Absolutely stunning!

I think they are cute.

No idea why something like this would not sell....

I like da otter :3

Wow, this looks great. No offense, but it's very different from your usual comic style. Art shows seem iffy. I've not participated in a con show since maybe 2002 because it never felt like all the time and effort put into the art, really paid off.

I'm quite a bit more versatile as an artist than most people think. I don't do this style a lot because it's a hassle. But I'm capable of doing multiple styles-- I usually don't just because I have no interest in it (such as abstract) or it's too time-consuming (like this more realistic style).

I fell you. Totally. I could do the sort in favor realistic animal style, but frankly I think animal faces lose a lot of expressability when they go too 'on model' realistic and end up looking boring or Expression by the numbers.

You didn't need to be more specific with genders. The way they are, the viewers can decide for themselves which are male and which are female (or other).

Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice...and some additional friends....

Very excellent art. Thanks for letting us see it.

Looks lovely

Wow, that looks cool!
Just wondering, it's before or after orgy...

My first thought was that they were all males, but I guss it doesn't really matter.

I honestly don't think the problem was with genders. Being ambiguous is GOOD. I think the problem really lies with the white space. When I first saw this in the art show, it took me a minute to realize what it was. At first glance, it was so much wrinkly sheets. The sheets are amazingly rendered, but most of the picture is just wrinkled white sheet. Having a lot of white space or background is sometimes what makes a picture interesting, but it doesn't really work in this one. Perhaps it would have been visually more interesting if more of their lovely fur patterning was showing, and less white sheet.

And yes, the art show was pretty slow this year. I heard the highest piece went for $600. That's it. I can't remember the last time I was at a Con where *none* of the pieces made it to $1000.

Huh, never thought of that. One of the hazards of using a photo is that you're stuck with what it shows. Well, it was an interesting picture to do in any event. This art show was kind of an experiment to see if it was worth my while to put stuff in shows again, and while I did sell half of what was put in, it was all the cheapest things and I don't think I even cleared $100, so it appears the answer is a big "No!"

I know we've speculated on the decline of art show profits (for everyone.) Is it the glut of really good artists, or the piss-poor economy, the internet assumption that everything should be free, or fandom demographics changing to younger people more interested in parties than artwork? Granted I didn't follow the bidding closely, but it seemed down for everyone except a few of the top A-list artists. I guess the highly lucrative art shows are another convention hilight we'll never get back.

maybe, little gays? plzzzzz)

Great stuff ! Really cool job, dude!

love the kitties <3