"Kali Sarai" *MILD NUDITY* (2000, pencils) Kali Sarai, a tigress shaman and tribe elder, works a bit of highly conspicuous magic.

"Kiarrh." (2002, pencils.) A portrait of the lovely Banorth tiger-taur. Kiarrh is (c) 1994 her player.

"Kiri" (2002, pencils) The lovely Kiri of FurryMUCK poses in her home. This was a present to a longtime dear old friend who's simply too lovely not to be drawn. Kiri Copyright (c) 1991 her player.

"Lana" (1997, inks on Bristol) I love ewe characters. I don't understand why there aren't more of 'em in furry fandom. The lovely black velvet fur, the ability to shape and trim fleece just as we trim and shape our hair...I'd think they'd be much more popular in the fandom. Ah well, guess not. I'll carry on 'the good fight' for furry sheep advocacy in the meantime.

"Naoise" (1996) Lothie's panther character, being his usual self.

"Nora" (2005, pencils). Ever hear a voice and design a character entirely around it? Listen to Haiducii's version of "Dragostei Din Tei," and you'll hear the voice that inspired Nora. (Any resemblence between the above picture's pose and a certain Haiducii promo pic is purely intentional, but Nora's one hundred percent original Czech-rocker badger beauty.)

"Set" (2002, Inks on Xerographic bond) Heather Bruton has her love of Anubis, and I have mine of Set. This picture was drawn to showcase his more serpentine jackal aspect -- the 'pissed Set' look, when his eyes go golden and the fangs elongate.

"Shelly" (1997, Prismacolor pencils on Bristol) Shelly Andrews, a squirrel character of mine who'd later undergo heavy rewrites in waves. At this point she was an adult dancer in a no-name club at the edge of the Vegas strip. She'd later be rewritten into the whole 'Otter Bliss' storyline as a slightly loopy 'free spirit' fur tattoo canvas, and finally as an extra in a new story I'm working on. This was the original incarnation of the character.

"Singh Khan" (2000, pencils on Bristol) Singh, a purely white tiger, is the son of Kali Sarai, and the leader of his tribe in Sri Lanka. This is one ofmy favorite pictures of all time...it has an oddly Terrie Smith vibe, I think. Bishonen taigaa wa kawaii, desu ne?

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"Skrajah Brush" (2002, pencils) Skrajah isn't always snarly. When her adrenaline isn't flowing and the demonic blood in her veins is quiet, she's a downright gorgeous bitch wolf, and much beloved of her partner, and of the city they oversee. When she asks so sweetly to be brushed, could you refuse her? I thought not. Skrajah Copyright (c) 1990,1992 T. Johnson, used with permission.

The rough, visible pencil lines in the hair were meant to nod gently to the bleaching that's happened to her hair from living in a desert clime, after years in a much more temperate area. I'm not sure how successful they were, but I really like the picture. :)

"Skrajah" (2002, pencils) A picture of Ravenwolf's lovely Wolfik warrior/rogue Skrajah, adrenaline flowing. She's not actually going to strike with that knife, not yet. She's hoping she's enough to scare the attacker away on sight alone. Skrajah Copyright (c) 1990,1992 T. Johnson, posted with permission.

This picture acknowledges a tremendous debt to the works of Goldenwolf and Kyoht, two excellent artists whose work with wolves and related canids has been a longtime source of education, inspiration, and appreciation to me. In researching this picture, I drew heavily from the wealth of talent and vision that both of these artists have made available to the public in their work, in particular Goldenwolf's self model sheet, which greatly helped me develop Skrajah's thighs and calves. This picture is made public in my gallery in clear recognition of its roots in the (much more worthy) works of these two artists, and is posted with a blessing from them.

"Styx and Charon" (2000, inks on Bristol) Styx, a little more clothed this time, with the rather interesting bustom SG Dusty had built for her. Ever try to retrofit a Steinberger TransTrem (without cover) into an SG modded to 7-string? ;)

"Sundoggie" (1997, Prismacolor on Bristol) High heels on the beach? Blame the photographer. Georgina MacDonald, the lovely Collie girl, shows off a touch self-consciously for the camera. The original of this will be sent off shortly to her biggest fan, a dear friend of mine.

"Talisantia." (2002, Ink and pencils on Xerographic bond.) Talisantia T'Sarran Rancourt of Furtoonia, finally depicted in all her Drowish glory. (Yes, I realize this isn't strictly 'furry,' but she's been a staple of the MUCK's for years.) Talisantia T'Sarran Rancourt Copyright (c) 1990 Lynn Carpenter.

Talisantia's life and stories can be found at http://www.freewebs.com/talisantia if you're interested.

"Telzey" (1995?, inks on Bristol) An attempt to draw the 'real' Telzey Amberdon, from James Schmitz's sci-fi books, for Telzey's player. I didn't really get a handle on humanlike characters 'til the Talisantia picture, years later.

"Thyla" (1995, Prismacolor pencils on Bristol) A gift for Thyla from Furtoonia (also Thyla on FurryMUCK). My most Michele Light-ish piece, I have a love/hate relationship with this picture. On the one hand, it was really pretty nice for its day...on the other, it's much more stylized and toony than I'd like to be.

"Tomb Roo" (1997, inks on Bristol) Anyone else think Lara Croft ought to be a kangaroo?

"Wet Vixen" (1997, Prismcolors on Bristol) *MILD NUDITY* Ginny Kitt being her usual self. This piece has a bit of a cult following, and I know a few people who'd be upset if I removed it from the archive. To be honest, I'm not especially happy with it.