Poll Results! Which animal would you like to see me paint?

-Amur Leopard 13% (13 Votes)

-Amur Tiger 12% (12 Votes)

-Eurasian Lynx 23% (23 Votes)

-Ocelot 17% (17 Votes)

-Red Fox 6% (6 Votes)

-Snow Leopard 25% (25 Votes)

-Wolf 7% (7 Votes)

-Cheetah 9% (9 Votes)

I also got some interesting suggestions in the "others" option:

Brown Hyena
Caracal
Chinchilla
Clouded leopard
Genet!
Greyhound
Hippo
Horses/goldfishes/rats
aardwolf
Hyena
Kirin
Leopard
Nile crocodile
otter
Prehistoric cave hyena
Pumas
quoll
rabbit
raccoon
Red panda
Skunk
Snakes
stegosaurus
ungulate
goat
White Tailed Buck deer

The most enthusiasm from voters in this section was for Hyenas, Red Pandas, and Clouded Leopards. In fact, I actually forgot to put the clouded leopard in my initial list! I've been meaning to paint one of those for awhile too! I will consider all of these animals for future paintings :) --they sound fantastic to try.

At the time, the Eurasian Lynx was ahead of the Snow Leopard so I started with that one. The sketch is nearly complete and I will transfer it for watercolour today! It ended up at a 5"X7" size in the end, sometimes you get real enthusiastic about a painting and this one got a bit too detailed to be smaller. I am hoping to paint a series at least with the 3 top animals, with inspired baroque ornament designs and motifs.

I just want to specify that this is a little in-between-commissions project for me. Sometimes, when I work all week at the office and then work on commissions on nights and weekends with no creative time for myself I get a little artistically blocked up. It's not a surprise! So for better commission results, I need to take a bit of time to paint for myself. To recharge those artsy batteries so to speak.

While I'm on topic, I will say that because of this, I will not be taking large batches of commissions anymore. Perhaps 1 commission at a time, once and awhile. I started a new job at the head office of my company, work full time, and as a result I have little time for myself. The time I do have for myself I would like to put on creating personal paintings to share, and do some world building of Pyralis's world. I hope people can understand this --I absolutely love creating custom art for others, but for now I just need a bit of a break (once my last 3 are complete!)

Thanks for reading, and for taking the poll :) -- I enjoyed your feedback!
-Sekhmet