Drawings of Animals in Unlikely Situations | Monday Insta Illustrator

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Oct 22, 2013 at 10:35am PDT

Animals on the internet frequently forget how to be animals, taking up human activities like wearing clothes, playing the keyboard, and in the case of one baboon drawn by illustrator Amy Dover, smoking pipes Freud-style. Her creatures often find themselves in unlikely situations, including a bear riding a bicycle, a monkey smoking a hookah, and an amputee bunny rabbit wrapped in bandages with the phrase "not so lucky" written on them.

Dover, both an illustrator and fine artist who has shown in London, Los Angeles, Portland, Sweden, Switzerland, and more, draws in either graphite or high-end ink—guaranteed to last 200 years—on paper made from British cotton. Her Instagram account is filled with in-progress and final works, as well as the images that inspire her, including photographs of real animals, the works of illustrators including James Jean and Joan Cornellà, famous paintings like La Crucifixion Du Parlement De Paris by André d'Ypres, and most recently, Disney's gritty reboot of The Jungle Book. Her website states that, "Evoking the folk tales, mythology, and fables of her childhood, Dover weaves tales of loss, failure, greed and deceit."

Check out her work in the Instagrams below.

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on May 20, 2014 at 12:31am PDT

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A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Nov 24, 2013 at 12:45am PST

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A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Dec 9, 2013 at 10:26am PST

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Dec 30, 2013 at 5:45am PST

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Apr 2, 2014 at 1:47pm PDT

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on May 7, 2014 at 10:29am PDT

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A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Oct 10, 2014 at 12:58am PDT

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Jun 24, 2015 at 1:00am PDT

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Dec 28, 2015 at 7:54am PST

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Mar 21, 2016 at 2:47pm PDT

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Mar 22, 2016 at 9:29am PDT

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Mar 27, 2016 at 7:19am PDT

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on Feb 21, 2016 at 3:02am PST

So I went to see the jungle book… #mowgli #baloo #mowgliandbaloo #junglebook #thejunglebook #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #junglebookmovie #junglebook2016 #baloodrawing #beardrawing

A photo posted by Artist & Illustrator (@amy_dover) on May 8, 2016 at 4:17am PDT

See more of Amy Dover's work on Instagram. Check out The Creators Project's Instagram to find your new favorite artist.

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