I like this but it looks unfinished. The scribbly lines (especially on the face) look like a preliminary sketch and the thing looks imcomplete.

Sweetcell...thanks for the critique but the scribble lines are very close to the ref. pic, did you look at it?

love this Laura, I may have this same lady, but with a different pose. I just love the Carnivale of Venice, and I have tons of pics that I want to do when I get brave enough, lol. Some are quite intricate and I may just do them a bit at a time. Love the colors and the playfulness this has. One day I would love to go and witness this festival for myself. ah one can only dream, in the meantime we can draw and paint and make us believe we are there...:D

Aww, what a cutie! I love blue colored birds!

Thanks, Kathy! =)

I love wolves, they're so beautiful and so is this. My fave of yours by far. Well done Elly.

Elly I had a Malamute timber wolve mix. His name was Maxx, he had one brown eye and one blue eye, he was the nuttiest dog I ever owned, he thought he was a person. He would sit on our couch with his hiney on the seat and his front paws on the floor. He was that big. He wasn't as tall as a great dane, but he was really long in the torso/abdomen like timber wolves are. When he stood on his hind legs he could put his forepaws on my husband's shoulders and rest his head on my husband's. He is 5'9. When he got to be about 6 months old we were awakened at night with the most unearthly sound, it gave us the willies, and we went to see what it was. It was our Maxx learning to do his wolf howl, omg, it was so funny but really creepy at the same time, lol. He loved to howl for the ladies, for sure. We unfortunately had to give him away when we moved from out of the country because he was too big and too wild. He loved to run and he did hunt. He weighed about 150lbs. He was a big dog, but your pic reminds me so much of him, if your pic had a right blue eye. Thanks for the memories...I miss the crazy boy. He has probably passed on though. His sister was owned by my sister's inlaws they had her till she was 17. An incredible age for a dog.

Nice nice nice! Agreeing with everybody!

beautiful cool.

This is so fantastic.

I kept thinking"is this a varmint?is this a photo shop?"hamsters do this?yeah,this is so darn cute,you could put it on cards you send peiople,and you'd cute them to death;what a wonderful painting work!fuzzy with paint,yow, i want one!you have a genius for animals, i see you animating their lil furry carcasses in revivals of "toy story"films. this talent wit critters should not be wasted.colors and details of fur...wonderful.my oracle says, "you will do critters,in the future,and make millions of adult kids very happy."(but what is the hamster saying,up there?"My feet are in knots,I can't get them untied!HELP!!")FABULOUS. :)

LOL!!!!! Baaahahaaaa@dorothy!!! Thx ^__^

Aaaaaaaaw, soooo cute!!!! You are such a good artist... i wish I were as good as you! Great job!

Excellent job. I love all the different textures.

Hey Starz - the sheen on the gold satin is just TOO real! the fringing, the bell, the embroidery on the face - all amazing.

Terry......I can't believe I missed commenting on this. I have looked at it so many times and I guess I was so engrossed in all of the detailing I thought I had commented. I love the whole draw, but my favorite part about it is the one piece of cording that comes down from the bell. I can't quit staring at it. It looks like you could reach right out and take it from the picture, seeing the side of it and the perfect details you have put into it. Wow! Masterpiece is quite the understatement for this. Mardi gras memorabilia has always taken me aback, and this would be a perfect addtion to all that I already have.

i like to see this on the showcase
cheers

I love it, Lori. Sorry I haven't been on in forever.

definitly agree with zep.
are you feelin any better?
i was serious about those mentos

VERY cool! I LOVE the deep colors and his expression. He doesn't need arms! Better without them! =)

Reminds me of Spyro kinda.

I'll have to show this to my husband, this is really cool!

I love the stylized look of this draw. We had six of these run through our back yard the other day! Nicely done. Colors are wonderful as it the skill level.

such a nice looking pic, so warm.. I love that sun on the antlers

LOVE the eye color!