Aardwolf

Now I’m really wondering what this book was.  It’s not the Carol Rose or Arthur Cotterell book. 

I checked it out from the school library in fourth or fifth grade (1992-94) and it was written for roughly that age group.  The illustrations were black and white.  I remember an ink drawing of a giant and a photograph of a model of a dragon in a cave.  Besides the aforementioned entries, there was one for the genie, which said their correct name was “jinn.”

One thing I remember was that the aigamuxa entry ended with something like, “Nobody knows how they kept sand from getting in their eyes.”  In the early ’00s I went to a website about mythical creatures that transcribed parts of the book, including that cute little comment.

Does anyone remember the book I’m describing?

"Magical Forest" by Archie the RedCat.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau - Nymphs and Satyr (1873)

While I was in Paris this summer, I saw a lot of Bouguereau…boy was that dude prolific! And how academic! And how Romantic! And so many AHBs!! 

"I’ll nymph your satyr" -Actual quote by Bouguereau. Trust me, I’m on the internet. It must be true.

"Butterfly" by Xue Duan.

A modern woodcut from Ex Libris by Marina Terauds.

William Adolphe Bouguereau - The Oreads (1902)

Melusine 2 by ~AriBach

Melusine by ~AriBach

Based on a couple dA comments and tumblr messages, this may be of interest to some of my followers-

Here’s my latest drawing, Melusine, completely unedited. This is the original file as it came off the scanner, just pencil and pen. It was drawn with a digital finish in mind, hence the inaccurate transparency intended for the final, darker background (Which is still this drawing but inverted) and unfinished floor.

There’s some detail not visible in the final version and while some mistakes and flaws that were removed are still visible, it also lacks the harsh color, contrast and a couple other elements that may have been changes for the worse for some viewers.

Detail - Julius Hübner, Melusine

Die Schöne Melusine, Julius Hübner, 1844.

Cool prosthetic make-up used by Gary Oldman as Dracula, plus miniature Castle Dracula model on display at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas

Dracula (1992)

Cat’s Eye (1985)

The mermaid by William A. Breakspeare

The poor mermaid is hanging onto the rock for dear life against what looks to be a ginormous shrimp.