smaug dragon via

mermaid ~ Jim Warren (born November 24, 1949) via

 Western Lithograph Co. ~ vintage advertisement c. 1920’s

via

shoot ~ Alain Le Saux.  via

jahsonic:

RIP Jean Giraud

Illustration: cover of The Image of the Beast

Update: this is not by Giraud. I will post an image of Giraud later, but I am leaving the above as is, because it is a great example of tentacle eroticism.

Does anyone know who designed this?

Update: Alain Le Saux, tip of the hat to Omer Pesquer! http://www.lewub.com/images.php?id=85

Moonbeams Dipping into the Sea ~ Evelyn De Morgan - via

The Sea Maidens ~ Evelyn Pickering De Morgan (British, 1850 - 1919).   via

‘Pearls for Kisses’ ~ Frederick Appleyard (1874-1963): via

billyjane:

From A Man of the Renaissance by  Wyman Guin

 illustrated by  Virgin Finlay * in  Galaxy,1964 

 via Comic Art

Catzilla ~ via

Seal of the damned ~ Virgil Finlay cover illustration, Fantastic Universe, 1957. via

Sprites and a cat ~ Rudolf Kalvach