A large commission I did for Tinkafur of three images based on his poem. Each image was done on 11x14 bristol with .5 ink pen and sharpie, so of course it took some time XD. The images were put together in Photoshop. It was a challenge to have a bright rainbow character in depressed settings and not clash with the background colors. But I think I pulled it off

Tinkafox's poem:

Lost Fox!
Description: Rainbow-tail, open heart
Seen carrying a flame of love
up the misty mountains
~ Someone left missing him

A fox
on a rock
cold and hard
alone, shivering
paws and heart freezing
endure up the mountain
can he no longer

Promised one day
to search out its peak
and wrapped for the journey
a hopeful heart
blazing with love
tucked inside his fluffy tail

Now the fox is at an end
fear and sadness lurks after
faith and hope
lost in the maze of ways
blocked by distrust

Was anyone left missing him?
he wonders.
And without fuel
the flame of love
turns to embers.

A desperate howl
the mountain suffocates

With empty paws
drenched in tears
streaming down the path
Dripping with rain
a flaming heart extinguished
feeling nothing but pain.

Now turning back he must
from the mountain
never reached
I failed to find
the one I loved.

~ Tinka

poem and character © tinkafur
artwork © 2014 Alex Cockburn