So 2013 is the year of the snake-- in this case, a black water snake. I'm kind of fond of snakes, so long as they don't bite me-- they're so graceful and smooth. None of the black snakes around us are venomous; mostly they keep down the rodent population and mind their own business. You don't often see them, unless they've found a good sunny rock to bask on.
But for a lot of people, snakes are the stuff of nightmares... and the year of the snake can be a difficult time. The most recent snake years brought u 9/11 and Tiananmen Square... which might lead a snake-phobe to worry that the coming year could be stormy.
But every year has its storms.
What do water and snakes have in common? They both flow. And darkness on the deep doesn't mean you're going down-- sailors navigated by the stars. With any storm, whether you sink or ride it out depends largely on how you trim your sails.
This site recommends focus on discipline and attention to detail for those who want to make progress in creative work... sound advice, whatever year it is!
Well, but in the Chinese system there are lots of good things associated with snakes, too---here's hoping for those associations to win out this time round!
(I love your snake: he is beautiful.)
Beautiful Snake illustration!
Just wanted to say how great this is--
Have you done other years' animals before??
I was born in the year of the monkey, and with your love of the swirls and fibbonacci (sp) spirals, I thought it might be an interesting subject, between the tail and the ears...
Lemme know, just wanted to visit your site here--LOVE it, especially the Fridays!
Liz Gnazzo
Re: Beautiful Snake illustration!
I don't believe in Chinese astrology. According to it, monkeys are incompatible with tigers, and that isn't true.
--- Exactly!