Firedrake, Shooting Star, Meteorite, Aereolite

I've settled on the title "Shooting Star" because I feel it's the most accessible, even though I truly love the esoteric names better.

Original painted illustration 9" x 12" acrylic on acid free paper.

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Firedrake, Aereolite, Shooting Star

Working on my Firedrake, Meteor, or Shooting Star painting. I wanted the meteor to be represented as a sentient being, along the order of medieval saints. Looking upward, somewhat disinterested, concerned only with things celestial. I gave it two pupils to get a nice otherworldly effect. Doing that reminded me of the double vision cast iron bottle openers I sometimes see at antique and flea markets. If you haven't seen any, look one up. They're often sold on Ebay.

Firedrake, Aereolite, Dracones Volantes

Working on a sketch of the misunderstood meteorite. An encounter in mythical medieval times. Then it was called "spittle of the stars" and they believed it left a jelly-like viscous material in fields. Some have theorized that this substance was just rotten potatoes mistaken for fallen or "shot stars".