The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. I realise this image is essentially the opposite of the way the poem goes but I still feel it represents this classic tale well. The poem was written by by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It is a sailors tale of a epic journey at sea.
A ship is driven south by a storm to Antarctic waters. An albatross appears and leads them to safety. However the Mariner kills the albatross. As the whether calms and warms the sailors are happy until the wind stops.

"Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean."

The crew hang the albatross around the mariners neck to show the burden he carries for this.

Ah! Well a-day! What evil looks
Had I from old and young!
Instead of the cross, the albatross
About my neck was hung.

The poem goes on as the death and despair visit the ship, but the mariner is spared. When he prays the bird falls from his neck, but the burden new leaves him, he walks the earth telling his tale.

This design  has a black and white albatross flying with a human skull around it's neck.

You can find this design in these places TEEPUBLIC DISPLATE ZAZZLE DESIGNBYHUMANS SOCIETY6 REDBUBBLE

I have been adding a new style to my skill set, Realism. I drew these designs to be semi realistic, not photo real. They are on many other products in my redbubble shop here PIEDAYDESIGNS REAL COLLECTION please check them out. As always than you for visiting my blog. You rock.

A design collection for a gay wedding. Two Penguins holding hands. I have used pastel colours (green and blue ) to imply that they are both male. They are holding hands and looking into each others eyes. A gay pride design. The penguins are based on the New Zealand native bird, The Yellow Eyed Penguin, also known by the Maori name, HOIHO. 

I also have this design with two pink (female penguins) and one with a pink and blue together. 

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I have this design on many other products which you can find here.

A recent customer need my help to resize the text on an invitation. I can help with this and any other modification for you. Simple contact me here. 

These clocks are the latest addition to my new shop at society6. They are inspired by airforce roundels. Thank you for looking. Please click on the images to be taken direct to the product pages.

These pillows are a new addition to my redbubble store.