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In Aesop's Fable, The Frogs That Desired a King, the frogs get a lesson in Liberty. ⁣ ⁣ The frogs ask the king of the gods, Zeus for a king, he gives them a log. The frogs leap on the log and make fun of it. They ask Zeus again for a "real king", Zeus sends them a water snake who promptly starts eating the frogs. They appeal to Zeus, but he says they must live with the consequences of their request.⁣ ⁣ So, remember, be careful what you wish for! 🐍⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ ⁣#frog #frogs #pond #ponds #illustration #watercolourartist #thedmcollection #watercolourartist #animalart #wildlifeart #animalArt #animalartist #animalpainting #animalcreatives⁣ #greetingscard #greetingscard #wildlifeart #makerstoknow #justacard #illustrators #illustratorlife #meetthemaker #makersmovement #wearethemakers #creativelifehappylife #doitfortheprocess #ukillustrator #artistofig #instapaint #natureartist

I did the duck test on this one. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. More specifically, these are runner ducks!⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #thedmcollection #wildlifeartist #natureartist #artistofig ⁣ #designermaker#thedmcollection#watercolourartist#animalart#wildlifeart⁣ #animalArt#animalartist #animalpainting#animalcreatives #artprints #wallartdecor #ducksofinstagram #ducklover #duckling #runnerducks #runnerducksofinstagram

What do dinosaurs and roosters have in common? 🦕⁣ To answer that question we need to think where roosters and hens actually come from? Well, it turns out that these domesticated fowl are actually related to a bird known as the Red junglefowl, originating in South East Asia. Noted for their steady supply of eggs and palatable meat. It is said that they first started to domesticate the junglefowl over in India, as far back as 3200 BC: and if we go back even further – and I mean a lot further – we discover that the Red Junglefowl is… (drum roll please) … is … the closest living ancestor to the Tyrannosaurus-Rex! ⁣ So does that mean T-rex's taste like chicken? 😉😂

What attracts us to cats? Their indifference perhaps? 🐈⁣ Rudyard Kipling hit the nail on the head in his just so story, “The cat that walked by himself”. Of all the domesticated animals the cat has remained wild. Maybe we like their aloof nature, their inherent wildness.⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ ⁣ #catart #catartist #catillustration #catsofinstagram #catstagram #catlover #excellent_cats ⁣ #designermaker #thedmcollection #watercolourartist #animalart#wildlifeart⁣ #animalArt #animalartist #animalpainting#animalcreatives#artprints#wallartdecor #greetingcards #notecards #greetingcarddesign #snailmailrevolution #cardsofinstagram #domesticcat #domesticcatlover #petstagram

❄The Innuit community across the Arctic know the Polar bear as Nanuk, an Animal Worthy of Great Respect, and Philoqahiak, The Ever Wandering One.⁣ ⁣ They believed Nanuk (or Nanook) to be almost man, and would worship the spirit of Nanuk when embarking on a bear hunt, as he/she was believed to decide whether or not the hunt would be successful. ⁣ ⁣ As you can imagine, going on a bear hunt was a very serious affair, after all you might not return, so I don’t blame them for being a tad superstitious!⁣ ⁣ #polarbear #bears #thedmcollection #wildlifeartist #natureartist #artistofig #polarbearswim #polarbearlove ⁣

In Aesop’s fable, ‘The Owl and the Birds’, the birds ignore the wise owl’s words at their peril. Later, when events came to pass of which the owl had foretold, the birds seek her council but find her silent. Let that be a lesson to us all!

Philosopher Isaiah Berlin published an essay called,”The Hedgehog and the Fox” in it he expands on the notion attributed to the ancient Greek poet Archilochus, “the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing”. 🦔⁣ He explains the difference between writers and thinkers that have contrasting views,(fox) macro/big picture and (hedgehog) micro/closely focused.⁣ So what would you peg yourself as a hedgehog or a fox?⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #designermaker#thedmcollection#watercolourartist#animalart#wildlifeart⁣ #animalArt#animalartist#animalpainting#animalcreatives#artprints#wallartdecor #wildlifeart #makerstoknow #justacard #illustrators #illustratorlife #colourfulllife #meetthemaker #makersmovement #wearethemakers #creativelifehappylife #doitfortheprocess #wildlifeartist #ukillustrator #artistofig #instapaint #natureartist #hedgehogsofinstagram #hedgehogs #hedgehogadventures

A throwback to a couple of weeks ago when the weather was a bit warmer and I was working on the bear.⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #studioscenes #artiststudio ⁣ #newworkinprogress #artinprogress #artinprocess #painting #paintinginprogress #halfdone #watercolourpainting #watercolour #watercolor #watercolour_gallery #winsorandnewton##winsorandnewtonwatercolours #winsorandnewtonwatercolors #designermaker #thedmcollection #artistsoninstagram #watercolourartist #animalart #wildlifeart #animalArt #animalartist #animalpainting #animalcreatives #watercolorart #inspiring_watercolors #art_we_inspire