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Published: 2009-11-16 02:45:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 11296; Favourites: 522; Downloads: 193
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Description When you live in the forest and you're surrounded by thousands of trees, decorating a tree for Yule seems kind of silly. After all, how would you choose which tree to decorate? So the inhabitants of the forest decided to decorate Solstice, the gryphon. She doesn't seem to mind, and all the animals are having fun finding decorations.

The crows, though, I think they chose their own 'tree.'

This is my holiday card this year. You may recognize this gryphon as being the one who was on my card for last year . I decided this would be my 'Yule gryphon," and she'll probably appear on my card for each year in one way or another. Her name, fittingly, is Solstice.

The original painting is also available on my Etsy shop: [link]


Watercolor over ink, 7.25X10 inches on cold-press Arches
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Comments: 68

windfalcon In reply to ??? [2009-11-16 07:15:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks I'm trying to practice animal expressions more. Foxes are just naturally sneaky...and so fun to draw.

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MeredithDillman In reply to windfalcon [2009-11-16 18:48:43 +0000 UTC]

Aw it's awesome and whoever buys that gets a steal!

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Merystic [2009-11-16 05:31:18 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! It's so festive and yet original...love it

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windfalcon In reply to Merystic [2009-11-16 07:15:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Rapier4 [2009-11-16 05:30:28 +0000 UTC]

Little do the woodland creatures know that the ule time gryphon will soon consume them all, their flesh torn by its razor sharp beak

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windfalcon In reply to Rapier4 [2009-11-16 07:17:15 +0000 UTC]

Aw, not Solstice, though! I figure she calls a 'truce' when Yule rolls around and doesn't eat the forest animals. That doesn't mean the field or mountain animals are necessarily safe, though. After all, a gryphon's got to eat!

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Rapier4 In reply to windfalcon [2009-11-16 07:21:13 +0000 UTC]

Just look in her eye, that smile..its gunna happen lol

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skiesofchaos [2009-11-16 04:21:18 +0000 UTC]

It is a lovely and marvelous work, very warm and suited to the season.

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windfalcon In reply to skiesofchaos [2009-11-16 07:18:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I'm glad I finished it in time for cards.

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Ban-Sidhe [2009-11-16 03:42:32 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful !!!

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windfalcon In reply to Ban-Sidhe [2009-11-16 07:19:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Lykouros [2009-11-16 03:31:43 +0000 UTC]

Cute! This has a cute theme, I like how you incorporated the gryphon into the winter/holiday season

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windfalcon In reply to Lykouros [2009-11-16 07:19:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I've seen lots of holiday dragons and angels and faeries, but rarely gryphons.

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Lykouros In reply to windfalcon [2009-11-16 14:27:31 +0000 UTC]

Welcome And same here, which is why I found this so interesting ^_^

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Jirakotsu In reply to ??? [2009-11-16 03:14:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow it's really beautiful!
I hope I can get a print of this = u =;;

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windfalcon In reply to Jirakotsu [2009-11-16 17:51:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I just put up prints of this (as well as greeting cards), so they're available.

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Jirakotsu In reply to windfalcon [2009-11-17 00:04:04 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!!

And, ah, yeah > u < *struggling to buy things OTL*

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