Rain laden clouds hung darkly and heavily in the sky this morning when I got up, so that for a minute I thought it was still night, but this really brightened up the day! :D

The picture you have done, it is hard to say how much I like it. All parts of it appeal so much as a design and depiction ; the shape of the head, the markings, the colour, the expression and the quill in hand. It's a wonderful depiction of the character with a lot of qualities to it that are what I admire in art. And the undulating curves of the large and well furred ears, the shape of snout, the big solid nose and the pointy little teeth ; these are the ears, snout nose and teeth of my fantasises and dreams.

So, it makes me happy from an intellectual and sensual perspective. :>

And I was fascinated to see that in the avatar size, the head is slanted at an angle (and I would not thought of doing such a thing myself), and comparing the images it does work better like that at avatar size.

Thank you for that picture It's wonderful. I hope It's OK if I upload the picture to my gallery?

And I should say, I've spent a few few hours over the past few months look through your gallery on here, and your stuff is a store of visual and imaginative delights which I'm glad you share with us. I think a key thing, aside from the curious and interesting subjects, is how the vectors(?) that you use, they have a perfection in how clean and sharp they are, but also a freedom in the shapes and forms they make and what you depict, so a "disciplined freedom" which is the key thing I look for in calligraphy. It's hard to explain these things coherently. I will think more.

Thanks again. :D