Egg Timer by Katherine Ellis, author of the Crankrats webcomic

Today I am beyond excited to share with you the artwork of Katherine Ellis, posting as Sio64 on deviantart, and starting out with this wonderful dragon image called Egg Timer. Katherine sets the scene: The concept is a mechanical dragon who needs to steal clocks. She welds them onto her eggs, and the timer starts until the…

Writing Thoughts: Planning to write is not writing…

Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you’re doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing. — E. L. Doctorow So I’ve had planning on my mind a lot lately, since my husband and I are taking a vacation with our best friends to Florida for two weeks,…

Heat Haze by Valentina Barić

With a dangerous heat wave about to sweep the Midwest here where I live, I thought it was the perfect time to share this amazing artwork called Heat Haze by Croatian professional artist Valentina Barić, posting as Nimphradora.  I adore the art style she’s used here, the simplicity  of it.  Valentina named this dragon Nox, and…

Pudge the Ever Annoyed Dragon! by Dragoniangirl

Right now, I am very annoyed, and I found the perfect image to go with my mood called Pudge, the Ever Annoyed Dragon, by American deviantartist Katie, posting as Dragoniangirl.  Let me regale you with my tale of woe, and then go back to the Neeka chapter that is also currently vexing me, but that I’m…

Amythest Dragon by BrassDragon

This is Amythest Dragon by Hungarian deviantartist Kinga, posting as BrassDragon.  Kinga adds this summary of this D&D dragon, that first appeared in the 2nd Monster Manual: Amethyst dragons are depicted as regal and wise, but not driven by neither good, evil, order or chaotic whims. Because of their neutral outlook and open mind, they…

Dragon and Fluffykins by Rachael Mayo

I thought this Friday could use some cuteness, although my heart is heavy after the horrible, heartbreaking events in Nice, France last night.  This is Dragon and Fluffykins by American deviantartist Rachael Mayo, posting a rachaelm5. As Rachael herself says about this image: There comes a point and time in which I must say, “Today I simply…

I’ll Do My Dragon in the Rain by Drkav

This is a piece called I’ll do my dragon in the rain by Russian deviantartist Drkav.  I chose it because it looks a little like the dragon is crying, and today is a tough day for me. Exactly one year ago this morning, I lost my furdaughter Amara to cancer.  I posted a poem I…

The Paper Dragon by AlectorFencer and Akeyla

Doesn’t this dragon look like he’s making great progress on his To Do list?  I thought so, which makes him perfect for today’s artwork!  This is The Paper Dragon, with coloring and detail by German artist AlectorFencer.  This work is a collaboration with Swiss artist akeyla, who did the initial line work, which you can…