Hey all!

I was just going to post this image in my decal thread, however (being as this has nothing to do with the decals/projects I`m working on for my breeder, Gail), I figured it deserved it`s own thread! Then, I can update with additional drawings/works as I create them!

I drew this piece this morning, referencing a picture I took of Tank and Mocha eating from their crock last week! It was done with graphite lead on slightly textured art paper. Hope you enjoy! :)

(Note: Watermark was added after the fact, based on a suggestion from one of the admin. =) )

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that's really good!

Lovely! I really like how you capture all the details like the folded up gliding membrane and even the folds in their little ears!

Thankies for the kind comments. :)

This drawing was actually referenced from two pictures. Tanks expression looked better in the second one, while Mocha`s positioning was clearer in the first. LOL ;)

Very nice Mandy! And I know what I'm talkin' about in this area - I'm a professional wildlife artist. The number two mistake that wildlife artists make is not infusing the eyes of their subjects with life. They look flat and dull. Thus, the critter looks flat and dull. You didn't do that. (The number one mistake is "fried egg syndrome": always centering your subject on the canvas.) Keep it up!!

Awesometastic! This artowork needed a new word to describe it.

I absolutely LOVE it!!! You should have prints made of this!!!

oh now this is a great work of art yes i agree make prints. funny thing i would rather decorate with my house with animal art than some piece of expensive art from a gallery

Eric, my daughter uses "fantabulous" if you'd like to borrow it. LOL Mandy, your art is truly awesome.

totally agreed. god knows i can't draw like that!

hehe, I like both of those descriptors; 'Awesomtasric' and 'Fantabulous'!

Thank-you all, for the kind comments and continued support! I`m actually working on little glider cartoon versions that could be used in a comic-style strip (based on a suggestion from Kazko) right now. Will take me a while to get their design perfected, so I won`t be posting any of those attempts for a while, but it`s a work in progress! *Huggles room* You guys are great!:)

Wow they are great!!!

wow! you can kick my butt at drawing anyday! i love the expression of the glider half hidden behind the first one, its so cute!

Hehe, two seconds after I took the photo that second glider -Tank - appears in (the one I used to reference him for drawing), he dropped a half-eaten piece of glider food on Mocha`s (the front glider) back. Such manners. So, that expression you see, is either him contemplating the origins of the universe OR... him plotting to annoy his younger sibling! LOL

Mandy, I would love to have a print of this picture!!! Will you consider it??? I cant help but keep looking at it!!

I have no problem with it at all... but as for creating the actual print for you, not sure what company on line to use that would give you then best quality. My artwanted portfolio offers prints (and other items, like shirts, mouse pads ect) that us artists can have our work etched on to. That might be an option, unless you know somewhere else on the web where we could have it printed?

Or... did you mean you wanted the original? :)

http://www.zazzle.com/pd/find?sp=7
Is a great site to make products with your picture on it... there are some great sugar glider stuff on there too....

Mandy - I may be able to help out here. In addition to my original wildlife paintings, I also marketed my 54 sets of limited edition prints. Most of these I produced and published myself. I own my own printer that prints on archival paper with archival inks. What is the size of the original?

If you're interested in checking out some of my prints, you can go to my website: www.ravenpriest.com.

The original was done on roughly 11 X 7 paper...

Your website is wonderful - I can wait to see more of your work! You are very talented from what I can see so far! It makes me feel very honored that you speak so hightly of my work! :)

Here is the latest addition... not a portrait, but something I`ve been working on for the passed several days. I`m creating two characters in this style, based on my two suggies! This one is Tank. The one I do for Mocha will be more gray (so as to tell the difference), and really - in real life - Tank is more brown than Mocha anyway. It was created with my Macromedia Freehand program!

Hope you like!


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Tank is wonderful - stunning use of light!

Okay - that size is workable. Have you ever had limited edition prints made before?

I'll PM or email you later this afternoon. We'll see if we can't make you some limited edition prints.

*Grins* I`ve NEVER done anything like that before - wouldn`t even know how to begin - so it would be neat to learn how! PM or email me when you get a chance, and we`ll talk. You`ve been such a support, I can`t thank-you enough! :)

Ubercool! I think he wants a meal worm

WOW!!!! those are beautiful OMG.... you have a wonderful talent.

Email sent!!

Did you draw that? how do you make it look so animated?Thats the part that confuzzles me >.<

I have a good word for them- glideriffic! those are so amazing! i want the cartoon one for my desk. My baby hangs on her cage when she gets up till i either let her out or feed her!! u are great at catchin the fun of a glider with your talent!

Thanks Dizzysmom - but it doesn`t appear to have gone through. Try it again???

It`s actually very simple to make the image look 'animated', Flutter... and the program I use, makes it even easier. I just use vibrant colors and what I`ve come to call, 'block shadowing' in my peices (some of the shadows have a defined edge). Had I blended the shadows perfectly (as with a realistic piece), this image would not appear as though it had been taken from a cartoon or movie. The solid outline I tend to use on all my work also helps with this effect.

'Glideriffic'! I love that too! In the website Dranger posted above, the company can actually create like, a 3-D mounted cut-out that you can literally sit on your desk or table! Talking about having this on your desk makes me think of trying that! LOL

Thanks again - all! Your support staggers me! :)

I would love a print IF they were ever made... wonder if I could afford it though, LOL

mandy,please keep posting ur great pics! they are so great!

great work Mandy I LLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEE Them all!!!!