awwww...this is really touching and beautiful piece of work

Very well done Kacey

Exellent.

aww ;__; i loved those stories and hoped they wouldnt cut them off for a long while. nicely done though, very emotional

Touching image; we never want to see anyone we love die; but it is part of the circle of life; Life and and life begins.

very lovely and touching work. Brings a tear to my eye.

I hope I have such lovely attendants when my time comes.

My thoughts exactly.

I think this may be the first rendition of an old chakat I've seen. You pulled of the age and felling of the event quite well.

correction: foxtaur, not chakat. OOPS.

Thank you =) I haven't drawn many aged characters - it was fun to experiment with something different

I followed that story from the start, I cried my eyes out when I red that part. I feel so sorry for Springstep.

Both the story and your artwork are exelently done.
You really bring out the emotion of the moment allthough i must say having read the story before i saw your picture that in the theatre of my mind i saw things a little differently.
Not to say that it isnt good mind you, its just that my perception was a little different.

Thank you =) I was definitely concentrating on the emotion of the scene.

And I agree, we all imagine things differently... which makes fiction such an interesting medium (and artistically inspirational!)

i know what you mean.. i cryd on the last story its a realy good pic hun it shows the emotion i thinck

Beautiful. ,-_-

Excelent work as always Kacey. It really captures the moment of that last scene.

beautiful

Just noticed this one go up on the story page the other day. Excellent work. <sniffle>

This made me sob even more in addition to the story. Lovely work.

it's sad, but a beautiful portrayal of emotion, it's nice to see work on this end of the spectrum occasionally.

T_T beautiful work. Brought a lump to my throat nad I havne't even read the story yet. Amazing work.

Beautifully done.. a very tender piece. :)

Sad and touching. Well done, just like the rest of your work.

This is an amazing piece, and considering my recent news, I thank you for submitting it....

I am sorry you have had bad news recently... my condolences..

As other have said, it's a beautiful piece, both very sad and touching, especially when you read the journal.

An image has not made me cry for a long time. Normally I keep myself to myself, and my tears to myself. This image made the tears flow.

You cannot get any higher a compliment than that.

~ Dwaggie

A beautiful piece...very touching

mfg,
~br4wk

It is pretty touching. I need to cry when I see such good chars dfie. Only read the last journal piece, but it moved me already.

That was a beautiful story, and this is a beautiful picture. Both made me cry a bit. :'(

sad time but beautiful pic

Very touching and, as always, beautifully done.

Why are you so good <=*( just how good you are is enough to make me cry, but this... *loooooooooooong sigh*, i really love this, sooooo much your a wonderful artist and i envy you, i can only pray to jebus that i get near enough as good as you in the future

wounderfully emotional

that was a touching scene. It is beautifully illistrated.

While other artists work on their grasp of anatomy and proportions, you have gone far past that. Art is not the simply act of correctly drawing someone or something. This picture perfect captures that.
Other pieces of artwork may be technically better, but this is probably the best one I've ever seen. This is why you have such an excellent reputation as an artist. Technical skill with true portrayal of life.
S'cuse me while I go cry some more.

What a very nice thing to say =) Thank you ^.^!

Good and extremely charged with emotions. This is quite rare around here. :) I love it.
Thank you most kindly lady Kacey. *smiles and bows*
-saint

I still think Springstep should have told him how shi felt before he was dying

Agreed. But fear of rejection frequently stops people from admitting their true feelings.

An we all have done that at some time

Yep...

I'm 46 year old November 9 I tell you all who read this don't let it happen to you I have been alone for almost all those years

Thhis was beautifuly Done

Awwww, I haven't read the entire run but that's sad, so they outlived him? I have to agree though that when your time comes I know I'd like such comforting presences around to ease the leaving.

I haven't had the chance to read very much of the stories, save for maybe a few some time ago. Just seeing this is enough to get me worked up. Its a ver touching picture, and I'm glad that hes being comforted before passing.

I once read that the sign of a good story is how well it brings in the reader's emotions, makes you think, affects you even after reading it. I guess the same could be said about a good art piece, it just doesn't have so many words.

You did rather wonderful on this.

Heh, you think this is a good picture now, try reading the stories and taking a second look. Night and day difference.

ERF! I poked back onto the densite to check over the stories. I'll really have to read everything now. The last time I remember reading there was when these two had just met and pawfasted. I feel so bad that I missed so much. Guess I'll just need to fix that now ;.;

...Wow, this is an incredible piece. Superb work.

This turned out so beautiful and sad... It has so much emotion in it.

As yet I haven't read the final chapter -- people started talking about its content before I got round to reading it, so I'm not sure I really want to now. :/

An aged foxtaur...and then THIS scene too. *sniff*

I really hope that this wounderful picture will be part of the Pandora & Karl series book.

Kacey, i'm sure now you can really say - THIS picture made history.

And if you draw a picture from the following scene of the story(watching the sunset) i will really start crying now.

The brown taur has nice ears.

Heh, very nice piece. I could really see the emotions in each character. So much that I was very curious to what was going on. Strange, I was always weirded out by taurs. But after looking that, I had to read those stories. Pandora and Karl have such a chemistry. I am still trying to get caught up with most of the stories. But yeah, after reading the stories, which are pretty good, to my surprise and well thought out. Even I started to get choked up that the two passed away. But then again, in the last story, they are at their prime. Heh.

I just about teared up as soon as I saw the pic.

Reminds me alot of one of the stages on Elite Beat Agents with the girl, still looking on the bright side and hoping for her dad to return home, even though he did die in an accident.

That stage still gets to me even now.

Very beautiful work you've done.

he'll be sadly missed in the univurse of chakats

I'm gonna go read that now.

If anything that is important to artwork, it's emotion. Not everything is happy and frivolous.

You've done incredibly well on this one.

I agree with GTO_Neko I had the same reaction, and after reading the attached story... you truly captured the love two soulmates have for each other when the time comes for one to leave a life well lived.
love your work hon, thank you for posting it
--Rick

I wish I had as much skill as you do but all I can hope is that someday

I'd read the story before being reminded of you contributions to the series. It's hard for me to face this as I have a good friend pass on earlier this year, so I know what Pandora and Springstep are going through.

I cried when I read this story. Gorgeous work! I fell in love with these characters and to see someone draw them so beautifully is truly a treat for me.

it breaks my heart to see this

Ah, sweet death, although you are hated we always come to you, in comfort we know in the end you bring us all together. (I hope I don't sound too morbid on this piece, but death tends to be a fascinating subject with me)

I've read every story listed through Goldfur's site and its funny how attached you can become to the awesomeness of them, right down to Goldfur's first meeting with Garrek all the way through the various family lines and whatnot.. though, you've never really prepared for the sadness that manifests itself in some of them. I'll simply say it now.. I adored Karl and Pandora for the ways they influenced others and in some way myself.. farewell to these two great individuals who have touched many. *sobs*

I cried a bit when I read that chapter... there has only been one other story to make me do that.

I sobbed reading the ending to that story, could barely read the last paragraph everything was so watery. It ended and I applauded. Seeing this almost made my eyes tear up but Im glad it shows your work has that kind of emotional effect to touch the heart in such ways. Im happy though to see such emotion captured in one passionate scene that will always remain in their hearts and spirits. As Lt Yar once said "Death is that state in which one exists only in the memory of others, it is there for never ending. No goodbys, just good memories" :_)

I cried when I read that scene as well...

I was also inspired by the recent passing of my grandmother - for the emotions in this piece..

That was a sad scene... Death is a natural part of life, as is birth. It's something that's waiting for all of us.

The question remains: Is death an end, or a new beginning? Does our "Life energy" transcend to another plane of existence?

ah from "Life's Dream" I admit it was a bit of a sad ending and unfortunatley your great drawings aren't in color in the print verion, a shame, but very tearful, you did a great job on this

Must not cry....

Very sad, but excellently done. You captured the moment perfectly.

I just finished reading the story of Pandora and Karl. A good read has never left me in tears until today. This picture sealed the deal.

At least now they can be together for all eternity, and left behind a legacy that will carry on for many generations to come.

May their souls forever soar free.

this was a sad ending.