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Published: 2012-04-22 18:01:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 2146; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Description "BECAUSE someone like you cared a whole awful lot, this park is alive, where before it was not."

I found that quote while scavenging Tumblr for scenery reference pics for some of the fanart ideas I have--I think it's from Seuss Landing. I think it really fits the movie version of the Lorax since the "because" is a statement of what happens when you take the challenge of the "unless," like Ted and Audrey did.

Anyway, it's adult Ted and Audrey, married with their 2 kids hanging out in the new Truffula Valley that wouldn't exist if they hadn't cared so much about planting the last seed! The humming fish like giving concerts to Ted and Audrey. Their son is cuddling a bar-ba-loot because he thinks it's a big Teddy bear. The bar-ba-loot doesn't mind. And their daughter is playing tag with the Lorax. You might not be able to see it in this version, but there are bar-ba-loots and swamy swans in the background.

I named their kids Lea and Larry because the movie's creators named Ted and Audrey after Dr. Seuss and his wife Audrey, and the original Lorax book was dedicated to Audrey and her daughters Lark and Lea. Since I wanted them to have a boy I just changed Lark to Larry.
Lea is about 10, has Ted's hair and face, Audrey's nose, and the Onceler's eyes (yes, I'm a fan of the theory that Onceler is Ted's grandpa and since we never saw Audrey's parents or Ted's dad it's totally possible for Ted's daughter to have blue eyes). Larry is about 6 and has Audrey's hair and eyes and Ted's face and nose.

I LOVE the Lorax movie so much! I already have 9 sticky notes front & back and 2 notebook pages front and back of fanart ideas. Many will have to wait until the DVD comes out because I can't find the scenery references anywhere. I drew another Lorax fanart the day before, but figured this one would be better to color first since it's fitting for Earth Day. Haha it's apparently even more Earth Day-ish because according to my computer I scanned it at 4:22 am on 4/22.

So happy Earth Day everyone!

The Lorax belongs to Dr. Seuss and Universal Pictures.

Other Lorax drawings I've done:
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Comments: 14

DragonRider200 [2012-05-02 22:40:57 +0000 UTC]

This is BEAUTIFUL!!! I love the theory that the Once-ler is Ted's grandfather too! I'm even working on a story for that.

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ChibiSunnie In reply to DragonRider200 [2012-05-20 01:15:02 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you so much!!
Yeah, it could have happened since the "How Bad Can I Be?" sequence spanned numerous years--he could have been with Norma, started a family, and then abandoned them when he went completely to the dark side. That's cool you're working on a story for it--good luck writing it!

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DragonRider200 In reply to ChibiSunnie [2012-05-20 01:19:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks I'm going to need it.

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SonicClone [2012-04-23 17:24:40 +0000 UTC]

this is so nice

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ChibiSunnie In reply to SonicClone [2012-04-23 20:36:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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BorisFedorov [2012-04-22 20:15:36 +0000 UTC]

Very nice

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ChibiSunnie In reply to BorisFedorov [2012-04-22 21:12:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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BorisFedorov In reply to ChibiSunnie [2012-04-22 21:37:50 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing

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LycoRogue [2012-04-22 18:22:07 +0000 UTC]

Going in my "Dr. Seuss" folder in my favorites!

And yes, I have a strange suspicion that Grammy Norma and the Once-ler were an item too.... in fact, Hubby and I discussed that we suspect Norma was that girl that started the run on the Thneed market.

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ChibiSunnie In reply to LycoRogue [2012-04-22 21:11:35 +0000 UTC]

Yay, thank you for the fav!! I'm so glad you like it!
That's cool you also think Grammy Norma and the Once-ler were an item! Betty White even thinks so--there's an interview where she said she bets they were together.
Oh I never thought that she could be the blonde girl that he tossed the thneed onto. They have similar noses (although Grammy Norma's may be a smidge more rounded but it's hard to tell), brown eyes, and we don't know that her hair wasn't blonde, so that could be! Her hair reminds me so much of Audrey's I thought she was related to Audrey. But Grammy definitely was part of that town--I bet she still has her thneed somewhere in their house.

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Lau2000 [2012-04-22 18:02:40 +0000 UTC]

Beutiful!

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ChibiSunnie In reply to Lau2000 [2012-04-22 21:04:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Galmactima [2012-04-22 18:02:40 +0000 UTC]

As a Suess fanatic and a Lorax lover,

I can officially say this is a masterpiece

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ChibiSunnie In reply to Galmactima [2012-04-22 21:04:16 +0000 UTC]

Gosh, that's such a nice compliment! Thank you so very much!!

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