You're clearly very talented and this has a really interesting aesthetic.

Thank you so much!

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Superb! Hope it gets the up votes it deserves! I can see the hours of work.

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This reminds me a lot of Caitlyn Hacketts work. Stunning

This is so beautiful, I'm literally in awe

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Very interesting. Is there a story behind this? All three animals decapitated, the wound in the side, and the disembodied wings. Has a hypnogogic feeling in that it makes perfect sense without conveying a clear meaning. I would love to hear an explanation from the artist.

If I were to guess, this is processing the loss of a pet, but that feels too literal.

This is massive, wow... wow.

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mate you are incredibly talented. you could become a tattoo artist - recon this style would be great for it

also tips on learning to draw like this?

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You should check out the song Nesso by Heilung, maybe you've already heard it! It's inspired from an old healing spell that would draw worms out of horse's infections and feet, or venom from a snake bite. The song today is sung with the knowledge of modern science applied, so a desperate plead for a loved animal to survive a wound that we know they will not survive by singing this spell to them.

Just seemed to fit dead on with this painting

Artist's name is Lauren Marx and as far as I know she has only done 1 workshop. You'd have to go to one to find out very much on how she mixes her mediums.

She draws pretty big and then uses the linework as part of the render. I think it is very fine microns but I'm not totally sure on that.

mate you are incredibly talented. you could become a tattoo artist - recon this style would be great for it

This is great. Everything is so visceral yet beautiful, almost as if the gore had been censored by abstraction.

Probably a different take on Pegasus and Chimera ?

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oh cool yeah thanks for the name the rest of her art is wicked as well

I love how the background compliments the centerpiece perfectly but doesn't take away or distract from it 😍😍 the colors here are outstanding~

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It’s my version of the first flight of Pegasus following his birth from decapitated body of the gorgon, Medusa. My decapitated little snakes are representative of both his mother and her fate. Fleshy necks and exposed ribs are a big part of my work and style over the years. They’ve been my way of expressing sorrow and death. They originally started as specifically referencing depression and anxiety, but are now present in almost everything I make. A little nod to my past artworks and my ongoing struggles with bipolar disorder.

It is indeed a baby Pegasus!

Hi! I have only done the one workshop, but I want to host more from my home when I expand my space a little bit. I use Microns for all the linework. Most are the 005-03 range

Thank you!!!!!

Oh I need to check this out

She was an old mentor of sorts back in the day! I then pay it forward to younger artists when I can. It was cool to see a woman draw dark flora and fauna and be taken seriously. Also, take a look at Walton Ford’s work!

It was a fun new experiment for a background. I tend to heavily detail everything, so it was nice to pull back a bit. I love how it turned out

cool. inspires me to get back into drawing. if you ever did an online one or course thing i for one would defo do it :)

Great work ! Especially loved the colors. Is there a backstory/mythos to it or is it a random idea that bloomed in your mind?

Absolutely amazing, Lauren! As always! Love it! Great colour contrasting in this one.

If you take at look at the comment I made about yours, it shows a bit of the concept and thought process behind it! If that doesn’t answer what you’re looking for, just reply here and I’ll give you the best answer I can. Concepts are always so hard to explain

Ahhh I love this! The texture is amazing

Thanks! I'm listening to The Origins and History of Consciousness by Neumann right now and totally forgot about Pegasus's origin, and relationship with Medusa! Funny that my take was both too literal and not literary enough at once.

The pegasus reference was too obvious to mention, but the beheading was a lost detail. I love that you reference Medusa so obliquely but in such a well integrated way. Thanks for clarifying, it makes so much sense now.

I love how you made the wings disembodied. It's a great stylistic choice, and also adds to the dreamlike feeling.

A wound in the side is a very archetypal symbol: Ares and Jesus both wounded in the side by a spear, and St Paul's "thorn in the flesh," also saint Sebastian tied to a tree pierced by arrows.

Snakes are also a very primal symbol of anxiety and threat. I can see how the death of Medusa and the subsequent birth of pegasus is allegorical to both BPD and overcoming anxiety. Well done on every level, from craftsmanship, to aesthetics, to depth of meaning.