Fey Dragon

Fey Dragon
Medium: digital painting

A member of the Fairy Dragon family, Fey Dragons are tiny, brightly colored little terrors. They are native to Europe and Eurasia. Individually they are fragile and weak, but they rarely travel individually. Fey Dragons travel is massive swarms of several thousand. Swarms of over a million have been reported. These sparrow-sized dragon have voracious appetites, and while they usually prefer to clean up carrion, they won't hesitate to use their swarm numbers to overwhelm live prey should carrion become scarce. They can strip a healthy adult head of cattle down to the bone in less than an hour. A swarm rarely leaves anything but the skeleton behind, and even that is typically gnawed on by tiny dragon teeth. Fey Dragons are particularly loathed by farmers because their small size allows them to fit where larger predators (and other dragons) cannot, and because they are next to impossible to fight off due to the sheer number of dragons in a swarm. If you ever see a swarm of tiny dragons headed your way, run - and don't look back.

Despite their reputation, Fey Dragons have been domesticated and bred for their bright, extravagant wing shapes and patterns. The dragon pictured here is a wild-type Fey Dragon. They are prolific breeders and will lay several clutches of eggs during the year. However, any breeder and seller of Fey Dragons will warn you never to keep more than two at a time, and don't feed them after midnight.

North American Wildlife

North American Guard (Lion Guard)

Medium: digital painting

I have a big interest in North American wildlife, and since The Lion Guard is all about wildlife, I decided to make all the characters as North American animals! So here we have Beshte the Bison (the strongest), Bunga the Grizzly Bear Cub (the bravest), Ono the Bald Eagle (the keenest of sight), Fuli the Pronhorn (the fastest), and Kion the Wild Stallion. I want to draw Janja and the hyenas as wolves, hehe!

North American Guard - Janja, Cheezi, and Chungu: http://kristengracehall.blogspot.com/2016/07/north-american-wildlife-janja-cheezi.html
North American Guard - Makucha: http://kristengracehall.blogspot.com/2016/07/makucha-cougar.html
North American Guard - Jasiri: http://kristengracehall.blogspot.com/2016/07/jasiri-wolf.html
North American Guard - Reirei, Goigoi, and Dogo: http://kristengracehall.blogspot.com/2016/08/reirei-and-coyote-clan.html

Ocean Guard: http://kristengracehall.blogspot.com/2016/08/marine-animals.html
Asian Guard: http://kristengracehall.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-asian-guard.html
North American Guard: http://kristengracehall.blogspot.com/2016/06/north-american-wildlife.html
Arctic Guard: http://kristengracehall.blogspot.com/2017/01/arctic-wildlife.html

Finding Dory

Just Keep Swimming
Medium: acrylic on primed cloth

Who's ready for Finding Dory? I don't know about you, but I can't wait! I hope us fans won't be let down. I'm so glad they kept as many voices the same as possible. I mean, come on, if they made Dory anyone other than Ellen Degeneres, it would be like "who's this person pretending to be Dory?"

Bucking Horsie

BLM Mustang
Medium: digital painting

A new coat submission for Howrse.com!

Unicorn Dragon

Unicorn Dragon
Medium: digital painting

A subspecies of the Horse Dragon, Unicorn Dragons hatch with completely white scales and remain that way throughout their entire lives. They are named for the straight, single horn which stands out of their foreheads. This golden-colored horn is prized by dragon-slayers. They are adequate fliers, although they prefer to remain on the ground and hunt by hiding in forest undergrowth. Slayers have reported Unicorn Dragons disappearing into the forest without a trace.

They are slightly smaller than Horse Dragons (about the size of large deer), and prefer to live in dense forests rather than open plains. They dislike human contact and have a reputation for being "shy," although they are quite capable of defending themselves if need be. Unlike Horse Dragons, Unicorn Dragons are solitary; they do not travel in groups. They breath fire and smoke through their nostrils, not their mouths. Some people blame forest fires on Unicorn Dragons, although Unicorn Dragons are generally not destructive.

They breed only once every decade or so, and produce a single egg, which both the male and female watch over until it hatches. The female then takes over teaching the hatchling how to hunt and take care of itself.

Graverobber Dragon

Graverobber Dragon
Medium: digital painting

Graverobber Dragons feed on the dead. They are a nocturnal species, and generally don't attack living humans. They use their short forelegs to dig up graves and their large ax-like tails to smash open coffins. Their black skin lacks scales and is translucent, and the bones can be seen.


Collaboration with Navy-Blue-Falconet!

Horse Dragon

Horse Dragon
Medium: digital painting

Horse Dragons are named for their equine physic. They are the size of large horses, such as Shires or Belgians. They come in a variety of earthen colors, with rusty red (as pictured), brown, and earthy green being the most common. Their legs are long and built for running. Their feet have two toes each, which are hard like claws or hooves. Because they are heavy, the small wings on their haunches provide them with extra lift during flight.

Horse Dragons are excellent runners. They have good wings for flying a few miles, but they are not distance fliers. They prefer to run over long distances, and thus live in open plains and mountains, but rarely in forests. Because they are not built for crouching, they typically catch prey by spying it out from above and then driving down at it. They live in family groups of about three to twenty, headed by a lead male and his female. Young males are typically evicted from the group once they reach maturity and form bachelor groups until they can form family groups of their own. A female Horse Dragon comes in heat once a year and generally lays one egg at a time.

Horse Dragons are not overly aggressive, but they are very capable of defending themselves when threatened. They do not breathe fire from their mouths, but rather snort it through their nostrils. Their heavily armored underbellies and necks give them protection when rearing on their hind legs, and the spines along their necks and backs make it difficult for opponents to attack from above. This is particularly useful since Horse Dragons spend most of their time on the ground. They also wield a savage kick.

Kiara Horse

Lion King Horses: Kiara
Medium: digital painting

The Lion King has to be one of my favorite movie franchises of all time. I don't care if it's aimed at kids; I love it!

I wanted to experiment with a species...crossover?...and see what the Lion King characters look like as horses! I've seen TLK deer and wolves around, but I haven't come across horses, although there probably are some somewhere. So here is Simba and Nala's daughter Kiara (from TLK 2: Simba's Pride) as a horse! I used the Simba's Pride design, not the Lion Guard design. The Lion Guard design is nice, but I'm not sure why they changed her.

Kovu Horse

Lion King Horses: Kovu
Medium: digital painting

The Lion King has to be one of my favorite movie franchises of all time. I don't care if it's aimed at kids; I love it!

I wanted to experiment with a species...crossover?...and see what the Lion King characters look like as horses! I've seen TLK deer and wolves around, but I haven't come across horses, although there probably are some somewhere. So here is Kovu (from TLK 2: Simba's Pride) as a horse!

Mufasa Horse

Lion King Horses: Mufasa
Medium: digital painting

The Lion King has to be one of my favorite movie franchises of all time. I don't care if it's aimed at kids; I love it!

I wanted to experiment with a species...crossover?...and see what the Lion King characters look like as horses! I've seen TLK deer and wolves around, but I haven't come across horses, although there probably are some somewhere. So here is King Mufasa as a horse! He's so big and fluffy. Mufasa, Mufasa, Mufasa!