Once again, I was rummaging through the collection of handmade greeting cards I'd constructed in the past, when I came across another holiday classic; and even though Christmas is a long way away, I'd rather post this image (Circa 2003) now, while I still have it available for presentation...

The cover art (not seen here) features a close-up of a grandmotherly penguin, coming out of her igloo with some hot refreshments for a trio of Christmas carolers. "Well, that performance was definitely worthy of some hot chocolate!" she tells these performers.

The artwork inside said card (which you are viewing) is accompanied with the following message (also not seen here): "Have a safe and 'sound' holiday!"

This time, the colors were provided with marker pens (as opposed to my usual usage of colored pencils). I hope to make and send all-new colored copies of this card (for some of my new friends from Cyberspace) next Christmas...

NOTE: I know that polar bears and penguins live on the opposite poles of Earth, and (subsequently) do not coexist; but if some of you other anthroartists can draw male kangaroos with pouches and belly buttons (and the TV series "Back at the Barnyard" can feature a male cow with udders), I'm sure that I could be granted similar liberties with my own art.