Draconic
This was a study for a future creation, a multi-paneled work exploring archetypal forms. The real challenge in this piece was the fusing of human and reptilian anatomy, taking recognizable structures and distorting them without losing all sense of reality.

Dragons are one of those mythical figures that appear in nearly all cultures. The notion of a supreme being, a creature of elemental power that soars amid the heavens or roams the caverns of the Earth is a vital component to many cosmologies. Western hearts transformed them into destroyers - consistent with the corruption of the serpent into a symbol of evil - but most other cultures ascribe more natural (if not benevolent) qualities to these grand beings.

For myself, the dragon is a fusion of humanity's highest ideals and aspirations as well as our darkest fears. Within the dragon, the full scope of our potential is expressed and amplified to the highest magnitude. The form of the dragon represents the potential to achieve a balance in the maelstrom of infinite possibilities, a creature of enormous power and an all-encompassing awareness connected directly to the "source" of all things.