Familiar

love it !!!

gorgeous….yes a big scanner would be very handy

a skillful delightful quirkiness…...sweet…..

Absolutely stunning. The blurriness adds to the dimension. Beautiful, gorgeous Hyaena, the cross hatching is amazing, what patience you have, Spectacular

omg that’s amazing hatch work Paul; what incredible patience. Even with the hatched background you’ve managed to bring out the fur on the back.

oh I do love the scanner effect here – and what incredible cross-hatching! woof!

Paul, this is intense! very nicely done! love it. instant fav.

Rich and dark and dangerous. Love it!

Ooh, hypnagogic. For some reason I’m thinking of “The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek”... that was a dark little book.

great piece of art love the shading and resonance of the image

I love this one Paul, it’s spooky beautiful!

I love this! The line work is incredible…

Your art has tremendous depth. This is beautiful.

you are very talented. hyena familiar – yours i presume?

Ohhhh! Paul, can’t find the words for this one. Love it!!!

Looks good to me Paul !

Love your drawing Paul !! great one !!

stunning.

Paul, I used to dislike hyenas immensely, until someone very close to me had a nervous breakdown. I had this amazing dream where I could see these beautiful puppies. As I bent down to touch them I suddenly thought that they would grow into something I would dislike. I picked one up and realised the symbolic meaning within my dream. Hyenas where sent to show me that they would eat away the decay and rotten flesh. They contain highly acidic fluids, making them capable of eating and digesting their entire prey, including skin, teeth, horns and bones. I remember thinking in my dream that this was a wonderful message. I suddenly awoke and knew that my friend would be well and that there was no need to worry. The feelings and understanding I experienced that day have remained with me ever since. My friend recovered and is now very well. Seeing this wonderful work today, reminded me of this incident years ago….I thought I would share it with you. Hyenas have had a very bad press. However, in African cultures they are viewed differently. If you have time it would be good for you to do some research, I think you have a message here. Just like I had. The essence and strength of any animal gives us an understanding of who we are and how we should approach things with humility and intuitiveness. This is a wonderful drawing and by understanding our true Spirit we become whole and wise. Thank you for reminding me of this wonderful encounter….Something I am pleased to remember and share. I hope you are well? Thinking of you and sending you a healing hug!Sx

love this

stunning composition, Brad Holland was my favourite cross hatcher until I saw this!