"Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leafs a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay."
-Robert Frost

A little doodle for Delusional of Wild Fury of her character Thai. Scanners hate colored, textured paper so this looks better IRL...

Annnnnnd one for Nalina. I've done a buncha these guys but will only upload these three. I'm doing commission bookmarks similar to these for a smallish fee. If interested drop me an email. </plug>

Bookmark for Misha. Marker and colored pencil.

Bookmark for Ebony. Marker and colored pencil.

A recent commission for Magnoona of a random(?) bluetick coon hound. Watercolor, some colored pencils, and ink.

My half of a trade with the oh-so-talented Angela Consenzo. Here's her and her big strong wulfie taking her for a piggie back ride. :) Prisma markers and pencils. Pose referanced from Gettyone.com.

A simple character pic of Kubo and Osaze. My half of an art-exchange with the talented hyena cutie, Kubo. Illustrator/Photoshop combo.

A non-anthro Brownie chases dragonflies on a spring day as the sun begins to set. My half of an art trade. Go check out the *great* pic she did of Leona. So cute!

My half of an art trade with Abe. It was a beautiful day today and this idea just sorta came to me. Abe pushes Kanawinkie on a swing while they enjoy a nice early summer day. I've done what Kana is doing here... any second she'll have to stop "flying" and start grabbing the swing ropes or she'll fall on her stripey butt. ;)

Finished commission for J. Kougar. Marker, colored pencil, ink, gouache. Scan just kills this image for some reason. :/
Another piece done last month (just long enough for me to see alllll the flaws in it....) that I forgot to post.

My half of a trade with the oh-so-talented Xian Jaguar. Digital.

For my Misha-bisha! A valentine's profile pic for Born Wild.
*loves the mixed up keeteh*

A relatively quick little piece done for the oh-so-talented Viva Da Wolf... she's here on VCL. I still have that "Leona and PM the Alien Hamburger" pic as my wallpaper. Bwaha. Go check out her stuff, she's great. :) Streamline/Illustrator/PS

A "rush" profile commission for the wonderful J. Kougar. Needless to say, there is no one quite like this kitty. :) Digital.

For Autumn Sunrise... her and her mate, Twighlight Skye. *snugs a colored pup* I luff this girl.. she's amazing. Image is marker, colored pencil, and ink. I'm actually really happy with the coloring job. :)

My half of an art trade with Bliss-Greycloud of VCL. Her and her friend, Bosco. He's so much taller she has to tiptoe to hug him! I sorta like how dreamy the background is. I really like the concept of little "vignette" type background boxes...

Whoops... reupload.
Art trade for Bagheera. Digital. Art copyright Melissa Swanson 2002.

A recently finished commission piece for Chakat Goldfur (Bernard Doove) of his character Chakat Desertsand. Mostly watercolor with some ink and colored pencils on cold-press watercolor paper. Lost some detail in the background desert... shame really, it's my favorite part of the image. ;)
Art copyright Melissa Swanson 2002

I don't know what they've done... but I'm sure it's nothing good. *grins* Amoux featherhead and I are innocent angels, really. *blinks* *halo slips* Drat. Amoux... this glue isn't working! Just a quick doodle to say Merry Christmas to my favorite wolphyn. *snuggsa*

(sorry for the reupload... I screwed up someone's markings. Hee) For BW pals. Took about 20 hrs. Just... a fun holiday image of us all as cubby fluffy things of doom.

Eb and I are going to get some instant karma for pelting Jon, methinks...

I think it's obvious who this is for. ;) Still playing with drawing cats a different way. Trying for realistic, yet still expressive/versatile. So, for Ebony Tigress. Just because I still think she's nice and her artwork is lovely. :)

For Amoux. My first try at a griffen. :)

Took FOREVER to get this transparent... and it wont even be noticeable on a white bg. *acks* For Maybe the purty fennec. :)

For Roux...

*giggles* Hey girl, it seems you also own me. I was told... "Draw me a floating head thingie... of 2122!" So I said... "okay". There was only one colored pic of her on your archive... so, I sorta made things up. Hope it's okay. *grin.. flee*

*dances* Mystpup, Mystpup, Mystpup... How could I have almost forgotten my Mystie pup. Here she is, in all her beauty. Such a pretty wolfie. And just the nicest person you'd ever hope to meet. *squishes the Myst*

Piccie for Arcadia, in thanks for the wonderful pic she did of Leona. *squish* Thanks a bunch, girly. I love it. :) Arcadia is a maned wolf, not a fox (though she's obviously not built like a fox, the colors can be confusing... ) I don't think I drew her legs long enough. Mewf.

Autumn Sunrise for Nightwolf of BW. Is this a failed attempt at camoflage or just a invite for a tummy rub? I'm in a fally, halloweeny mood today. Seemed appropriate to draw this character. Hee.

For Akeli of Born Wild... Yes, I know lotsa cats. :) She's a clouded leopard/tiger mix and she is the intellectual property of her creator. *Squishes Akeli* Thanks for the awesome piccie of Leona, girl.

I got a very nice mail a while back from a lovely woman regarding my work. Made my day so much that I decided I *had* to give drawing her and her mate a shot. This is Nauta Sinneau and her draconic mate. She's not tubby, she's 6 months pregnant! Congrats again, Nauta. And thanks for the kind words.