Snow Leopard - A mother's instinct. by JaneEden
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Happy 4th July to all my American friends :D. I hope everyone is well, love and hugs Jane xx
Little story - Mother and baby lay together in a cave that nestled in the rock face high above the clouds. The cub looked to his mother for protection and food the both he got too in abundance. The mother was always on the look out and just as the little cub came up for air after suckling contentedly on his mothers teat, she heard a sound ahead of her so gave her deepest and most disturbing growl of warning. The whole cave seemed to shake as her deep rumbling growl got stronger and stronger. Her instincts to protect her young were strong and she would stop at nothing in order to protect him.The cub looked up at her and could not believe the size of her teeth and how menacing she looked just then, he was curious for he had only ever known her gentle tenderness toward him, but he was learning that she would die for him so as to keep him safe after all she was his loving mother...
I do hope you like this one, I have been trying to finish the female Leopard for over a year, and just kept putting it on file because I just couldn't get it to work for me, so I am relieved to have finally finished her so that I can present her to you with her cub :D
All painted using Wacom Intuos3 tablet and pen within CS4 extended.
Please Zoom to see more detail, it really does look much better :D x
Thanks for the visit xx and for all your wonderful comments, it is so appreciated my friends xx
Comments (86)
Wonderful render and painting, Jane. Fine craftsmanship, story and portrait of this beautiful, rare and shy animal. I think there are less than 10000 alive, on the planet. Good to see you are still going strong :)
This nothing but superb Jane.
Wooeee. Ferocious. :-)
Yes, a mother's love is stronger than anything else in the world ... Jane, these two are so fantastically drawn and so fluffy - despite the menacing teeth ... Really wonderful done, dear Jane!
Great job!
Splendid work !
amazing Janice..wonderful done hugs Christ xx
What a beautiful picture! I am in awe!!
gorgeous!
wow..wow..and wow again...zoom is a must...so incredible....an instant fav
When I zoomed in I thought the blue eyes on moms face would never leave my imagination of how on earth one can do this incredible genius work here wow 5+++++
I am not sure HOW I missed this one, Jane! I must have been having a rough time with my asthma... but WOW WOW!! Perfection!!! The cub is so darn cute, with such a perfect expression... just love both!! Spectacular work!
Very touching and beautiful! I wouldn't mess with this mom!
Awwwe ... but I just wanna cuddle the baby ....
First words out of my mouth, AWEEEEE!!!! AWESOME
just .... I love big or small cats !!
oh, how wonderful they are! excellent work!
I love her icy blue eyes ! i would be afraid to meet her !
Oh they are both so beautiful, and the little ones expression is so sweet, I really love how you added the background with the birds just showing through the rocks .. nice work
Superb painting....
Outstanding
Super work Jane...hugs
Oh Jane! This is breathtaking! How beautiful the Mother Leopard is, you've gotten each hair just so perfectly, and the expression on her face is very fierce and convincing. I adore the little cub and the quizzical puzzled looked on his face, I think you've outdone yourself on this one.
An excellent mother snow leopard my friend and a cute little cub for her to protect!
Beautiful scene, great job with the snarl! Your painting of the mouth is fantastic!
Gorgeous!