The two lifelong companions show their mutual love for each other with a gentle hug. Date Published: May 09, 2022 Tools Utilized: Poser 12, Photoshop CC This is a redux of an artwork I originally came up with in 2020. I wanted to do it over again and improve it because I knew I could do better, and I wanted to do it better before I had it printed and framed on my wall. I just changed a few things like an improved hair model, a different LF character, better materials, better lighting, and clearer postwork. I think I altered the Goffin’s pose a bit too. I’m so pleased with how this turned out. Here is what I wrote for the original version in 2020: I’ve created a lot of personal artworks over the years including some that portray deep feelings and/or aspects of my illness and yet few have made me actually cry during their creation. This is one of those artworks during which I cried while creating. As soon as I wrapped that Goffin’s little wing around her shoulder, I cried. When I moved his eye too look up at her and her at him, I cried. It just brought back so many memories of the Goffin Cockatoo that I once had as a companion. I miss him so. And now I’m starting to tear up once again. This piece just stirs up so many memories for me of love and loss.