Aled Thompson

Thank you so much, it's such a fascinating story

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A kingfisher pointing upwards with its wings stretched in front of it, trailing splashes of water

Kingfisher - My second entry for Zócalo Public Square's Sketchbook feature

A stylized iguana, a green lizard with a spiky crest along its back, flabs of skin under its chin and a long striped tail

I'm so excited to finally post about this - I recently had the pleasure to have my animal art on Zócalo Public Square's Sketchbook feature. This funky guy is the first of five new pieces, you can check the rest out here:
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/aled-thompso...

Top down view of a woman laying horizontally in water surrounded by lily pads and flowers with only her face visible above the surface with her hair swirling around her face

Blodeuwedd, the Welsh maiden born from magic and flowers

I'm so EXCITED!!

Digital colour animal illustration Commission available on Ko-fi.com

Plenty of spaces open if you want to commission some animal art
ko-fi.com/c/0092ad6423

A stylized iguana, a green lizard with a spiky crest along its back, flabs of skin under its chin and a long striped tail

I'm so excited to finally post about this - I recently had the pleasure to have my animal art on Zócalo Public Square's Sketchbook feature. This funky guy is the first of five new pieces, you can check the rest out here:
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/aled-thompso...

I want to thank Zócalo Sketchbook for featuring my animal art, it brings me so much joy to draw🥰 Check it out to see some brand new animal art! 🦎🐦🐊🦉🐻‍❄️

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Digital colour bird illustration Commission available on Ko-fi.com

I'm still taking commissions if somebody wants to see their favourite birds 👀
ko-fi.com/c/6911096a6c

A red winged blackbird on a cattail

A cedar waxwing perched on a branch

A blue tit

green woodpecker perched on a branch

Bringing back the birds just because

A tree sticking out of the bank at the side of a shallow river with mountains in the background

Tree by the River

VPN's are a bit beyond my technical understanding but I can definitely see the need for them now, it's good that there is a free option at all!

It's fascinating how the general perception of the character has changed from villain to victim though, I think a lot more people can now empathise with how unfair her situation was and why she had to do what she did.

Thank you! It seems that Susan Cooper reviewed a book called the Owl Service by Alan Garner which is based on Blodeuwedd's story.

Arthurian Legend has strong ties to Welsh mythology too, many stories featuring King Arthur.

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Oh that's a good shout thank you! I'm not trusting any of these companies with my personal data 😅

I can't access my DM's at the moment due to the UK's new online laws. You're welcome to use this image for personal use but if it's for commercial use you can email me at al98thompson@gmail.com instead :D

Blodeuwedd, born from magic and flowers, an art print by Aled Thompson Gallery Quality Prints

Prints here - www.inprnt.com/gallery/thom...

I feel like I go back and forth on how I want to depict Welsh mythology because I never feel like I can do them justice but this one feels more right somehow. I liked getting more experimental with the colours and I think it creates the right mood for that feeling I'm trying to capture.More to come!

In Welsh mythology she is conjured from flowers to be the wife of Lleu, who is cursed to never marry a mortal woman, but when she falls in love with another man and conspires to kill Lleu she is turned into an owl so that she may never show her face in daylight again.

Top down view of a woman laying horizontally in water surrounded by lily pads and flowers with only her face visible above the surface with her hair swirling around her face

Blodeuwedd, the Welsh maiden born from magic and flowers

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A small brown owl with big yellow eyes looking at you.

This is Owl.

A path with some stairs in a forest with sunlight shining through the foliage

A forest with a river running through

A dense forest foliage with a small waterfall under a tree

A tree fallen over in front of a waterfall surrounded by trees

Some summer inspired pieces 🌞

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