hi, everyone!
i have decided that a contest would be fun... i just wonder what i could offer as a prize?
i feel that a free request of a character or something just wouldn't be enough... but then again, i am in a very downhearted mood at the moment, so maybe i am wrong? tell me... what does everyone think about that, because i want to be able to offer at least a few good prizes, ya know?

i think that everyone came up with a great contest idea! i am just not sure which one of my works should be re-created? or maybe i will upload a few more things and let everyone pick which one they feel most connected with? hmm... again, i want everyone's opinions, so feel free to speak up.

so about my nephew- thanks to everyone again for all the prayers and well-wishes. everything seems to be working out alright, now, but that's all that i can really say about the situation because of family and privacy issues... i really feel that i had said too much already, but i didn't want to leave everyone in the dark too much.

as far as art goes, i have begun working on =gavenecko's lulu request, but it is going really slow because i lack motivation, and am in and out of depression lately.
my good friend =Kefka750 is doing me a huge favor by coloring beyond the garden door for me. as you all know, i colored it once and failed miserably, lol... that was very frustrating for me because i had spent at least 12 hours on it. i admit that i gave up on it... so it would probably have stayed black and white if it weren't for her. i think that i will let her color more of my work in the future, so we all have that to look forward to.

that is all that i can really think of to say for now... ill keep everyone updated.
thanks so much for all the people who stick around and read my updates... it means a LOT!
i probably wouldn't be on DA at all anymore if it weren't for you guys.
ive lost most of my faith in people at this time in my life... real friends rarely stick around when the goin' gets tough. <3

oh yeah! i also wanted to share the artists whos work i have been attracted to lately.

20 hours missing and he has finally been found! i dont have any details yet, though. thank you so much for all the prayers and support, my friends.
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its 8:08 the next morning, and still no one has found him or heard anything. please keep praying for us... i dont know what else to do. thank you to those of you who have already been praying.
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my nephew has been missing out in the snow and cold since 7 this evening, and it is now 10:47 and we have not found him... please pray.

... that i am almost finished coloring beyond the garden door.
the bad news is that the whole thing looks terrible already... lol.
do you think that i can fix it?
i was thinking that if i layered more color on it, then it might look less rough?
oh i have no idea what im doing with watercolor....
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$15-$25usd for an original highly detailed pencil works is a very good deal, btw.