In search of Monsters - London, England (Part 2)

Today I have for you a look at the second part of London, England... or should I say I have for you a handful of the hundreds of images that I took while visiting London.  The British Museum is jam packed from one side to the other with amazing artifacts from human history. You want to see the wonders of the humanity all in one building? Head to the British Museum! The items are all astounding, but as a reference resource I was just floored. My eyes were opened time and time again to what the actual artifacts of our history look like. Here is the second part of London...

Canopic jars in all their glory - London, England

A detail of one of the many sarcophagi on display - London, England 

I can haz mummy? - London, England

Sarcophagus close up - London, England

Detail of ceremonial bronze shield found in a river - London, England

 "I'M HUGE!" - London, England

Amazing and gigantic Lamassu (RAWR!) - London, England

When centaur attack - London, England

Now showing in London... ancient Greece - London, England

Disapproving Devil disaproves of his hot pocket - London, England

I think they could fit a little more detail in there... - London, England

SO much inspiration and beauty - London, England

Chinese plate with phoenix and dragon - London, England

Red Japanese monster means business! - London, England

Indiana Jones was looking for the wrong skull - London, England

RAWR! - London, England

Needless to say, all images are...

© 2013 Christopher Burdett

This concludes the overview of my international monster investigations. I hope you found these images as inspiring as I did. I will be bringing you more in the fullness of time as it relates to specific projects.

That's all for another exciting Wednesday on the blog, see you back here on Friday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

In search of Monsters - London, England (Part 1)

Today I have for you a look at the first part of London, England... or should I say I have for you a handful of the hundreds of images that I took while visiting London.  I finally found a whole ton of monsters all in one place... convenient! The British Natural History Museum has MANY amazing specimens and displays. Hopefully I will have a chance to share more of the images I took while visiting all the dinosaurs, reptiles, mammals, birds, invertebrates, and other monsters.  Here is the first part of London...

"Dippy" the apatosaurus  - London, England

Monkey skeleton  - London, England

A terrible lizard monster, I never get tired of seeing these skeletons in person  - London, England 

Some of the skeletons were displays 12 feet off the ground and there is an elevated walkway to see them as well as a walking path below - London, England

Tyrannosaurus Rex teeth - London, England

One of my favorite mammals, the scaled pangolin - London, England 

Another of my favorite mammals, the deadly hippopotamus - London, England 

Earth's largest mammals all in one giant room, elephants, whales, and their ancestors - London, England

FINALLY, a coconut crab in the flesh (as it were), love these things! - London, England

Needless to say, all images are...

© 2013 Christopher Burdett

That is a taste of the cast archive of natural history to be found in London, England. On Wednesday I have a taste of the human history that is contained in the walls of the British Museum!

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog, see you back here on Wednesday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

In search of Monsters - Leeds and York, England

Today I have for you a look at York and Leeds, England... or should I say I have for you a handful of the hundreds of images that I took while visiting Leeds and York.  I found the north country of England to be beautiful and and rich with history. We had an outstanding tour guide and host in the form of fantasy illustrator, Ralph Horsley.  Could not have asked for a better guide and more enjoyable adventure. Here is a taste of Leeds and York...

Why has no one ever told me there is a dragon on one of the pound coins?

York Castle in all its castle-y goodness - York, England

Detail from the only surviving suits of elephant armor... as in armor worn by elephants - Leeds, England

Pangolin scale armor, it is not enough that the armor is made from all those scales... but each scale is painted and detailed - Leeds, England

Detail of Samurai helmet - Leeds, England  

Detail of Samurai chest ornamentation - Leeds, England  

Another detail from Japanese armor - Leeds, England  

Legit chainmail - Leeds, England  

Ruins of an abbey - Leeds, England  

More ruins of an abbey - Leeds, England 

Ralph Horsley was kind enough to let me try on a lot of his armor - Leeds, England 

Victorian cemetery - Leeds, England

Needless to say, all images are...

© 2013 Christopher Burdett

Hope you enjoyed a taste of Leeds and York. Next we head to London, England. I will be breaking London up into two days since there are so many image... nearly the whole history of humanity and the planet Earth can be found in London museums.

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

In search of Monsters - Vencie, Italy

I have just returned from a much needed two week vacation in Italy and England. ...hence my posts about my monsters running the blog while I was offline. I am back and am now going through over 2,900 images that I took while adventuring. Over the next several posts I will have some highlight images that I will like to share with you. I plan on doing some more targeted postings relating to what I discovered on our adventures... but I have many images to go through first.

Today I have for you a look at Venice, Italy and its neighbor, Murano, Italy. I highly recommend travel and I can't express how amazing and awe inspiring I found Venice. There are monsters on everything and so much incredible reference everywhere you look. These images are just the tip of the iceberg... but I do not want to bore, so here is a taste of Venice...

St. Mark's Basilica - Venice, Italy

 AMAZING reliquary in St. Mark's Basilica - Venice, Italy

 St. Mark's Basilica - Venice, Italy

 St. Mark's Basilica - Venice, Italy

 Found this just wandering the streets - Venice, Italy

 Monsters and creatures around every turn - Venice, Italy

Don't forget to look up - Venice, Italy

Wood carving in a church - Murano, Italy

Wood carving in a church - Murano, Italy  

The churches don't spare any expense - Venice, Italy

Grand staircase at the Doge's Palace - Venice, Italy

A view of St. Mark's Basilica from the Doge's Palace - Venice, Italy

From the balcony of St. Mark's Basilica - Venice, Italy

Inspiration everywhere you look - Venice, Italy

Even in the most unsuspecting churches you will find massive works of skill and art - Venice, Italy

Layers of detail upon layers of detail - Venice, Italy

Needless to say, all images are...

© 2013 Christopher Burdett

Hope you enjoyed a taste of Venice. Next we head to Leeds and York in England. But don't worry, I will be returning to Venice eventually... I have some specific work I want to do in response to the things I saw and experienced there.

That is all for another exciting Wednesday on the blog, see you back here on Friday! Until then...

 For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com