Elegant Illustrations of Animal Hybrids with Landscapes Bodies

Daniel Mack­ie’s water­col­or paint­ings depict ani­mals that have lush land­scapes con­tained with­in their bod­ies. A black cat with large eyes has tem­pes­tu­ous sea and giant ship trav­el­ing through its ele­gant body. Like­wise, an owl fea­tures a moon­lit path wind­ing on its chest.

Navy tat­toos are a source of inspi­ra­tions for these illus­tra­tions. Daniel’s web­site, The DM Col­lec­tion, fur­ther describes the process:

In order for the paint­ings to work with so much detail, the shape of the ani­mal was key in the design, it had to be instant­ly rec­og­niz­able as the crea­ture it rep­re­sent­ed, here Daniel took his cue from Art Deco, keep­ing the shape of the ani­mal as sim­ple as pos­si­ble. Daniel is a big fan of the print­mak­ers of the Ukiyo‑e peri­od which was between the 17th and the 20th centuries.

These illus­tra­tions are avail­able in cards, prints, note­books, and more. Buy em here!