A super quick rendition of my favorite animal.  They have good memories and take care of each other.  Beautiful and powerful.  

I went nuts with another crazy (possibly icky) palette.  It's similar to "The Last Dinosaur" I just submitted, but I muted the colors into an almost pastel feel.  I've been trying to avoid pure blacks and pure whites and make something special in between.  This was my first attempt at trying greyscale and then adding hues after the piece was completed.  It did save time, but I'm not really used to it and not sure I like the outcome.  It's a new style, though, so I guess I'm proud of that regardless of how "great" it turned.  The "stipiling" effect was something that I may try again, but I'll definately plan it a little better and work at longer for sure.  Hopefully YOU like it.  Enjoy!