Urnes Dragon Plate by Thorskegga Thorn

On Sunday Night Football, my beloved Green Bay Packers played our hated rival, the Minnesota Vikings.  That inspired me to find some Viking art, and U.K. deviantartist Thorskegga Thorn certainly delivered!  Above is a pyrography called Urnes Dragon Plate, “loosely based on the Urnes style of Viking Art with a dash of Ringerike,” according to the…

Dragons of New York Renaissance Faire by Mark Lonsinger

I was at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival all day on Saturday, and while I didn’t take any photos there myself, I knew that was going to be today’s theme.  I was able to find a wonderful stock photographer on deviantart named Mark Longsinger, posting as Dracoart-Stock, who took these lovely dragon sculpture photos at the New…

(Dragonless) Skyscape 3 by Matthew Nixon

I got busy on Wednesday, and didn’t get a dragon posted.  That’s all right though, you can still enjoy this lovely dragonless Skyscape by U.K. deviantartist Matthew Nixon, posting as needanewname.  Matthew produced this as a stock image, and he has an amazing gallery full of more that you should definitely check out.  He also posts on…

Writing Thoughts: Lightning bugs and lightning…

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. — Mark Twain, The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain I’ve always liked this quote, although it wasn’t until I went looking for the source that I realized most of…

Ysera, the Dreamer by Lindy Briggs of How Many Dragons

I’m sleepy tonight because lately I’ve been leaving my posts until the very end of the night, but it’s the perfect time to share some adorable sleepy dragons by one of my absolute favorite artists, Lindy Briggs of How Many Dragons.  This first one is called Ysera, the Dreamer, a specially commissioned piece which is apparently…

Dragon of Marduk by Kaitlin Reid

This is a really interesting piece tonight called Dragon of Marduk, by the multitalented professional artist Kaitlin Reid, also known as Sunset Dragon or Sakuranym, and posting on deviantart as Flying-Fox.  Kaitlin writes about her interpretation of this dragon creature from Ancient Mesopotamian myth: This Striding Snake Dragon of Marduk at one time decorated the…

Forest Spirit by SnowSkadi

On to day two of my holiday weekend, featuring amazing Russian artist SnowSkadi.  (It might be a little late, but holidays are for relaxing!)  This first very green dragon is called Forest Spirit.  I love his big ears, perked up as to say, “Who are you, looking at me?” This next one is a very…

Red Dragon by SnowSkadi

It’s a holiday weekend, so I’ve been out having fun and slacking a bit on my blogging, but to make up for it I’m going to share a bunch of art over two days by the amazing Russian artist SnowSkadi.  This first is called Red Dragon, with really great color blending in the wings and…

Dragon Tower Cake by Puppygrenade

All right, I had a sudden change of plans for today’s post, so this might be short, but I’ve got a birthday party to attend tonight!  So in honor of one of my best friend’s birthdays, here is Dragon Tower Cake by American professional artist Jacob Elijah, aka Oh! Oozi, and posting as Puppygrenade.  This…

Claws and Teeth by Hillary Luetkemeyer

So today I was looking for an image of dragon teeth, and this one, called Claws and Teeth by American professional artist Hillary Luetkemeyer, posting as hibbary on deviantart, just completely fit the bill.  The thumbnail is only showing the top half — make sure to click inside to see the entire image! I’m so happy…