[Art] Tufted Deer, Arctic Hare and Cape Hare as totems!

[moonvoice]

Whee! New batch. :)
Now to work on commissions! Well actually, right now it's 7.00am on a Sunday morning, so maybe it's 'now back to bed!'


Cape Hare as Totem







original available here at Etsy
prints available here










Arctic Hare as Totem






original available here at Etsy
prints available here










Tufted Deer as Totem






original available here at Etsy
prints available here

Comments

[spider_fox]

The Arctic Hare's coloring is PERFECT. I especially love the small corner of green, it reminds me of the short, but vibrant time of Arctic summer.

[moonvoice]

The Arctic Hare is so much cooler in real life (there are colour variations in the fur which didn't scan up at *all*), but oh well! At least they're scanning better (I tweaked my scanner settings).

I love that little bit of green too! It went in right at the end. :)

[spider_fox]

You mean the areas of light blue? I can see it somewhat in the photo, I can imagine it's much cooler in real life.

[freysmuppet]

I love both the hares especially, the colouring is incredible. :D

[moonvoice]

Thank you! :D

[amethystfirefly]

eeee. the blood vessels in the hare's ears!! omg!!

I love them all, but that detail just blew me away.

[moonvoice]

Hee, I didn't know how I was gonna do the blood vessels; I'm glad I did them that way!

[amethystfirefly]

they turned out perfect!

[outlineofash]

Love the subtle variations in the deer's fur!

[moonvoice]

Thanks! :D

[birgitriddle]

Gorgeous. I love the detail you put in the fur and all the intricate designs. And wow, you're fast.

[moonvoice]

Thanks! Yeah, much faster these days, which is good. :)

[allati]

Teefy deer ♥ So adorable, and serene. Similar expression to Muntjac, only Muntjac was more Happy while Tufted seems more Prrrr. What a bright background!

I hope teefy cousin finds a good home ♥


(the two hares are SPECTACULAR. One is all SNOW and WINTER, and the other is all SUN and AUTUMN. Wow. Intense.)

[moonvoice]

Teefy deer! :D

[silverjackal]

My apologies if this shows up twice! Dreamwidth appears to have eaten my original comment.

I am very impressed with all of these. They have a luminescent quality to them that's very engaging. Of the three I'm most impressed with Arctic hare -- you've really captured the gentleness and thoughtfulness of the creature, and I love the blues (our skies here at twilight and dawn), and the silver/white. For the Cape hare I really like the wild spirals and the translucency and veins in those enormous ears. And for the tufted deer I really love the spirals and the ears.

[moonvoice]

There's a lot more colour variation on the Arctic Hare in person that the scanner couldn't handle, not that it's brighter, just... a bit more fur shading, basically. But that's okay, I'm still happy with the scan too.

I actually really like all of this batch! :D

[silverjackal]

I don't know if it's just that your skill set has subtly changed again, or if it's because this lot came knocking, but they're very... there, for want of a better description. Not that I don't think your other pieces are great, but additional life sings through these.

[moonvoice]

I think I'm actually getting better at illustrating animals. I don't know what it is, whether it's a pose thing, or whether it's me clueing into the energy a little more (after all, they pinged me, I didn't go looking for them), but I feel like they were more 'there' for me as well.

[bunny_m]

Ooooh, I want the tufted deer original *so* much.

Sadly, I am now broke until at least next fortnight, so I'll just congratulate and envy whoever gets it. ;)

[moonvoice]

May still be there in two weeks, you never know! Things sell at strange rates on Etsy.

[erynn]

I had no idea there was a deer species with fangs. How bizarre. These are fantastic!

[moonvoice]

There are many species! Well, not like heaps and heaps, but the tufted deer + muntjacs; probably 10 or so?

[goddess_incarnate]

I really like Arctic Hare. Something about the paleness of the colors is so perfect. I love it! <3

[sidheblessed]

The Cape Hare actually reminds me of my bunny, Lilly. She was a lilac (silverish grey) Rex, with loong ears and looong legs like a hare. Her ears were that shade of pink inside and she often had that same kind of soft but intelligent facial expression.

[hrafn]

The colors - especially the background - in the Cape Hare are really wonderful. Very peaceful, but still energetic (like summer mornings, early in the day, if that makes sense). And I /love/ the ear! It really looks like there is a light source behind it making the blood vessels stand out.

Weird little fanged deer now looks cute, and not eeeevil like it did in the earlier sketches :D Nature is WEIRD.

[eldriwolf]

These are *So* wonderful, I keep coming back--I can Not decide which I Love best.
--You got the "stained glass" of the hares ears just perfect!
I hand raised, (and released) a jack rabbit (hare) once-- the 'glowing' ears were one of my favorite things about her.

[moonvoice]

That's awesome about the glowing ears! For a little while I wasn't too sure whether I should include them or not; but it seems to be what most people like about it, so I'm really glad I did!

[ariestess]

These are gorgeous! I'm now torn as to which one I like the best.

[moonvoice]

Oooo, cool!

[lupagreenwolf]

Oh, it's so neat to see the two rabbits together, to compare them not only visually but also energetically.

And I love the deer! Looks like he's got a bit of a knowing smile to his face.

[moonvoice]

Those tufted deers totally do, they are like knowing bastards or something. *g*

[ex_pale698]

I commented elsewhere to say the same thing but again: I can't tell you how pleased I am to see the arctic hare. I just begun work with this animal, thus my recent question about talking about such things. This depiction truly calls to me. Excellent, excellent stuff!

[moonvoice]

That's awesome about the arctic hare; I was pinged by the animal, rather than me going to find it as a totem, so it's awesome it's with other people as well.

[drgnhlr]

These are awesome as always! I think it's me, but the angle of the photo of Arctic Hare shadows it blue, which is very strange as it seems to leave a twilight feeling over it (no, not that twilight! :P). Looks fine though :) (As if you would change it at this point)

Cape Hare is a weird, buggy-eyed critter with a hell of a stare!

And I so wish I could snatch up the Tufted Deer for Welshwmn3 (she would have to explain why, I'm not sure I remember it right) - but perhaps I will get her a print for Xmas (I owe her other prints I've already bought).

[moonvoice]

Cape Hare is very strange looking, Glen still isn't entirely used to it.