October 31, 2011

day one-hundred-and-eighty-two - the bat

voila!

© jem barratt

he is 'the bat' because the book i (loosely) drew him from didn't name the species, just bats in general.
 just havin' a bat chat...

xj

October 30, 2011

day one-hundred-and-eighty-one - irish elk

in the red corner, at 6.9ft tall and with the largest antlers of any known deer is MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS!

© jem barratt

in the blue corner is CLIMATE CHANGE and HUMAN BEINGS (and unwieldy and high maintenance antlers...).

giant deer loses.

xj

p.s. i now can answer if i would draw dinosaurs and prehistoric megafauna... yes.

October 29, 2011

day one-hundred-and-eighty - fox

think outside the fox

© jem barratt

kind of looks like a wolf. that's cool, i guess, seeing as they are both from the same family. foxes look a little more catty than wolves though.

and that's a scientific fact.

as usual, i had intended to draw a cartoony picture but instead drew another realistic felt-tip sketch. how thrilling of me. i am certainly trying my hardest to broaden my skills and create a diversely interesting blog.

anyway, i'm off (like a fox in the night)

xj

October 28, 2011

day one-hundred-and-seventy-nine - octopus

here you go...

© jem barratt

now don't be calling two octopuses "those octopi" because you'd be mixing your languages. octopus is of greek origin, but the '-i' plural is of latin origin. to keep it all greek, the correct plural ending is '-es'.

goooo etymology! now if i could just combine etymology with entomology...

xj