reduce their body temperature to below freezing during this time. These squirrels keep their blood in a liquid state by eliminating impurities in their system before freezing, and therefore allowing their blood to stay “stuck” in a liquid state. Ground squirrels maintain their brain function throughout the winter with occasional periods of wakefulness, and extremely resilient brain cells. ~CC

NPS Photo/Penny Knuckles

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feralkid:

A while ago I was asked by a group of collectors to do a dream commission:  a “Alien” screenprint poster. As a massive fan of the first movie, I was highly enthusiastic about doing it. The final version is still to be printed and as soon as I have it in my hand I will post a couple detail shots and alsoI will have some APs for sale (probably appearing in the “Goods” section of my website or through Eidolon Fine Arts).

Anyway, here’s a bit of the process: I did around 7 sketches, my initial idea was to play around the concept of animal species and survival mixing the two “beasts” of the film - the cat and the xenomorph. The final version, however, was more straight forward so I pushed to get “weird” in other areas, completely redoing the logo and choosing a sort of unusual landscape format.

https://joao-ruas.squarespace.com/souvlaki/postid-4

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derwiduhudar:
“ Anguish
August Friedrich Albrecht Schenck, oil on canvas, 151.0 x 251.2 cm,
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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derwiduhudar:

Anguish
August Friedrich Albrecht Schenck, oil on canvas, 151.0 x 251.2 cm,
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

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