Wow... that's very touching! The lights and the expression are wonderful!
Hope your head's getting better soon! ^^

This is a very beautiful piece. One, because you did a really amazing job on the details. And second, you really brought the feeling and the expressions and body language into it. I love this, it's really powerful for me. And I'm sure it will be for many others.

I hope you start feeling better soon, too. Headaches are awful.

Geez, you are just blowing my mind with these. Way to push the envelope.

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Uhm, did the tiger just punch the fox in the eye? Or did I misinterpret this picture?

You you did not misinterpret. I wanted to make the series about how complicated, messy, and sometimes unhealthy, love can be.

I do not approve of spouse beating, and those that beat their spouse, deserve so much worse. Great art, regardless.

I still want to kick that tiger's ass. Maybe shank him in a cold, dark alley...

violence does not solve violence

Never does, but it would make me feel better.

An eye for an eye.

Makes the world blind

Where the hell is that "Like" button...?

I could be very agree, but that (in a real case) wouldn't solve anything at all, maybe you could worse things up and maybe get the fox's hate in the end, if you ever face something like THIS in real life support the victim of the beating mostly that kind of relation ships are built in insecurity, low self esteem and such (guess you know) as much as I keep looking at this it seems that things went out of control, there's grief as in "oh shit what I did?", not "that's what you get, bitch"

well, that's what this makes me feel like...

Giving into the reflex instinct to react in violence only serves to feed the beast dwelling inside each and every one of us.

If you don't leash your inner monster ... it'll leash you.

If you don't leash your inner monster, you'll never be able to control and tame it.

Although, reflex actions are always better in comics, movies, stories, etc.

I definitely do not endorse domestic abuse of any kind and I hope that nobody thinks that, just because I depicted the act in a painting, I approve of it. @________@ People get really weird about art, though...

I know it's not something you support, art is art. Still, thinking about a situation such as this would make me want to react violently in return. However, from personal experience, I can be much more effective by protecting the victim from the attacker and using my brain to hurt them in return. Even if I can't do anything directly, the thought bubbles in my head help a lot (i.e. shanking the tiger).

Though the attacker is wrong, verbally attacking them is not the answer either. More often then not the attacker is the one that needs the most help as there is usually an underlying cause for such an outburst. Anger issues, stress, anxiety, depression, drug abuse(usually started from one of these issues) or other mental disorders in which the person needs to see that they need to seek help. I am not a violent person but there have been times in my life that everything overwhelms and I want to outburst and hit someone(which unfortunatley would be the person closest to me, my boyfriend) but I usually turn the violence to myself or melt in a feeling of hopelessness. There is no excuse for it but it can be understood.

Violence is never the answer but it can be understood and taken care of in a different way that can overall help both parties more effectively.

You got that right, Hibbary. I've been a follower of your artworks, across multiple sites over the years and you never cease to impress. As someone who knows first hand just how complicated, messy, and certainly unhealthy love can be, you've nailed the emotion right on the head. This piece moved me, and if I weren't sitting in a public place, I would probably be crying right now. I'm in middle of a divorce with someone I was in a relationship with for almost 9-10 years, and was married to for 4.5 of those years. I did not realize just how depressed I was and how psychologically and spiritually damaged I was because of that relationship. And while he never physically abused me, verbal and mental abuse is just as bad, and in some cases worse. The invisible damage often goes unnoticed, and in some cases is often disregarded by many. Thank you for sharing this piece. I hope people find their inner strength to get out from these damaging relationships if they are in them.

Is that a bruised eye the coyote? has, or is that just his fur coloring? Powerfully done beacause it's so understated. You really worked in a lot of mood into this! Beautiful and sad.

He's going to drink the coldest tea on earth.

I know that feel :/

Oh ouch... this one hits me right in the feels. Outstanding work, the lighting is particularly impressive.

Reminds me of what I've been through with domestic violence. I being the coyote, the tiger my ex. This piece is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

I honestly cannot wait to see more of these pieces, they are excellent: complex, detailed, powerful. You wouldn't of have anything in the works about long distance would you?

so... shocking, common yet amazing.... I rather know what happen than just judge though...

this gave me a weird feeling o.o

It's hard to 'like' this but it's so well done.

Agreed. It's so emotive, but it's very difficult to reconcile +Fav on this. >.>

It's ok, he feels really guilty for sure. Lovely art!

pretty much sums up how I feel right now. Not so great with words currently, but what you said earlier, Hibbary
"I wanted to make the series about how complicated, messy, and sometimes unhealthy, love can be. "

It's conveyed very well.

Wow, definitely powerful...

As someone that went through abuse, this really hits home.

...Love can be really fucked up.
An amazing work, that stings.

Oof, powerful. Looking forward to seeing this in person - the size will definitely add to it.

i think i've seen a scene similar to this in a photo somewhere, but i doubt i you ever saw it. this scene however is perfectly drawn and the lighting is superb

Incredible work!

Great emotion, I love how you interpreted the scene with the lighting

Amazing lighting and color! I love that about this piece, even if the subject matter is painful. :( You certainly got the emotion across, right in the heart.

Wow. The emotion here is.. incredible. I don't know how you do it. Never have.

Strong series, and personally this one hit me hard (if you will). I guess these are destined for a con? Shame. I won't have a chance.

This series is mindblowingly beautiful, and ridiculously sad. I love the direction you've chosen to take this theme.

This one kind of hits home. Pun not intended. Sorry.
I dated an abusive partner for a while, what was so sad and broke my heart was that he wasnt abusive when we first started dating. He got into drugs and it broke him. He was mostly verbally abusive and I left when he became physically... It was heartbreaking though because for a while I loved him despite what he was doing.

But you move on I think, or at least, hopefully people do move on. Love doesnt make relationships like this valid :/

never can let go.. always hopin they'll go back to how they use to be. truth is they never will, but can't really accept that just yet.

I didn't even notice the black eye until after reading the comments...good show...

Proud to say that I'm the owner of the original artwork. It means a lot to me.

eep ._.

Shit. After this, and "Still in Love Even After Everything", how could I not follow you?

This is very sad. You're a beautiful artist.