SunCat
@suncatrune.bsky.social
Gryphons, birds and creatures in ink and pencil.
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SunCat
@suncatrune.bsky.social
· Oct 14
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I’m Sarah, a Canadian artist drawing gryphons, birds and creatures in traditional media. Mostly sketches, some ink, rarely color. Birder, naturalist, photographer, too many hobbies. Most art happens in October.
My website: 100gryphons.wordpress.com
I’m Sarah, a Canadian artist drawing gryphons, birds and creatures in traditional media. Mostly sketches, some ink, rarely color. Birder, naturalist, photographer, too many hobbies. Most art happens in October.
My website: 100gryphons.wordpress.com
The Pennant-winged Nightjar is an unbelievable bird and the inspiration for tonight's gryphon. It would be amazing to see one of these African birds someday.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The Pennant-winged Nightjar is an unbelievable bird and the inspiration for tonight's gryphon. It would be amazing to see one of these African birds someday.
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A quick gull gryphon and a batch of sketches. We had an excellent presentation from Amar Ayyash on Gull ID last night. Inspired me to try some gull gryphon ideas.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A quick gull gryphon and a batch of sketches. We had an excellent presentation from Amar Ayyash on Gull ID last night. Inspired me to try some gull gryphon ideas.
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Quick and rough. Realized I forgot to turn on my extra lighting while I was pencil shading, that turned out particularly scribbly as I ran out of energy.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Quick and rough. Realized I forgot to turn on my extra lighting while I was pencil shading, that turned out particularly scribbly as I ran out of energy.
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A little Raven gryphon, plus bonus sketches. Felt like sketching rather than playing games at an event tonight, but didn't get around to inking until we got home.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
A little Raven gryphon, plus bonus sketches. Felt like sketching rather than playing games at an event tonight, but didn't get around to inking until we got home.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A quick one tonight.
Gryphons look pretty strange in heraldry, maybe I will look up some examples and try a more accurate version. Bonus Black-bellied Plover speed sketch.
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Gryphons look pretty strange in heraldry, maybe I will look up some examples and try a more accurate version. Bonus Black-bellied Plover speed sketch.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A quick one tonight.
Gryphons look pretty strange in heraldry, maybe I will look up some examples and try a more accurate version. Bonus Black-bellied Plover speed sketch.
#gryphonchallenge
Gryphons look pretty strange in heraldry, maybe I will look up some examples and try a more accurate version. Bonus Black-bellied Plover speed sketch.
#gryphonchallenge
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I would like to say SunCat is a sensible looking creature, but no, teenage me designed a colorful cat-like fursona with bright digital gradients. And here you have a rough attempt at SunCat in gryphon form. She looks uncharacteristically uncertain, maybe it is my coloring attempt.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I would like to say SunCat is a sensible looking creature, but no, teenage me designed a colorful cat-like fursona with bright digital gradients. And here you have a rough attempt at SunCat in gryphon form. She looks uncharacteristically uncertain, maybe it is my coloring attempt.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Northern Harrier gryphon on the last page of my sketchbook! I've been drawing in this book for two years. Wonder how long it will take to fill the next one?
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November 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Northern Harrier gryphon on the last page of my sketchbook! I've been drawing in this book for two years. Wonder how long it will take to fill the next one?
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Circular gryphon is circular-ish.
Brush pen was really overflowing tonight. Causes some fuzzy bleeding on this paper.
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Brush pen was really overflowing tonight. Causes some fuzzy bleeding on this paper.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Circular gryphon is circular-ish.
Brush pen was really overflowing tonight. Causes some fuzzy bleeding on this paper.
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Brush pen was really overflowing tonight. Causes some fuzzy bleeding on this paper.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A very quick, rough, little sketch tonight. Still drawing daily gryphons, up to 46 consecutive days now.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
A very quick, rough, little sketch tonight. Still drawing daily gryphons, up to 46 consecutive days now.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
My focus here is art, but this is the inspiration for the gryphon yesterday. I usually cringe when comparing my drawings to the photos they are based on, seeing all the faults, so this is a lucky inside look.
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My focus here is art, but this is the inspiration for the gryphon yesterday. I usually cringe when comparing my drawings to the photos they are based on, seeing all the faults, so this is a lucky inside look.
We were lucky to see... well... ID later in my photos, a Martial Eagle soaring up high in South Africa. We got much better views at the raptor rehab. A very impressive bird.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
We were lucky to see... well... ID later in my photos, a Martial Eagle soaring up high in South Africa. We got much better views at the raptor rehab. A very impressive bird.
#gryphonchallenge
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November 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Threat posture. Not a lot of things scare gryphons, but sometimes they get startled.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Threat posture. Not a lot of things scare gryphons, but sometimes they get startled.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
November 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Now what?
Ended up with a couple dozen boxes of neat old ornithological journals after volunteering to pick them up for our bird society meeting. These were graciously donated, but unsurprisingly nobody wanted them... so they all went home in our car...
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Ended up with a couple dozen boxes of neat old ornithological journals after volunteering to pick them up for our bird society meeting. These were graciously donated, but unsurprisingly nobody wanted them... so they all went home in our car...
#gryphonchallenge
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Now what?
Ended up with a couple dozen boxes of neat old ornithological journals after volunteering to pick them up for our bird society meeting. These were graciously donated, but unsurprisingly nobody wanted them... so they all went home in our car...
#gryphonchallenge
Ended up with a couple dozen boxes of neat old ornithological journals after volunteering to pick them up for our bird society meeting. These were graciously donated, but unsurprisingly nobody wanted them... so they all went home in our car...
#gryphonchallenge
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Minimalism is fun sometimes.
My brush pen is acting up a little... too much ink flow, which I actually prefer compared to too little, but still. Usually this happens when the cartridge is almost empty, but it isn't. Hmmm
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My brush pen is acting up a little... too much ink flow, which I actually prefer compared to too little, but still. Usually this happens when the cartridge is almost empty, but it isn't. Hmmm
#gryphonchallenge
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Minimalism is fun sometimes.
My brush pen is acting up a little... too much ink flow, which I actually prefer compared to too little, but still. Usually this happens when the cartridge is almost empty, but it isn't. Hmmm
#gryphonchallenge
My brush pen is acting up a little... too much ink flow, which I actually prefer compared to too little, but still. Usually this happens when the cartridge is almost empty, but it isn't. Hmmm
#gryphonchallenge