A creature from a dream I had right before waking up today. Just getting over a migraine as well, which has no impact on my dreams usually, but this morning was particularly fortuitous. I was trying to hold on to this dragon's whiplike tail tendrils through a good portion of the dream as it flew over residential, wooded areas and over peaked roof houses (think New England rural/residential area), and was on its back at the very end, my legs pushing through the feather-like flaps/'tertiaries' (the wing membrane was not physically attached to its flanks, like a bird).

While it glided over roofs very easily while I clung to its whipping tail, this thing was not a good flier at all, and would flap very stiffly to only float about a few feet off of the ground (same with even over houses - there was no clearance made at all). Ineffectual or very labored flight is a common thread in my dreams, but this was unique in that the flight was projected to another creature than having myself be the ineffectual flier. I'm glad I cataloged this critter into art, though - it's certainly unique! Its name also came to me in the dream. Colors remind me very much of FlyingFire 's draconic character.

Media: Photoshop CS4
Time: ~4 hours
Art © 2014 Stephanie Dziezyk.