Bog drawings

From the gloom of Mirkwood to the comfort of the Hundred Acre Wood, forests are one of the most iconic settings in storytelling. There is just something about a forest that brings a feeling of mystery, not knowing what lies around the bend in the trail. Whether you are creating a setting for your next rpg campaign or writing a story for your book, an enchanted glade in the middle of a dense canopy, or a lost city reclaimed by the trees is where myths are born and retold.

A phantom Naiad from H.P. Lovecraft's "The Moon-Bog" I woke up the other morning with this scene in my head, and I had to paint it! Ink and watercolor, ... The Moon-Bog

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“"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes." - Shakespeare. Art by Iris Compiet.”

Meet me in the woods 🌿🌱

Packed with texture and depth, Song Kang’s ink-based drawings begin with “I wonder…I wonder how this will look compared to that, or I wonder if I can mix this and that,” she says. The Atlanta-based illustrator renders rich labyrinths populated by elements from land and sea that are depicted in an otherworldly manner: candy-colored liquidContinue reading "Otherworldly Ecosystems Populate Dense, Cross-Hatched Illustrations by Song Kang"