I just love photographers and artists.

When I was in Santa Fe for their first round series against Winnipeg, I stopped by a small art studio, run by a dog named Ponderosa. The sign said 'free sketches, inquire within,' and I couldn't pass up the offer of free art, so I posed with basketball in hand. About an hour later, this was the result.

I was surprised to find that the artist had thrown such a bounce pass my way and done it a bit like a caricature. But you know, I love it! It makes me look like a tall, handsome brute, and the little 'rawr' speech bubble captures that sweet-yet-snarky attitude of mine.

Oh, how I wish I could claim to be this well-proportioned. I bet that would really get the folks in the FBA frightened. It's not an exact study, but I think it's a super-solid rendition of this tauric, ringtailed baller~

(Done in one of 's freebie streams. I got a picture of a wolftaur in a previous stream and decided to go ahead and see if I could have Merill done. Again, it's slightly geared to the caricature side, since the proportions aren't exact, but I still love it. Kudos to the artist.)

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