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Published: 2018-12-28 08:15:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 4530; Favourites: 232; Downloads: 14
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Description "Tucked beneath the old fallen log which hides a warm burrow, Thicket observes the overcast gloom as it rolls in through the deep forest. A heavy fog, thick with mourning, slowly disolves the eternal stands of green into nothing but still, unmoving ghosts..."

Two days before Christmas I learned that my ex-father-in-law passed away. Since then it has been a very difficult wave of leveling out and sudden downs. He may not have been my biological father, but he was a damned great dad...

There have been a lot of heavy thoughts as of his passing. I'm unsure how to process a lot of it. So a small portion I tried to emote through sketching Thicket (a newish little forest dragon who has taken over my emotional side in recent months).


Ballpoint pen sketch.
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Comments: 10

SPEARHARD [2023-04-08 00:42:56 +0000 UTC]

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Ahkahna In reply to SPEARHARD [2023-04-10 23:16:43 +0000 UTC]

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KreepingSpawn [2019-11-15 03:02:45 +0000 UTC]

Respects.



I feel like it is raining in this piece, though there is nothing to obviously indicate rain.

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Ahkahna In reply to KreepingSpawn [2019-11-19 23:11:51 +0000 UTC]

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SkekLa [2019-02-18 10:37:24 +0000 UTC]

Precious, personal and emotional piece with astounding level of detail, Ahkahna! I love it!

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KaseySnowArt [2019-01-11 18:52:07 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous drawing. So sorry to hear that you've had such a heavy loss, it sounds like he was a great man.

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roddersm [2018-12-29 05:55:35 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful drawing. Sad to hear of your loss.

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Kyouken0w0 [2018-12-28 20:17:24 +0000 UTC]

Great work!

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Night-Anders [2018-12-28 17:14:37 +0000 UTC]

I've found that spending time on sketching little details helps a lot when it comes to relaxing under depressive episodes and overall stressful times like this, so it's not surprising to see the amount of attention to detail you put on this piece's environment. The textures, leaves, mushrooms, etc all look so intricately drawn it's mesmerizing, and I could spend ages just observing and taking in it all. I'm very sorry for your loss, last year I lost both my dearest cat and one of my closest relatives only a week apart from each other, so I can relate to the heavy atmosphere in this drawing to nearly a spiritual level. I hope you can find your peace of mind soon and that your beautiful artwork helps through such a dark time. 

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Shadow-Ops [2018-12-28 08:34:16 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for your loss. This is a beautiful.picture though. 

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