Griffin

A gift for my roommate who likes griffins.  I really can't speak for the background and atmosphere except to say that this is what came to mind, so I ran with it.  I've no idea why there are globes of floating mercury in the air, except that I may have been watching too much anime at the time.  My roommate says there is a legend that griffins can fly because they eat something that makes them lighter, so, maybe that's what those things are.  XD  That's the best explanation I've heard yet!

Medium: Photoshop CS5
Completed: July 2016