This is the Kelpie. I created this cryptid creature / monster art for Fairytales and Myths. Kelpies, Each-Uisge, and Water Horses are Celtic legends about shape-shifting water horses that lure victims to their doom. With this art piece, I was trying to capture the majesty of the moment used by the creature to entice unwitting …
This is the Kaijin. I created this cryptid creature / monster art for Fairytales and Myths. Kaijin is a word in the Japanese language that means a strange, mysterious, legendary, or mythical humanoid (human-like) creature. When creating this creature, I wanted the original character design to be bounding through the cherry blossom trees with Mount …
This is the J’ba fofi. I created this cryptid creature / monster art for Fairytales and Myths. The J’ba fofi is an alleged giant spider that lives in the dense rainforest regions of Central and East Africa. Reports of the creature originated among the Baka people (formerly known as pygmies) who live in the rainforests …
This is the Jersey Devil. I created this cryptid creature / monster art for Fairytales and Myths. The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature and one of the world’s best-known cryptids. New Jerseyans have told tales of a cloven-hoofed creature with wings and horns for almost 300 years. Check out the Jersey Devil page for …
This is the Jackalope. I created this cryptid creature / monster art for Fairytales and Myths. The legend of the jackalope, a vicious creature said to be a cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, is said to have originated in Persia. I especially enjoyed creating this monster artwork since I could put a new …
This is the Ivory-billed woodpecker. I created this cryptid creature / monster art for Fairytales and Myths. The Ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis, is officially classified as critically endangered or possibly extinct and generates a great deal of research and debate as to whether or not it still exists. I’m pretty sure this was my first …
This is the Inkanyamba. I created this cryptid creature / monster art for Fairytales and Myths. The Inkanyamba is a mythical serpentine or eel-like cryptid from Zulu and Xhosa folklore that lives in turbulent waters at the base of waterfalls. Check out the Inkanyamba page for more details.
This is the Hoop Snake. I created this cryptid creature / monster art for Fairytales and Myths. The Hoop Snake is a cryptid serpent from folkloric traditions across the U.S. and Canada that also appears in the ancient traditions of cultures from other parts of the world, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Check out …
This is the Honey Island Swamp Monster. I created this cryptid creature / monster art for Fairytales and Myths. The Honey Island Swamp Monster is an alleged humanoid creature from Louisiana (United States) folklore. Folklore says the monster is a Bigfoot-like creature native to the Honey Island Swamp and the wetlands (bayous) around Pearl River. …
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This is the Hodag. I created this cryptid creature / monster art for Fairytales and Myths. The Hodag is a so-called “fearsome critter” said to resemble an ox but with a frog-like head. The fabled beast is unique to the area of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and has been part of local legend for a long time. …
