Art blog of Ari Coester. He/him. Mid 20s. I post comic concept art, cute animal watercolor, and surrealist illustration. My favorite things to draw are animals and monsters.
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I like werewolves. I like song lyrics. I see song lyrics about sad werewolves: I draw. Lyrics are from "Be Nice to Me" by the Front Bottoms.
A morning cigarette after a party.
I think something is wrong with my coffee maker....
This is the story of a little girl looking for the mother she has never known. The story of a world of gods and a world of men, and the child caught between them. Zine coming soon.
"Howdy, partner. Don't suppose you seen any cows around these parts? Mine seem to have wandered off. Mind helping me find em? Your eyes be mighty useful, 'specially cause I don't have any!"
Will you help him find his cows?
My roommate's cat, the magnificent Myles. He's adorable and I love him so much.
Fellas is it gay to dress your girlfriend's wounds?
Made a little portrait of a sea slug lady complete with the head antennae and face sensory tentacles. I think we sometimes forget they're voracious predators so I gave her sharp teeth.
The slugs have chosen a princess.
Just a little portrait of my dog. His name is Moose and he's a love sponge.
They're here; they're queer; and they're ready to fuck shit up.
Another oc, different story than dogslobber and different than Kira. The working title is Symbol. They're name is Ryder, alias Rookie. What are they fighting? Wait and see.
Oh worm?
I just love velvet worms; they're such delightful little web-slingers.
Sheep! I am a fan of them. Love sheep. Drawing the little guy brought me joy. Hopefully he'll bright you joy too!
Another red riding hood card, this time the ace. Featuring murder, a cornerstone of any good fairy tale. My, what big hands she has.
Another day, another red riding hood concept. This time in playing card form. Love the queen card.
Experiment with a circular canvas. Birds are still hard to draw and yet so so satisfying.
Will you buy his wears? He promises he knows what they all do!
Older piece (fall 2019) but never posted it and still like it a lot.
"Welcome home, golden boy. I'm so, so sorry."
Because we all know hunter could use some dad hugs after that special.
18 and ready to scream. Meet Chel, the lead singer and guitarist of Flame Blade, Kira and Midas's band. She is sooooo fun to draw.
Another day, another oc (Dogslobber) and another osha violation. (pretty sure 14 year olds are not legally allowed to smoke and that blood puddles are work place hazards).
I love how delightfully strange ancient whales look. They haunt me. This one haunts these walkers too.
We love an alien ecosystem in this house. We also love giving deer spine spikes to defend against big birds and making fungi trees will bioluminescent spore pods. Image Id under keep reading.
Image Id: An astronaut in a pale blue space suit sits beneath a dark green tree with heavily textured bark. At its base, same green shoots point up towards the astronaut and the branches which have glowing oblong blue pods at their tips. The astronaut has black boots, pants with pockets on inner and outer calf and thigh, and a gray belt with many pouches. Attached to the belt is a knife in a black sheath. She wears a gray oxygen tank like a backpack and gray tube threads into a hole on the chest of her suit. Her helmet screws into her suit in a gray ring at the neck. It is stylized with an ear level blue circle that is surrounded by a gray ring with a stem that connects to a triangle at the based of the helmet. There’s a blue patch on her shoulder. Brown hair frames her smiling face, eyes wide with delight and wonder. She reaches with a black glove with gray bending fingers and a blue stripe across the back towards blue floating glowing spores. The background is a field of red grass beneath a dark blue sky with a flush of yellow at the bottom. The blue is filled with stars the same color as the spores. A herd of strange deer with spines on their back graze in the distance. One looks at the camera. One walks towards the left. One eats with its head buried in the grass. Beneath the stars their is a city of green and blue cylindrical buildings with rounded tops and spherical protrusions. The lights in the windows are blue like the spores and stars. Orange lights hover in the sky. A translucent blue dome with a hexagonal pattern near the top surrounds the city. /End Id
“The moon will sing a song for me
I loved you like the sun
Bore the Shadows that you made
With no light of my own”
Listening to The Crane Wives “Moon Will Sing” and this image dropped directly into my brain. Another wolf shapeshifter? In this house? More likely than you think.
Image Id: A young man with short brown hair falls through the sky. His right arm dangles limply and his left reaches for a yellow waxing gibbous moon. He wears a long sleeved cream shirt with an x pattern stitched around the wrists and black claw-shaped buttons. His brown belt has the same x pattern. He wears black pants and brown boots with black leather laces and soles. A wolf pelt hangs around his shoulders bound by a white tooth beneath his chin. The wolf’s head is a hood over his troubled face. His eyes are open; the skin’s are closed. He’s lit above by the moon and below by three blue clouds.
Will dnd turn me into a furry? Mayhaps! Introducing my dnd character Ruka, a tabaxi fathomless warlock/swashbuckler rogue multiclass and an absolute fucking bastard.
Image ID: A cat person based on serval (yellow spotted wildcat with black spots and a striped tail) faces forward and stands on a rope, feet claws wrapped around it. His right hand holds the rope; the left holds a red spyglass with gold rings. The top of his left ear is torn off; the outer rim of the right is studded with gold jewelry. He wears a gold triangular necklace. His red shirt has bell shaped sleeves and poofy wrists and black crossed stitching in the front. His pants are brown and tied with a brown cord. His tail wails behind him. He looks concerned and focused. Behind him, the sky goes from pink at the bottom to sky blue in the middle to dark blue at the top. Puffy cumulus clouds drift across it.
More Kira. Causing problems. Being gay and doing crimes.
Image Id: A person with pink hair and a black baseball cap leans with one foot against a wall. Her hands are in the pockets of her green jacket. She’s wearing a black tank top, green leggings, and black combat boots. She’s blowing a blue bubble of gum. To the left of her feet are a pink, purple, and blue spray paint can. To the right is a black backpack with a blue handle and pocket. The pocket has a pink waterbottle. On the wall there’s a pink and bubble starburst graffiti that contains the words Bubblegum + Bass in blue letters with yellow backing.
Back to the Isles....
Image Id: Luz Noceda in her end season 2 outfit holding Owlbert in staff form. She looks up and to the side with a determined but nervous expression. Owlbert’s head is pointed in the direction of her gaze. The ground is dark and cracked.
Another boyfriend requested sea slug. He is shaped like a friend.
Image Id: A side view of a cream sea slug with orange antennae and spots. It has three round feet and several wavy thick tendrils on its butt. The background is a desaturated mint green.
New style experiment. Dragon fruits look so very very strange.
Image ID: Pink dragonfruit with spiky green leaves. The bottom has shriveled purple petals. The background is plain, pale yellow.