Fox Totem (Fox broke my art bone!)

[moonvoice]

I've actually put this information up before. So for those who are interested:

Fox as Totem





Colouring this fully broke my art bone. Ugh. It's so fucking *dense* in real life. And bright. And shiny.

I'm happy with it. Fox is happy with it.

Comments

[toeknuckles.livejournal.com]

it's beautiful!

[darakat-ewr.livejournal.com]

Me wants, but I suspect me can't have. *drools*

[sidheblessed.livejournal.com]

I like it. :) But then I always say that. It remains just as true as every other time I say it though. ;)

OOohh, more shinies!

[perzephone.livejournal.com]

It is absolutely beautiful. Love the expression, and the eyes.

It's funny - Fox and I have been dancing with one another for years. Bear and Coyote are both very blunt, outspoken energies - Bear tells some harsh, healing truths and Coyote is, well... in some stories, he's like the Dirty Old Man. There are whole collections about Coyote's adventurous penis. But Fox energy is all about discretion for me. Knowing the truth but not necessarily needing to speak it, or keeping an opinion to oneself... leaving things best left unsaid, unsaid. I've also had some kitsunes energy in my life - also a trickster, but one gentler & more discreet than Coyote - and also more liberating. This painting really speaks all of those sides of Fox, and does it well.

I also think it's funny in your write-up of the shadow side of Fox how you say experiencing this energy can make one not want to use talents or skills to get ahead of the game. I was just talking to Rob last night about it - how I must be obnoxious for other people to work with because when I know how to do something well, I can make it seem so effortless. I usually try not to excel in the workplace because I don't want to make other people look bad.

[x-raeya-x.livejournal.com]

The colouring really brings this one out. It's gorgeous, P!

Hope the art bone heals quick so you can get back into it. Hehehe ;)

[zuki-san.livejournal.com]

What I love about this particular card's art is the way that the art finishes, completes, and adds to the writeup's message. Going back to the write-up just now, I was suprised that it doesn't mention the things this art immediately brings to my mind in contemplation of fox: Concealment, watchfulness, camoflage, invisibility, stealth. The latter two were more obvious in the black-and-white, and might be slightly influenced by other dictionaries and decks, but still.

I -love-the colours here. His eye almost glows, and I love the earthy colours and the reds and the russets, all on a black background. Beautiful beautiful beautiful.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

I'm not actually influenced in any way by animal dictionaries when I do the write-ups. I do own a couple, but I'd finished the list of keywords before I owned anything except for D.J. Conway's crappy 'Animal Magick' book. *shudder.*

For me, invisibility / stealth came not from books, but from simple observation. We have a ridiculous amount of red foxes in Australia, so many, that we have more than some of the places where they're native. Yet so many people have never even seen a red fox. Feral dogs, cats, horses, sheep? Sure. Foxes? Even though they're considerably more urban? Not a thing.

And I've been bushwalking for years and years, in different places, and have only seen two.

Invisibility and stealth seemed dead giveaways for me. :)

[jazzpizza.livejournal.com]

You've been doing a lot of beautiful work lately. A LOT of beautiful work.

Your art = time ratio is incomprehensible to me.

Also, the fox has a great foxy energy. :) Excellent, as always!

[halfapersona.livejournal.com]

This is the first time that I have actually thought, 'The real life version looks different to the online version, but they both look equally as awesome in different ways.'

Okay, so maybe I didn't word it like that in my head straight away. I do really love this piece. It's sad that it broke your art bone, though it's a wicked piece to have done it.

Ps. Does any anybody actually say wicked anymore? Am I showing my age?

[grondfic.livejournal.com]

Superb! Just look at the EYE!

[primaldog.livejournal.com]

Oo very nice and vibrant, I like this one.

[ebonhost.livejournal.com]

Oooh, lovely. I think this is one of my favourites of everything you've posted. :)

[mirrorred-star.livejournal.com]

Fox turned out really well.

[lupabitch.livejournal.com]

OMFG. COLOR. Wow. I would be seriously surprised if Fix weren't happy with it!

[zeng-li.livejournal.com]

Fox is dancing around on my metaphysical horizon, but I can never seem to approach or make contact. Why does he taunt me? Actually, there's no answer to that question because the only one who can say is the Fox who's always in the backdrop of my subconscious. Obviously the time to know Fox's message in my life hasn't yet arrived.