Cardwell Higgins
Charlemagne, A Child’s Book of Warriors, illustration by Herbert Cole
inspirationowls:

claire hartigan

owl fascination is in full force
inspirationowls:

sidney sime

sidney sime is so good
Jugend, 1896
wanderingfalcon:

Amazing pencil illustration by John Gibb.  The detail is so incredibly fine on these.  Almost bought the heron nest one at the Mystic Art Festival. 

unearthly
inspirationowls:

theodor kittelsen

it takes an artist as good as theodor kittelsen to make a bird nest look ominous
inspirationowls:

boris zabirokhin

i’ve always loved baba yaga
Mermaid ~ Raul Cohen
NY Times Book Review Illustration

There is nothing more sad than a drowned mermaid
wastrelle:

by Robert Anning Bell

the most epic wings!
Opaque  by  andbamnan