#delphinus
The Return of Amphitrite (2020, Inspiration for the wedding wreath taken from a pinax from Corinth 575–550 BC)
Amphitrite in Greek mythology is a water nymph, the wife of Poseidon, and one of the many daughters of Nereus (the old god of the sea) and his wife Doris. She sparked Poseidon’s interest with her dancing skills but she was just playing. When he asked her to marry him she ghosted hard to Atlas leaving him on read until he sent a smooth as butter, dolphin shaped god, named Delphin to talk her into coming back. “Medusa was just a friend, you could be queen of all the seas.” he told her, and who could deny such logic? The dolphin was transformed by Poseidon into the constellation delphinus as a reward for the return of his future queen. Amphritrite liked Delphin so much she made dolphins a mortal thing as well as seals and arguably narwhals because narwhals must be something mythological, they’re SEA UNICORNS!
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The Return of Amphitrite (2020, Inspiration for the wedding wreath taken from a pinax from Corinth 575–550 BC)
Amphitrite in Greek mythology is a water nymph, the wife of Poseidon, and one of the many daughters of Nereus (the old god of the sea) and his wife Doris. She sparked Poseidon’s interest with her dancing skills but she was just playing. When he asked her to marry him she ghosted hard to Atlas leaving him on read until he sent a smooth as butter, dolphin shaped god, named Delphin to talk her into coming back. “Medusa was just a friend, you could be queen of all the seas.” he told her, and who could deny such logic? The dolphin was transformed by Poseidon into the constellation delphinus as a reward for the return of his future queen. Amphritrite liked Delphin so much she made dolphins a mortal thing as well as seals and arguably narwhals because narwhals must be something mythological, they’re SEA UNICORNS!
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Colour anomalies in the Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
As some of you may know I’ve a bit of a weak spot for everything weird with cetaceans: hybrids, deformities, colour anomalies - I love it all. And Short-beaked common dolphins are a gold mine in that last department. I don’t think any other species displays quite so many different anomalies, and with such frequency, as this one. Some, like the melanistic form, are almost ‘normal’ and quite stereotypical in their presentation. Others, like the dolphins in row 4, are highly unique. So earlier this year I made this poster documenting all know anomalies - initially just for fun but I ended up quite liking it! I hope you’ll have fun perusing the oddities of Delphinus delphis too.
Most of these are based on several animals with similar anomalies. However, since the animals in row 4 are all so unique, here’s specific credits to their spotters: 4A was an individual stranded in the UK; 4B, D and E are all photographed by Lisa Steiner of Whale Watch Azores; 4C by Capt. Dave’s Dolphin Safari, 4F by Marilia Olio, and 4G was published in this article here.
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Some dolphins (and a porpoise)
Here are some illustrations I made over the past couple of months for different people. The striped and common dolphin were most recent - for a sailing company in Portugal. Most are reworks of older illustrations though to be fair, any resemblance to the originals is rather lost. They kind of go along with the two Australian bottlenose dolphins I posted recently. I really like this style of illustration; a bit loose but still realistic. They’re super fun to make because they’re relatively quick and I don’t get hung up on polishing every last detail. I hope you like them too ♥
All of these illustrations - and many more - can be licensed for use by the way! For a full list of available illustrations, and some more info, check my website or contact me.
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