Panda Delight

I wonder what she has in mind? Michael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit).

Poppy The Skunk

Poppy, the spotted skunk, enjoys wearing her namesake.\r\nHere is my artwork titled, Poppy The Skunk, which was published in the interior of Rowrbrazzle #141. This is the art print version of the art I created for the front cover for Rowrbrazzle #141. Here it is presented without the additional text that was later added for the cover version.

Darn, those shoulder straps are so hard to keep in place. They just slip so easily off a cat's sleak fur.

Retained Innocence

She likes nice conversations over coffee. Copyright Michael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit)

Cover Art: Rowrbrazzle #141

Cover Art! I was honored when Edd Vick asked me to contribute the front cover for issue #141 of the great APA Rowrbrazzle back in October of 2018. Here is the cover I created for Rowrbrazzle issue #141, that was published in April of 2019. This uses my artwork titled, Poppy The Skunk. I wanted a bold look that used lots of black to pop off the page at the viewer. To help with creating thick lines I used Sharpie markers(which I normally avoid) while working quickly on tracing paper overlaid on my pencil sketch on a light table. To add depth I added a half-tone screen in Serif PhotoPlus X. In order to make it it into the Rowrbrazzle cover, I then added the text and the border in Serif PhotoPlus X5. I am very happy with how this came out!

Sandra would love to have some company tonight. The bed will be a nice, warm, and intimate setting when the curtains are pulled in.

Sheila looks to the sky to confront the enemy, which has just turned her village into an inferno. The cries of her dying family members only reinforce her desire to punish the guilty.

Skunk Loves Her Sword

Greeting Furries!\r\nHere is a little sketch I did while at the local Wing Night gathering. I simply call it, "Skunk Loves Her Sword". She also loves her privacy, which is the reason for all the punji sticks on top of the stone wall.\r\nI have never seen punji sticks used in this way in real life. However, broken glass bottles embedded on the top of stone walls I have seen in real life. Have you seen any other interesting wall toppings?\r\nI really like how her skirt worked out.

A tense Catherine, on board the starship Rozarka, trustingly submits to a massage from her friend, Bianca.

Strange Rider

Greetings Furries!\r\n\r\nI named this piece, "Strange Rider" as a bit of joke as the Jackalope's mount on this alien world is an even stranger creature than she is.\r\n\r\nThe piece was inked with a brush and Speedball Super Black India ink on Strathmore 500 series bristol board. It was then photographed using a digital camera and colored on the computer using Serif Photoplus X5. I used a lot of under painting and partially transparent layers.\r\n\r\nI hope you enjoy it :)\r\n\r\nSincerely,\r\nMichael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit)

The Blade Doe

This doe likes her walls and will defend herself from those that manage to climb over them.\r\nThe wall in this piece, The Blade Doe, was inspired by the broken glass bottle embedded stone walls protecting the yards of of Juarez, Mexico that I observed looking over the border from El Paso, Texas when I was a child. They are very beautiful with the sun shining on the them in the distance, but present a serious source of pain to those that would climb them. All the stippling in this piece was done by hand, I did not use any half-tone screens. There are two versions of this piece, one where she is wearing a skirt over her tights and another where she has the tights, but not skirt. The skirted version presented here was published in the April 2019 issue #141 of Rowrbrazzle

The Ceremony

Another dream piece. Copyright Michael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit)

The Comix Mouse

This artwork of mine titled, "The Comix Mouse" started as a sketch I spontaneously created at a Furry Fiesta while sitting across from one my favorite Furry vendors in the dealers den. The lady that inspired the piece is a comix publisher and a Beatrix Potter fan. Can you guess who? Can you tell me the Beatrix Potter fanzine she once published? This piece was published in Rowrbrazzle issue 140.

The Dragon's Suggestion

He did not just invite her over for tea. Michael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit).

The Prepared Doe

Ask her out to dinner. Michael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit).

The Sunflower Thief

Greetings Furries!\r\n\r\nI drew this picture as a gift for Megan Giles after she informed me that squirrels are always stealing and devouring the sunflowers in her garden. Thanks to Megan for providing an excellent scan of the drawing. Enjoy!\r\n\r\nSincerely,\r\nMichael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit)

The Sunflower Thief

Greetings Furries!\r\nI finally got around to coloring the sketch I did as a gift for my friend Megan Giles. \r\nI used Caran D'Ache Neocolor II water soluble crayons to color it in a dry fashion(no water used).\r\nI did not ink the drawing as I normally do, but instead colored over a laser print of a scan of the pencil sketch. I am quite pleased with outcome, especially so, because these very soft water soluble crayons are difficult to control. The appearance reminds of the old lithograph prints that were used in books from the late 1800's through the early 1900's.\r\nI hope you enjoy it.\r\nSincerely,\r\nMichael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit)

The Water Is Fine

It is not just the water my dear. Copyright Michael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit)

The Wolf's Proposition

Oh my! What a dream I had that night. Copyright Michael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit)

This I Offer You

Some things are better said without words. Copyright Michael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit).

Vixen in Suspense

A pretty vixen is waiting for someone to keep her warm. Copyright Michael Angel Peña(AKA Sparrow...A Rabbit)

What Lurks Behind?

Greetings Furries!\r\nWhile at Mephit Furmeet 2016 I became nostalgic and I decided to color some of my older black and white prints with my 36 color set of Derwent Watercolour Pencils. It was fun to do as I am much faster using colored pencils then I am with the computer. This piece I originally called, "Tunnel Trouble", but I have renamed it, "What Lurks Behind?" I hope you enjoy it.